Evening star., 1939-09-02
Killers Answer
To U. 5. Held Up Till
Invasion Started
Indirect Response to
Roosevelt Peace Plea
Is Given to Hull

Adolf Hitler waited until his Nazi
legions already were fighting Poland
before replying indirectly to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's peace appeals that
he had cleft nothing untried" in
seeking a friendly settlement of the
German-Polish dispute.
The response to Mr.. Roosevelt's
messages of last week, which were
sent directly to Chancellor Hitler,
was delivered to Secretary of State
Hull yesterday by DR.. Hans Thom-
sen, Charge d'Affaires of the Ger
man Embassy here.
DR.. Thomsen's note said:
"By order of my government. I
wish to use your kind Intermediary
for the purpose of stating to the
President of the United States that
his messages of August Is and 26
addressed to the German Fuehrer
and Reichschancellor have been
greatly appreciated by the latter.
British Offer Held Accepted.
"The German Fuehrer and Reichs-
chancellor has also, on his side, left
nothing untried for the purpose of
settling the dispute between Ger
many and Poland in a friendly man
ner. Even at the last hour he ac-
cepted an offer from the government
of Great Britain to mediate this
dispute.
owing to the attitude of the Po-
lish government, however. all these
endeavors have remained without
result.
Accept, Mr. Secretary of State,
the expression of my highest con-
sideration'
President Roosevelt's first mes
sage-sent in slightly different form
to both Hitler and the President of
Poland-proposed that Germany and
Poland settle their differences by
direct negotiation, by arbitration, or
by mediation.
The second message to Hitler ad-
vised that the Polish government
had agreed to direct negotiation or
conciliation and added that "All the
world prays that Germany, too, will
accept
War Responsibilities Dodged.
In diplomatic circles, it was as
tumed, since Hitler has never re-
piled to Mr.. Roosevelt's peace ap-
peal of last April, that at least one
purpose of yesterdays message was
to attempt to place responsibility
for war on Poland.
The question of aggression was
emphasized by Count Jerz, 7otockl,
the Polish Ambassador, at a press
conference soon after the German
note was made public.
Asserting the German aggression
couldn't be more fragrant he
added:
Poland did everything it could to
prevent war on the one hand, and
on the other, it could not give up
essential rights"
Asked what help, if any, he
thought his nation might receive
from the American people, the Am
bassador replied:
The greatest help in time of need
an distress is the sympathy the
people of the United States have for
Poland"
No Plans for Polish Citizens.
He said no definite plans had been
worked out as to what part Polish
citizens now in the United States
might play.
I'VE wouldn't especially need SOL
diers." Count Potocki added, be
cause there are enough people over
there
He added, however, that many in
dividuals in this country had offered
to fight for Poland.
The Ambassador also issued a
statement in which he said his ma
ton had been "ruthlessly attacked
by the armed forces of Germany"
Poland had given up possible mill
tary advantages by not striking Ger
many first, he said, because I'VE de-
sire to stand clean before history"
Polish consuls general in New
York, Pittsburgh and Chicago came
here for conference last night
which Count Potocki said was to
coordinate action" between the
embassy, on the one hand. and the
Polish representatives in other cities