Evening star., 1939-08-27
Show Cancellation
Dompens Hope Of
Avoiding War
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 26.-Adolf Hitler
called off his Nazi party day of
peace" tonight without waiting for
English reaction to his outline of
minimum demands on Poland.
The cancellation of the Nazis' big
gest show, which was to have taken
place at Nurnberg beginning Sep
tember 2. dampened family rising
hopes that Europe might get out of
its present difficulties peaceably.
The party's day of peace" a
name chosen by Hitler himself, will
not be held unless events in the
immediate future warrant the hold
ing Of such congress. it was stated
in brief official announcement.
Hitler Seen Given Tip.
1t was called off less than an hour
after the British cabinet in Lon
don had finished pondering Hitler's
minimum demands" which Brit
ish Ambassador Sir Neville Hender-
son had rushed to the English cap
ital by airplane
The impression here was that
through his diplomatic organization
Hitler had heard that the British
answer probably would indicate that
from the English point of view, the
German demands on Poland were
regarded as excessive.
Germany's hasty answer, appar-
emily was to call off its party day of
peace"
The result shortly before midnight
was that Europe again was back in
the old stalemate, and with the
question of whether the next few
days are to bring peace or war still
unanswered
Due in Berlin Today.
Henderson was expected back here
tomorrow forenoon with the British
answer to the latest German pro-
posals.
The cancellation of the party con-
vention, for which vast preparations
had been made. was regarded as new
evidence of the seriousness with
which Germany regards the Euro
pean outlook.
The official announcement read:
The party congress scheduled to
have been held between September
and IL will not take place.
whether 1t may be held at a later
date will depend upon develop
ments."
The latest Nazi step had the i'm
mediate effect of dampening the
slight optimism which had been
spreading through Berlin earlier in
the evening
French Reply Unsatisfactory.
1t was indicated that Berlin was
somewhat less than satisfied with re-
ports from France as to the man
ner in which German proposals for
the solution of the Polish Corri-
dor-Danzig problem had been re-
ceived.
1t was also indicated that Pre-
mier Daladier's comment that there
can be no conference simply to
satisfy Germany's claims" had ere
ated the impression here that the
Western powers believed Germany
was demanding something that was
unjust or unacceptable. The Ger
man government, on the contrary,
has consistently held that its de-
mands on Poland are moderate and
entirely justifiable.
Before this development the
chances for peace in Europe ap-
peared brighter through the nego-
tiations with Britain and France.
Optimism in official quarters was
extremely guarded, however, for
there were no clear-cut signs that
negotiations would succeed.
Danger of Action Remains.
Furthermore, the hour hand had
moved so close to the hour of II
that until armies are back in bar
racks, the danger of action still
exists.
One usually well-informed person
with great optimism, nevertheless,
went 50 far as to predict that "the
dan$er as a world war is definitely
avehed!"
German military moves, if any
(see BERLIN, Page A-5)