The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-04

 the historic departure from policy in which the government jettisoned its isolationist stand and placed its war frontiers in central and eastern Europe.
 Government statements in a full dress debate in the house of com- mons left no doubt of British con- mitmentS.
 It was reported that as part of the British-French air cooperation, Britain would supply many air. plane motors to France and that provision would be made to manu- facture British motors in France under license.
 According to the reports, the French Ford company might make British motors with the assistance of specialists brought from the United States.
 Polish Talks Start
 Polish Foreign Minister Beck started his talks with Viscount Hal flax this morning.
 One result of his visit was ex- pected to be British-Polish mu- tual aid pact, in pursuance of the British defense pledge.
 Usually reliable quarters said Poland might put the Danzig area under joint Polish and German au- thority. But it was doubted here that Germany, when Adolf Hitler opened a drive for Danzig, would accept anything but complete incor- poration of the area in the Reich. It was expected that Beck would confer tomorrow with American Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy. French Air Minister la Chambre conferred with Prime Minister Chamberlain and British Air Min ister Wood at No. 10 Downing street at noon.
 British Armored Corps
 London, April 4-UP)-Great Britain today announced creation of a powerful mechanical armored corps as part of her intensive re- armament program which will bring the territorial army alone up to 340,O00 men.
 Prepared to send as many as 38 divisions to the continent in event of European war, the government announced plans for the mechan- ized corps in the house of commons.
 The corps will be known as "The Royal Armored Corps"
 U. s. Economic Pressure
 Washington, April 4-(UP)-Ad- ministration officials today sought to tighten economic pressure on Germany by which they hope, in cooperation with European democ- racies, to compel her to return to the ways of peace or to disintegrate economically.
 Secretary of State Cordell Hull indicated that this government was exploring the possibility of negoti- ating reciprocal trade agreements with other countries of the Near East similar to the one concluded Saturday with Turkey. The Turkey treaty was considered to have nearly completed the economic encircle- ment of Germany by closing one of the remaining important avenues AOl uhlIldlllpC1Cu CAPdAAolOiA OA uCl barter system of trade.
 Hull indicated that similar pres sure would continue. In a tart statement issued at his press con- ference yesterday he informed Ger many that the door was open for her to join the trade treaty nations
 Countervailing duties of 25 per cent above the regular customs tar if will be levied against German goods April 23. In his statement, Hull said Germany was the only nation with which this country has trade difficulties and that any handicaps suffered by German trade were of Germany's own making.
 He said American exports trying to enter Germany face elaborate controls imposed by the govern ment. He declared that American trade cannot satisfactorily fit itself into the crevices of German need left by the barter agreements that Germany has already executed with other countries. It does not have to, nor would its interest be served by doing so.'