Evening star., 1939-09-02

and psychological character. which
no German government would be
able to ignore.
"To these questions belong the
questions of Danzig and the con-
nected problem Of the Corridor. Nu-
merous statesmen, historians and
men Of letters, even In England
have been conscious of that-at any
rate, up to few years ago. I would
add that all these territories lying
in the aforesaid German sphere of
interest, and particularly those lands
which returned to the Reich l8
months ago. received their cultural
development at the hands of not the
English people, but exclusively of the
Germans, and this moreover already
from a time dating back over 1000
years.
g. Germany was prepared to
settle the questions of Danzig and
of the Corridor by the method of
negotiation on the basis of pro-
posal of truly unparalleled mag
nanimity. The allegations dissemi-
mated by England regarding a Ger
man mobilization against Poland.
the assertion of aggressive ambi-
tions toward Rumania, Hungary,
etc, as well as the so-called guar
anteed declaration which was SUBJ
sequently given, had, however, dis
PEELED Polish mediation to negotiate
on the basis of this kind which
would have been reasonable for
Germany also.
a The unconditional assurance
given by England to Poland that
they would render assistance to that
country in all circumstances regard
less of the causes from which a
conflict might spring, could only be
interpreted in that country as an
encouragement henceforth to un-
loosen, under cover of such a chap
ter, wave of appalling terrorism
against the one and a half million
German inhabitants living in Po-
land.
THE atrocities which since then
have been taking place in that
country are terrible for the victims
but intolerable for a great power
such as the German Reich. which
is expected to remain a passive on
locker during these happenings.
Poland has been guilty of nu-
merous breaches of her obligations
toward the Free City, has made de-
mands in the character of ultimate
and initiated a process of economic
strangulation.
IS. The government of the Ger
man Reich, therefore. recently
caused the Polish government to be
informed that it was now prepared
possibly. to accept this development
of affairs; that it will not tolerate
further the addressing notes in the
character of ultimate to Danzig;
that it will not tolerate a continu-
ance of the persecution of the Ger
man minority; that it will equally
not tolerate the determination o1
the Free City of Danzig by economic
meaSures-in other words, the de-
struction of the population of Danzia
by a kind of customs blockade, and
that 1t will not tolerate any longer
the occurrence of further acts OF
provocation between it and the
Reich.
Apart from this, the questions Of
the Corridor and Danzig must ano
shall be solved.
"6. Your excellency informs me ir
the name of the British government
that you will be obliged to render
assistance to Poland In any such
case of intervention on the part oi
Germany. l take note of this state.
ment of yours and assure you thai
it can make no change in the de.
termination of the Reich govern
ment to safeguard the interests o1
the Reich, as stated in paragraph
above. Your assurance to the effecl
that in such an event you anticipate
long war is shared by myself
Germany, if attacked by England
will be found prepared and deter
mined. I have already more thar
once declared before the German
people and the world that there car
be no doubt concerning the deter
minatio of the new German Reich
rather to accept, for however long
it may be, every sort of misery and
tribulation than to sacrifice its ma
tional interest, let alone its honor.
~. The German Reich government,
mas received information to the effect
that the British government has the
intention to carry out measures OF
mobilization which, according to the
statement in your own letter. are
clearly directed against Germany
alone. This is said to be true OF
France as well. Since Germany has
never had the intention of taking
military measures other than those
of a defensive character agains,
England or France, and, as al
ready emphasized, has never in
tended and does not in the future
intend to attack England or France
it follows that this announcement
as confirmed by you, Mr.. Prime Min
lister, in your own letter, can only
refer to complicated act of men,
ace directed against the Reich. I
therefore, inform your excellency
that in the event of the military
announcements being carried into
effect, shall order immediate mob
ilization of the German forces.
IS. The question of the treatment
of European problems on peaceful
basis is not decision which rests
on Germany but primarily on those
who. since the crime committed by
the Versailles dictate. have steadily
and consistently opposed any peace
full revision. Only after a change
of spirit on the part of the respon-
sible powers can there be any real
change in the relationship between
England and Germany.
Il have all my life fought fol
Anglo-German friendship. The at.
titude adopted by British diplomacy
at any rate up to the present. has
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