Evening star., 1939-10-01
Fuehrer Summons
Reichsto9 for
Declaration
By LOUIS p. LOCHNER,

BERLIN, Sept. 3U.-AQOl1 ElCler
moving swiftly upon his conquest OF
Poland and expanded partnership
with Soviet Russia. tonight arranged
for consultation with an envoy OF
his Italian ally and a declaration
before his Reichstag.
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano of Italy was due early tomor-
row night in Berlin in response to
German government invitation
which Germans said was evidence
of the loyalty with which the
Fuehrer kept his axis partner, Pre-
mier Mussolini, informed.
The Reichstag, called only to
hear Hitler give an exposition Of
his policies, will meet lin the COM
ing week and informed sources
said the Fuehrer would outline the
future relations Of Germany and
Russia.
Hitler Report Expected.
The treaty concluded Thursday
In Moscow by Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop will form
the centerpiece of the Reichstag
speech, these sources said they be-
Ieved.
It was regarded as matter Of
course that Hitler also would give
an account of his stewardship as
supreme commander OF Germany's
armed forces since September J.,
when he addressed the body before
racing to the eastern front behind
his troops driving into Poland.
Authoritative circles were unani-
nous today in pointing out that in
the past the western powers, except
for Napoleon in 1907, never bothered
about Poland's fate. 1t was indi-
Gated that from this it might be
assumed that Hitler, too, will tell
the western powers once more to
keep their hands OF Eastern Euro
pean affairs.
Mediation Likely Topic.
Before the Reichstag meets-the
actual date has vet to be announced
Hitler will have met Count Ciano,
Mussolini's son -in-law and emissary
The italian foreign minister was in
vited to Berlin by the German gov
errlment Immediately after Won Rib
bentrop returned yesterday from
Moscow and reported to Hitler on
his negotiations with Soviet Russian
leaders.
Responsible persons assumed that
Count Ciano would not only receive
information when he arrives here,
but will be in q position to give Hit
Ter an exposition of the chances for
mediation by Italy in the European
conflict.
Whether Hitler will make a new
peace offer before the Reichstag will
depend partly upon Count Ciano's
report on italian sentiment in that
direction, these sources said.
Hitler conferred today in the
ehancellery with a number of gen.
erals and admirals.
More Activity in West.
The supreme army commands
morning communique, describing
war developments in the last "a
hours. noted on the western front
only "a little livelier artillery ac-
tivity."
In the east it said 269 Polish Off
GERS and about 5000 men surrendered
after the capitulation of Modlin and
Q quantity of war material had been
captured 1t also announced that
In the last two days IS steamers
had been searched for contraband
by German warships in waters be-
tween Denmark and Sweden and
Denmark and Norway land num-
Der of them were captured"
A Danish lightship reported Ger
man destroyers seized three Danish
freighters in the Kattegat, between
Denmark and Sweden, on Saturday
and took them to German port.
These were the first Danish ships
to be seized and the Danish foreign
Office said it would protest. Two of
the ships were carrying butter and
bacon consigned to England; the
thEd had woodpulp bound from
Sweden to the Netherlands.
Germany Buoyant.
SuSSSSSCo dAlA OlhCidllN
reported absence of any impressive
signs of French activity in the west
impaired a spirit of buoyancy in
Germany which hitherto has been
lacking.
Thus far successes in the east were
discounted by the question: What
will the western powers do? All
this has been changed visibly in
the last few days
Rightly or wrongly, the German
leadership and the German people
seem convinced France doesn't in
tend to fight seriously As to Brit
ain, reports of successes of German
bombers and submarines encouraged
the hope that Germany can look
calmly upon conflict with the British
empire, especially if Soviet Russia
deems it necessary to fight on the
German side.
One indication Of this confidence
was seen ir the fact that Hitler today
tor the first time ordered flags to be
d Jlayed on the day when German
troops occupy warsaw and for the
six days following. Thus far nc
nag has been displayed, no matter
how stupendous the victories tn Po-
land.
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