Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
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he other end of the Rome Berlin
xis has refrained from pitching
lto the struggle against the west
m allies ready to send their battle
leets into the Mediterranean and
ry to blast the italian boot to bits
Premier Benito Mussolini, striving
Or peace to the last moment, made
very preparation for war but kept
lent
The general European war was
n in earnest today, but it was i'm
ossible to pierce the censorships
the warning powers with exact
nformation as to just what was
appening
British troops-part of an expedi-
ionary force of 80 divisions-un-
oubtedly were on French soil ready
0 smash against Hitler's new Sieg-
ried line of Notifications along the
thine.
Perhaps fleets of British and
'rench bombers, shutting back and
orth to Polish airdromes, already
1ere bombing vital German bases
London and Paris were hidden by
blackouts,' their civilian popula-
Ions evacuated to the open coun-
ryside and lights extinguished
gainst black-tipped German bomb
rs expected at any moment.
Berlin likewise was dark.
In contrast to the grimness of
he western capitals, the Polish
apital of Warsaw rang with jubi-
ant shouts at the news that Great
Britain and France had come into
he conflict
Poles Battle
Poland, with probably 5000, ,00O
nen at arms, fought to drive the
'reen-grey German troops from her
oil, to prevent Hitler from seizing
oanzig, the Polish Corridor and Sill
'sia which were stripped from Ger
many after the last great war.
For Britain and France the issue
vas far greater one than Hitler's
nvasion of Poland.
It was showdown in a crisis
,rewing ever since Hitler became
he master of the German Reich
TX years ago.
Now that the die has been cast
Britain and France are determined
lot to give up until Hitler's Nazi
egime has been crushed complete
y.
As Prime Minister Neville Cham
,erlain told the House of Commons
See editorial page for text in a
nomentous session Sunday:
Il trust I may see the day when
iitlerism has been destroyed
Hitler, having defied the might
>f Britain and France, left Berlin
Sunday night as 1.-The first soldier
,f Germany" to lead his armies
II their assault on Poland.
. Before he sped eastward out OF
Berlin, bodyguards crouched on the
running board of his car, he issued
wo proclamations.
In one he blamed our Jewish
democratic world enemies" for
olunging Europe into war. In the
ther he assured his troops that
5ermany's west wall" along the
Rhine would shelter the Reich while
hey mopped up Poland.
Attacks by Air
Opposite this west wall" held by
100000 Nazi troops, are 100000 or
more French troops in the famous
Naginot line of sunken forts.
Britain and France are not count
ng on smashing through Hitler's
west WALL to reach his Nazi armies.
Their bombing planes will sweep
" the hundreds over Germany
according to prearranged plan. while
Y the same time they attempt to
Jet aid to Poland through the Dar-
ianelles, the Black Sea and Ru-
mania.
Rumania under King Carol II is
thriving to remain out of the war
Is long as possible, although she
5 in the Anglo-French bloc and
Warsaw reports said that the Pol
sh- -Rumanian pact of mutual as
istance was to be strengthened.
Turkey, on Germanys side in the
asst war, has pledged the fortified
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