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which has announced it's readiness
with various financial orders.
The President addressed his sec.
ond message to the German Chan.
cellor last night, shortly after Presi.
dent Moscicki of Poland had accept.
ed a proposal advanced by Mr.
Roosevelt "a hours earlier that thu
two nations talk things over befor,
going to war.
World Hopes Cited.
After reciting to Hitler the text
of Moscicki's acceptance, Mr.. Roose.
welt said:
"All the world prays that Ger
many, too will accept"
In his Thursday night messages
addressed to Hitler and Moscicki
Mr.. Roosevelt had suggested three
methods of averting war: Direct
negotiation, impartial arbitration, OF
conciliation. President Moscicki ex-
pressed approval of either negotia
ton or conciliation.
Last nights appeal was the fifth
peace message President Roosevelt
had addressed to Hitler in less than
a year. In Berlin a government,
spokesman said it was probable
last nights communication had ar
rived after the Fuehrer had retired
and that he would not see it until
this morning.
Because the Fuehrer needs his
rest these days." the spokesman as
serted, "he certainly would not be
called from his sleep to be notified OF
President Roosevelt's telegram"
He said any reply would have to be
made by Hitler himself or by his
chancellery staff.
Your Excellency," Presiden,
Roosevelt telegraphed Hitler, "ha.
repeatedly and publicly stated that
the ends and the objectives sought BY
the German Reich were Just and rea-
sonable. In his reply to my message
the President of Poland has made /,
plain that the Polish government Ii
willing, upon the basis set forth ir
my message, to agree to solve the
controversy which has arisen be.
tween the republic of Poland and the
German Reich by direct negotiation
or through the process of concilia-
ton.
Countless human lives can yet be
saved and hope may still be restored
that the nations of the modern
world may even now construct a
foundation for a peaceful and hap
pier relationship if you. and the
government Of the German Reich
will agree to the pacific means of
settlement accepted by the govern
ment of Poland"
Telegraps Belgian King.
Before cabling Hitler, Mr.. Roose-
welt telegraphed King Leopold III OF
Belgium that the United States
shared Fundamentally in the peace
hopes expressed by the King in his
August % message to the seven small
powers Of the so-called Oslo group.
Prior to the Munich crisis of last
September, President Roosevelt ad-
dressed appeals to Hitler similar to
those of the last two days. He ap-
pealed then to the Fuehrer and
President Benes of Czecho- -Slovakia
not to break off negotiations looking
to peaceful settlement of their prob
lens. After Hitler had replied, Mr.
Roosevelt sent him a second tele-
gram asserting negotiations could
be continued If he would give the
word.
Mr.. Roosevelt again appealed to
Hitler last April when war threat
ened. The Fuehrer made no formal
reply, answering only in a speech.
President Moscicki indirectly sug-
gested President Roosevelt himself
as a conciliator between Germany
and Poland. He said:
1--WE consider likewise the method
of conciliation through third party
as distinterested and impartial as
your excellency to be a just and
equitable method in the solution of
controversies arising between ma
tions."
No Offer as Conciliator.
Mr.. Roosevelt had suggested the
conciliator be chosen from one OF
the traditionally neutral nations OF
Europe or from an American re-
public. But a White House repre-
sentative said neither the President
nor any American official was offer
ing himself as conciliator. Whether
the President would accept the posi-
ton If he were asked, he said, was
a bridge that could be crossed when
it was reached.
President Moscicki also accepted
President Roosevelt's suggestion that
a truce be declared pending nego-
tiation or conciliation, saying:
while naturally wishing to avoid
even the semblance Of availing my
self OF this occasion to raise the
points at issue, nevertheless con-
slider it my duty to point out that in
this crisis it is not Poland who Il
proffering any claims or demanding
concessions from any other nation.
1T is, therefore, only natural that
Poland agrees to refrain from any
positive act of hostility provided the
other party also agrees to refrain
from any such act, direct or indirect.
He expressed his ardent wish
that the Presidents appeal may
contribute toward general appease-
ment which the people Of the world
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