Evening star., 1939-04-09
Berlin
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his decision. but there was evidence
that his fiat could loose still more
bitter newspaper attacks and more
ominous diplomatic pressure on
Poland.
Presumably also, Hitler will keep
raising the ante if Polish resist
ance to Nazi demands increases or
persists The demand for the trans
Corridor highway might be trans
formed into demand for as much
territory which is now Polish as may
be necessary to link East Prussia
physically with the rest of Germany.
May Claim Corridor.
Persons familiar with Hitlers tac-
tics expressed belief that if this also
is turned down Hitler may claim
Pomorze (the Polish CORRIDOR and
Polish Silesia, or he may encourage
the Ukrainians of Poland to secede,
as he did the Slovaks from the
Czecho-Slovak central government.
This would leave the strong Po-
lish national state-stripped of nom
Polish elements-Which official Ger
many claims to desire for the good
Of European peace However, this
national state would still have too
many Jews to suit the Nazis.
An Associated Press correspond
ent was shown thick file recently
at the foreign office of individual
atrocities" alleged to have been
committed upon defenseless Ger
mans in the so-called Polish Cor
rldor.
I'VE are restraining ourselves by
great effort from publishing
these an official said.
1t may be assumed that all these
incidents will be retailed TO the
government controlled press when
the right moment comes. If Hitler
should decide that Col. Beck is the
proper target, the publicity will
focus upon him.
The lower hierarchy of foreign
Office ofhcialdom since yesterday has
been speaking of Beck in much the
same manner as it talked of
Schuschnigg and Benes just before
Germany stepped into their coun-
tries
Meanwhile constant rumors of
troop concentrations in Pomerania.
Sllesia and East PruSsia-all adjoin-
ing Poland-are Officially denied.
The fact is that the country is on
a permanent basis of mobilization
and garrisons. army posts and air
ports are distributed SO strategically
that Hitler need only press button
II he wants quick action.
Already new monthly magazine.
OStland EAST Land. has given an
inkling Of the kind of publicity
Poland may expect if and when the
pact with England is signed.
After articles declaring Germany
is acting only for the benefit of the
Czechs and the Lithuanians by be-
coming the protector of Bohemia
and Moravia and by relieving Lith-
uania of Memel, the magazine de-
votes the remainder of the issue to
attacking the Poles.
Role of Catholics Criticized.
The role of the Catholic Poles in
Lithuania is criticized. Polish liter
ature is pictured as full of references
to the Germans as dogs
Germans in the Olsa region, which
was annexed by Poland when Ger
many annexed the Sudetenland Of
Czecho-Slovakia. are represented as
losing their jobs because of the Poles.
Chaos is alleged to reign in the
German Protestant section of Polish
Upper Silesia, where supreme
church council consisting exclusively
of Poles is said to be ruling with an
iron hand.
Examples are cited where the Ger
man armed forces are insulted by
Polish press organs. Anti-German
demonstrations and attacks on in
dividual Germans are catalogued.