Evening star., 1939-09-09
British Press United
AGAINST Consideration
OF Any Nazi Offer
Declares Against Peace
Leaving Hitler in Power
And Poland in Choins
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 9.-The British
press discussed possibilities of
German peace proposal today with
unusual unanimity and declared
unanimously the British-French war
on Germany will cease only with
the overthrow of Hitler and the res
titution of all Polish lands and
rights
"Nazi leaders are baSing their pol
lev. and indeed their war strategy
on the belief that If they can over
run Poland, they may conclude the
conflict by inviting us to accept that
situation and promising once again
how perjured already they are
that they will make no further acts
OF aggression" the Daily Mail said.
1t added The immense momen-
tum of the forces we are gathering
will not be stayed by any offer OF
peace which leaves Hitler in power
and Poland in chains
Naval, Air War Grows.
Meanwhile, Great Britain inten-
sified her naval offensive and dis
closed another aerial propaganda
raid aimed at disrupting Germany's
internal economic and political
structure. At the same time, she
continued to get troops ready to
reinforce the steady French drive
on Germany's western front.
The government announced last
night the nation would use its bel
Igerent rights ito the full to pre-
vent war supplies from reaching
Germany. 1t added that energetic
steps are being taken to halt what
the communique described as Ger
many's ruthless submarine warfare" !"
The ministry of information said
Germany obviously had planned her
submarine campaign long before war
broke out and asserted submarine
commanders apparently had been
ordered to sink merchantmen on
sight without warning lin direct
contravention of the rules of sub
marine warfare
U-Boat War Decline Seen.
1t predicted effects of the Ger
man submarine campaign will, how
ever. decline rapidly as soon as a
full convoy system is introduced and
German submarines at present on
the high seas run out of supplies. y
In speaking of possibilities of a
German peace proposal, the Mail
captioned its editorial: "Delusions. "
The News Chronicle caption was
The Great Delusion," and the Man.
chester Guardian wrote under the
heading, "Hitler's Plan" All took
their cue from Prime Minister
Chamberlain statement on Septem-
Der 3, the day war was declared, that
Il trust I may live to see the day
when Hitlerism has been de-
stroyed.'
The Manchester Guardian de-
clared any German attempt to die
tate peace terms once Poland has
been conquered would fail.
Every body knows" it said, that
the Fuehrer's plan of peace would
mean short respite and then new
demand, a new crisis and a new
war.
Informed British military quar-
ters cautioned the public that stories
of discomfort in Germany may be
only "wishful thinking"
Make no mistake, this is going to
be a long war and a big war, and
we are convinced that Germany
won't crack until there is nothing
else left for her to do" said an eX-
pert in these quarters.
1T may last two years, it may last
10, but stories of German discomfort
will not make our task any easier
Paying tribute to PolandS stand
against the German pincer advance
from the south and north toward
Warsaw. the expert said the Poles
have fought extremely well. They
are the chaps who have taken the
first knock, and hard knock, too u
Sir Findlater Stewart, permanent
undersecretary for India, has been
appointed director general of the
ministry of information to succeed
Lord Perth, former Ambassador to
Italy, the Chicago Daily News re-
ported from London.
The change drew the following
comment from the London Daily
Herald: 1T is to be hoped that
the change in the high command
of the ministry is prelude to swift
and drastic overhauling of the or
ganization and especially of the
censors' department. 1t is no time
for mincing words and the fact is
that the delays and stupidities of
the censors are national danger"