Evening star., 1939-08-28
Answer to DuIudier
Refuses Talks
With Poles

BERLIN, Aug. 28.-Adolf Hitler
expects to receive Sir Neville Hen
derson, the British Ambassador. at
10 o'clock tonight "A pm, E. S. T)
to receive the reply of his majesty's
government to Germany's proposals
for a solution of the German-Polish
war crisis.
Arrangements for the British
Ambassadors visit were made while
Hitler was represented in we'll
informed circles as willing to have
some friend like Premier Mussolini
Of Italy mediate Germany's dispute
with Poland.
Sir Neville was flying from Lon
don after series Of three British
cabinet meetings had completed the
reply to Hitler's proposals.
In rejecting direct negotiations
with Warsaw the German chancel-
lor disclosed that his demands on
Poland not only included return of
the Free City of Danzig and Pomorze
Polish CORRIDOR, but also vaguely
implied he would insist on other
adjustments at the expense of
Poland.
! In connection with suggestions
that Premier Mussolini would be ac-
ceptable as a. mediator, reliable
sources said that Bernardo Attolico.
Italian Ambassador to Germany, is
in frequent touch with Hitler and
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop.
Sees Direct Talks Futile.
Hitler indicated in reply to Pre-
mier Daladier of France, made pub
lie early today, that he considered
direct talks with Poland would be
| futile.
Il see no possibility for us on our
part to exert influence in the direc-
tion of reasonableness upon Poland" :"
the Fuehrer declared.
He did not comment directly on
M. Daladier's suggestion that the
French premier was ready to make
every effort which an upright man
ran undertake" toward a peaceful
solution.
Had Hitler intended to ask medi-
alton by M. Daladier ne would, it
was argued in political circles here,
have asked M. Daladier in his reply.
Omclal quarters said nothing was
known in Berlin about a second
letter to Hitler which Paris dis
patches said M. Daladier was draft
ing.
An insight into German aspira-
tions in the East came from the let
ter sent by the Fuehrer to Premier
Daladier which was in reply to the
latter's plea that Germany nego-
tiate her differences with Poland
directly.
Hitlers letter was made public at
a press conference in the propagan-
da ministry. This action was inter-
preted here as indicating Hitler was
provoked by M. Daladier, for whom
he has expressed personal admira-
tion
Hitler's Demands Increased.
In Paris, M. Daladier had COM
mented on the Hitler correspondence
without. in the opinion of some
German leaders, doing justice to
Hitler's arguments.
Hitler cited what he called Mace
donian conditions prevailing along
other parts of the frontier, pre-
sumably Upper Silesia.
The plain inference was that Ger
many has claims in this direction,
too. Germans use Macedonia" as
a synonym for terrorist"
The Berlin Nachtausgabe pub
llshed a report from Marienwerder
that Polish terror bands" invaded
German territory last night and the
night before, laying waste to nu-
merous farm houses in Pomerania
and Silesia.
TO M. Daladier, Hitler spoke as
one soldier-patriot to another. He
said he wanted nothing more for
Germany than NJ Daladier would
want for France, if France were in
Germany'S "intolerable" position.
France, Hitler argued would not
tolerate a foreign corridor through
its territory, so why should Ger
many?
The argument, it was said in in
formed quarters, was designed to
appeal to the French sense of logic,
for which Hitler frequently has ex-
pressed admiration.
The demands on Poland definitely
were Increased, because Hitler had
been on record before only for a
corridor through the corridor"-a
strip of territory to connect Ger
many with Danzig and the isolated
province of East Prussia,
Now Poland's right to a corridor
to the Baltic Sea is conceded no
longer. The comment about Mace
donian conditions" farther South
was regarded as a hint other claims
might be taken up in the future.
"Lenient" With Poland.
The Fuehrer argued he was lenient
with Poland.
Il have made an offer to the Polish
government which shocked the Ger
man people" he said. Nobody but
myself could even dare to 20 before
the public with such an offer. It