Evening star., 1939-08-23
Return of Entire
Former German
Area Is Aim
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Aug. 23.-Reliable sources
declared this afternoon that Adolf
British Ambassador, Germany could
not modify her demands or vital
rights because of the British guar
anty of Poland.
These demands and vital rights, ="
1t is understood, were:
l. The unconditional return of
Danzig to the Reich.
2. The return of those sections
of Poland which were once Ger
man, namely, Pommerellen. Po-
morze and Polish Upper Silesia.
. 3. A Encouragement of Polish
German relations much along the
lines of the protectorate of Bo-
hemia and Moravia.
Two Alternatives.
Hitler, according to adviceS con-
sidered reliable, is determined to set
tie the dispute with Poland in one of
two ways.
Either Poland yields to these de-
mands peacefully, in which case
there will be no bloodShed;'
Or she fights, in which case Ger
many will see to it that new parti-
ton of Poland occurs.
, These terms, it was understood
have been communicated during the
past "a hours not only to the British
government but by special couriers
to most governments Of Europe.
Sir Neville few from his post
today and spent three hours at
Berchtesgaden this afternoon with
Hitler in his Bavarian mountain
chalet.
He bore with him what was de-
scribed here as Prime Minister
Chamberlains reply to the courier
sent statement by Hitler.
No Confirmation of Messages.
In London, however, there was no
confirmation Of the report Of
courier-sent messages and Sir
Nevilles mission was described as a
communication of the British cab
inet's announcement last night that
Britain would resist force against
OidIlu W OtNt1hiNSO IL olrillo
were attacked and resisted.
The couriers from the Fuehrer
we're said to have been dispatched
yesterday few hours after Ger
many and Soviet Russia had an
nounced their intention of negotiat-
Ing for non-aggresslon agreement.
At the same time the belief was
generally current in Berlin, although
not officially verifiable, that the
German army now on duty along
the Polish border from the nigh
Tatra Mountains to the Baltic re-
ceived instructions yesterday to hold
itself "in the highest state of
alarm"
Official circles in Berlin were so
would be over within 48 hours that
Sundays Hitler-led celebrations at
= Tannenberg, East Prussia, we're re-
garded as an occasion for celebrat-
Ing another bloodless victory.
Document Believed Second.
Supposedly the message from
Hitler to Mr.. Chamberlain was iden-
tical with that dispatched to other
governments.
The document was understood to
have been the second within two
weeks that found its way to the
British prime minister.
Great reticence over Henderson S
trip was maintained in both Ger
man and British official quarters.
The propaganda ministry said it
could mot discuss the matter"
Showdown After Signing.
The showdown with Poland, Nazi
sources felt, would come soon after
the return of Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop from Mos
COW, where he arrived today to sign a
non-aggression pact with Russia.
Nazis expressed belief that the
pact would be signed quickly and
that Won Ribbentrop might be back
on German soil tomorrow.
The more confident of Nazis in
high positions said that they thought
there would be some fighting" but
that neither Britain nor France
would come in.
The foreign office, as mirrored
by the commentary, Dienst aus
Deutschland held the view that
Germany's sudden rapprochement
= with Russia had opened the eyes
of Poland, Britain and France.
Declaring that the non-aggression
(See BERLIN, Page A-3D