The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-19
DANzIC CREETS
NAzI CONQUEROR
Frenzied Population Is Out
to Welcome Hitler on
Visit Today
BY FREDERICK g. oECHSNER
United Press staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK q. 0ECHSNER
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Danzig, Sept. lo.-CUP)--Adolf
Hitler arrived at 8 p. m. today moon
EDIT 10 welcome this city into Ger
many and make speech expected
TO be of great political Importance.
At 6:45 q. m, less than IL hours
before he was due, the ancient Ger
man battleship, Schleswig- Holstein,
anchored in the harbor, began bonn
harding the Polish city Of oXhoeft,
Is miles north, where remnant OF
the Polish Corridor army was still
holding out, The salVoes were still
resoundlng through the city OF 9;i6
a. m. This ship, on Sept, !, at 4;4b q.
m. had fred the first shot OF the
Polish invasion, aimed at Polish
troops on the outskirts OF Danzig.
Hitler came by warShip TO WeS-
terplatte on Hell peninsula, the fort
ress overlooking DanZig harbor where
O small Polish garrison held out for
o week against German artillery
Are, airplane bombs and naval guns
From Westerplatte, Hitler's ship
will 30 to loppot, Ave miles above
Danzig, II was announced,
Shells Flying Overhead
The SchleSwig HolsteinS shells
were passing almost directly over
zoppot this morning. Hitler was 10
stay at the Casino hotel there brief
ly this afternoon and proceed by
automobile through tha town OF
Langfuhr, suburb, 10 the central
square, Long Market" for his
speech.
The schedule called for him 10
leave zoppot OF 4;4b p. m. and or.
rive at the Long Market" al B,
II was reported that Hitler would
refer 10 the future boundaries OF
Poland In his speech, and possibly
offer 10 make peace with France
and Great Britain on tho premise
that Poland was now conquered ant
beyond help OF her allies, and France
and Britain had no further cause tt
fight. This premise had been heavily
stressed In Berlin newspapers fol
two days.
Danglg People Decorate
DanSig's population, 90 per cent
German and pre-NaSi, whose status
was the easus belli OF the war, Waf
out In the streets putting up gar
lands and flags for fiitlef's tfi-
umphal entry. The speaking plat
form and loud speakers had been
set up at the Long Market" three
weeks ago, when Europe was still al
peace and Hitler was scheduled 10
come here on tho Sehleswig- Holstein
10 make q speech demanding that
Poland permit DanSig 10 DO annexed
10 the Reich.
II was q warm, eloudless day. The
theme OF the banners was I'VE We'll
come Our Libefatef.'
DanSig had not been visibly dam.
aged by the war II started, since The
only fighting had been at tho central
post office and on the Westerplatte
German communicates several days
ago announced that ddynia, Pelisl
port north OF Dansig, had fallen
but later communicates indicated
that d remnant OF the north PeliBl
force was holding out nearby. i
was reported here that Polish troop
still occupied q few houses In tiI
northern outskirts OF Gdynia, ant
were more or less concentrated be
tween there and oxhoeft, two mile
farther north.
Frenyied Demonstration
Despite tho roaring OF the battle
ships guns there was evidene
throughout the city that O frengie,
demonstration In Hitier's honor wa
ready 10 start.
II had been expected, three week
ago, that Hitler would come her
to announce that unless Poland yield
cd Dangig and the corridor Ger
many would fight. Now IL was OK
peeted that no would announce tina
Poland was conquered.
On tho night OF Sept. 1, aifies
az the moment the Polish inVasie
started, Hitler Annexed" DanSig b
proclamation, Oh the invitation q
] The eity's NaSi leaders and with Oh
. approval OF It's population, which
: 90 per cent German
Ready 10 Make Peace
q II was believed, and had bee
b strongly limited by the Berlin pres
! that Hitler now was ready 10 MAX
peace with Britain and France, Q
; the condition that they lot him Dill
pose OF Poland as he pleased. I'll
argument OF German newspaper
was that since Poland tho long,
existed" as q state, lie goyernalef
having fled TO Rufnania, the wes
ern demoeraeies could not hope
old Poland, they had discharge
theif duties In accordance with the
Polish alliance, and had no ftifthl
eause 10 fight.
Hitler's departure for Dansig WI
seeret. II had been hipt i In hie
German quarters last light that !
would come here next Tuesday. !
that time, presumably, no was
his way here, Ills route ana ffiethe
OF travel also were secrets.
German Paper Explains
In Berlin this morning, the new
paper Voeikiseher Beobaehter sal
with the liquidation OF tho Polii
stats, oil national treaties betwet
Poland and other powers become Il
valid. This II particularly true
the English and French agreeiien
10 cid Poland. England and Fran
declared war Oh Germany on u
grounds that they must fulfill Tho
obligations. These grounds no lon