The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20
Russia Denounced For
Intervention In War
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ed his cabinet.
Cuts German Hope
The public declaration Of deter
mination to fight until final victory
was designed to cut short German
hope that the Russian invasion OF
Poland and the collapse OF the
Polish army would force France and
Britain to accept defeat without
fighting.
The councils declaration:
"Daladier explained the military
and diplomatic situation with ample
Recommendation. Unanimously adopt-
ing the conclusions of this explana-
ton the council Of ministers rem
dered homage to the heroism OF
Poland who will find her just ana
rightful PREPARATIONS in joint victory.
1.-THE council of ministers approx
ed military, economic and financial
measures aimed to prosecute the war
until final victory. The council re-
affirmed Frances and Britains clos
er solidarity daily towards that aim"
The councils action forecast the
official British reaction to Hitler's
Danzig speech.
Not Afraid Of Russia
Authoritative sources indicated
that the council desired not only
to answer Hitler but to allay the
fears of certain neutrals that soviet
intervention in Poland may have
nullified Franco-British campaign
plans. France Is anxious to con-
vince neutrals that their salvation
does not lie In making the best
possible deal with the Reich.
The French contend, 1t was stat.
ed, that Russian intervention ana
eventual Polish collapse was anti
cipated and that French and British
plans were made accordingly.
The councils declaration inferred
categorical rejection Of Hitler's state
ment that Poland would not be re-
yived on her former basis and COM
mitted France to Poland's resurrec-
ton after final victory.
First War Deaths Mourned
London, September 20. - (UP)-
Families rich and poor mourned TO.
day the husbands, sons, fathers and
brothers lost in Britain's first sea
tragedy OF the new war, the tor
pedoing of the aircraft carrier,
Courageous.
A new, and 1t was feared final list
of survivors was published to day by
the admiralty. 1t contained the
names Of 682 men - 70 officers and
6l0 enlisted men - leaving on the
missing list 578 IS officers and
$50 men - OF the approximate COM
plement OF 1880, 80 officers and
Ito men.
At the same time the air minis
try issued Its first casualty list -
one aricraftsman killed, three miss
ing and believed prisoners, and -
missing and unaccounted for.
The list Of missing was higher
than had been expected after the
first news Of the sinking. But navy
men said that since q torpedo struck
the ship at the engine rooms, 1t
could safely be estimated that be-
tween 100 and $50 men were killed
outright
Also they said, not all seamen
were necessarily good swimmers and
so the remainder die either be-
cause they were too long in the
water and their strength gave out or
because they were unable to survive
the shock of the cold water.
Survivors In their accounts to the
admiralty had said that the princi-
pal obstacles to survival were that
the attack occurred at dusk, that
the water was exceedingly cold and
that the water became rough.
Gun Fire Heard
Copenhagen, September 20.-(UP)
- Press reports from Aalborg today
reported heavy gun fire In the
Kattegat, the stretch Of water be-
twenn Denmark and Sweden con-
Meeting the North Sea with the
Baltic.
The Aalborg Amitstidende was
quoted as saying that from 10 q, m.
to noon there had been heavy gun
activity In the Kattegat.
1.-THE shooting was so heavy and
continued 50 long that 1t was hardly
possible that 1t could have been
from training ships" the newspaper
was quoted.
1.-THE gun fire seemed to come
from point east Of the Island Of
Laesoe, In the Kattegat."
Loesoe lies In the northern part
Of the Kattegat, nearest to the
Danish coast, on the route to Ger
man ports.