Evening star., 1939-08-25

ton to back up Poland In case of
war.
French advices today on the Ger
man-Soviet pact were that 1t re-
suited from a personal message
from Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler to
Josef Stain. The negotiations had
been going on for weeks and were
brought to successful issue only
by Hltler's personal appeal, the
French said they had learned.
Conferences Continue,
While military preparations were
rushed, with steady stream of re-
servists flowing toward the from
tiers. political, diplomatic and de-
tense conferences continued almost
ceaselessly in Paris.
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
talked successfully with British Am
bassador Sir Eric Phipps, Polish
Ambassador Julius Lukasiewicz and
spanish Ambassador Jose Felix Le-
querica.
The purpose of the talk with Lu-
kaslewicz was understood to be to
stress the necessity for calm in face
OF possible German trap" intend
ed to lead the Poles into provocative
action.
The feeling was growing here that
SPANS neutrality in case of war
was almost assured as a result of
Germany's accord with Soviet Rus
sia.
Immediately after conferring with
the three Ambassadors M. Bonnet
reported to Premier Daladier. The
premier, preparing a national union
government plan, was reported to
have talked with Leon Blum, the
Socialist leader.
Gamelin Summoned.
Premier Daladier summoned Gen.
sralissimo Maurice Gustave Game
lin n his Office in the war ministry
for a long conference on emergency
military measures taken to meet the
threat of war
Troop trains rolled across France
to the frontier zones as the premier
went to work at am. after a few
hours of sleep.
Anxious relatives of Frenchmen
ordered out of Germany by the
French Embassy and consulates
waited at the Paris north station
this morning for a special train,
hours overdue from Germany.
The only French family to arrive
IN Paris earlier by train from Ger
many was that of the consul general
at Cologne, who told those waiting
that their relatives had been held
up by various formalities required
by German authorities at Cologne.
M. Daladier conferred first this
morning with Minister of Labor
Charles Pomaret.
The Communist party of France,
shaken by internal dissension fol-
lowing the signing Of the German
Soviet Russian pact, was reported
threatened with forced dissolution
prior to formation of a national
union government.
Broadcast by Daladier.
Tonight M. Daladier will bread
east a sacred union" appeal-simi-
lar to that of 1914 at the beginning
Of the World WARRIOR the nation to
support the governments decision to
back Poland. The hour was not i'm
mediately announced here.
In New York the Associated
Press reported Premier Daladier's
message. which is to be relayed in
this country this afternoon by
N. B. c., C. B. S. and M. B. S., has
been scheduled for 3 o'clock, East
ern standard time.
premier Daladier's speech will
be heard in Washington over
Stations WJSV, VOL, WMAL
and WRCD
President Roosevelts three peace
appeals, to King Victor Emmanuel
of Italy, to Adolf Hitler himself and
President Moscicki of Poland,
aroused dim French hopes of avert
Ing war. But they were Pickering
hopes and nothing more, since the
feeling that Germany planned to
spring its lightning war" on Poland
was strong here.
Some believed Premier Mussolini
might have a peace plan" to pro-
duce at the right moment as he did
before the Munich Conference over
Germany's plans on Czecho-Slo-
vakia. but nobody believed Poland
would accept plan that surely
would be entirely favorable to Ger
many if it were produced.
Many authorized sources also be-
heved Soviet Russia planned to
share in any spoils accruing to Ger
many IN case the Nazis moved
against Poland.