Evening star., 1939-04-19
Observance Overshudows
Politics; Chancellor
Back in Berlin

tionS, garlanding and beflagging the
houses, for the celebration that
starts at S pm. today.
Air traffic was banned from to.
night until tomorrow night ovel
Berlin, and unauthorized photo.
graphs of the parade in which 45,0O(
soldiers will goosestep tomorrow
were forbidden.
| Tomorrow was declared nationa
holiday in Germany, Bohemia ant
Moravia, and the Free City OF
Danzig
Hitler Back In Berlin.
Hitler quietly returned to the cap.
ital yesterday, ending the To-day
vacation which he interrupted Sat-
urday to consider President Roose.
velt's peace proposals. The Fuehrer
returned to his new chancellory
where his first official act was te
name the almost forgotten Franz
Won Papen as the Reichs new Am.
bassador to Turkey to succeed Fried
rich Won Keller.
Observers attached great i'm.
portance to the appointment Of Vor
Papen. who laid the foundation.
for Germany's absorption of Austris
from his post as Ambassador ir
Vienna, and who will be no new.
conner to Turkey. He was CHIEF
of the general staff of the Fourth
Turkish Army under Field Marsha
Liman Won Sanders in 1917 after
his recall as military attache al
Washington.
Almost coincident with Vor
Papens appointment it was learned
from a reliable source that Luf-
thansa. German commercial airline
had succeeded after 10 years Of
patient endeavor in obtaining 8
concession for commercial all
service with Turkey. There was nc
official announcement of the con-
cession.
Other nations also have been ask
ing for air routes into Turkey. For
the present, however, Germany
holds the exclusive privilege.
The concession was pointed to
here as additional evidence of the
close relations existing between
Turkey and Germany, one Of
Ankara's best customers.
$6O,000,O00 Credit Granted,
Considering Southeastern Europe
and Southwestern Asia her dominion
of influence, Germany granted
Turkey an economic credit CT l5O,-
100000 marks ($6O,OOO OoO after
Economics Minister Walther Funk
paid a salesman's visit to Ankara
last fall.
The Lokal Anzeiger, significantly
referring to British Prime Minister
Chamberlain's remarks in the House
of Commons yesterday and his
failure to announce inclusion OF
Turkey IN his system Of indepen-
dence guarantees, said Chamber
lain has no new proteges," and "the
British premier this time had a
bad day in the House of Commons
Ridiculing what it said was his
role as world policeman. the paper
blamed the British press for having
worked "too literally with advance
laurelS."
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop's Ruman.
ian visitor, Foreign Minister Gri.
gore Gafencu, was warmly vel.
coined.
Newspaper headlines said tina
the friendly talks revealed far
reaching consonance."
Hitler received Gafencu for +,
long talk in the Reichs chancellor,
today with Won Ribbentrop present
1t was understood the Rumanial
would see Rudolf Hess, Hitler
deputy party leader, and hav
another conference with Won Rib
bentrop. He is to remain owe
to participate in the birthday cele
bration.
The Morgenpost regretted MI
Chamberlain's welcome of Roose
velt's Saturday message and accuse,
him of Joining the front of Wa
Agitator Roosevelt, thereby assum
ing part of the responsibility TO
all consequences which may resul
from Roosevelt's policy
Danzig May Be Presented.
In Danzig a high authority sal,
that former German city, now
part of Poland as far as foreig,
trade is concerned, might be pre-
sented symbolically to Hitler on hi
birthday, though Germany woul,
await completion of negotiation
with Poland before taking steps t,
make the union effective.
Albert Forester, Danzig Naz
leader, has been allotted 40 minute
for speech at the ceremonies.
DR.. Viktor Boettcher, a leader /,
the Nazi-dominated Danzig Senate
declared that when Danzig returne,
to the Reich the city must tax,
the Polish Corridor with it.
The official news agency announce,
the fleet on its Spanish cruise woul,
visit Cadiz, Algeciras and Malag
In Southern Spain, thus enterin,
the Mediterranean through tn,
Strait of Gibraltar; would stop a
Ceuta in Spanish Morocco, ant
Tangier, an international zone oppo
site Gibraltar, from April a to Ma!
| l, and visit at Ell Ferrol, AroSa