The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29

House of Lords, and informed the peers that everything is ready tc mobilize Great Britain's regular army.
 while parliament listened, wal preparations continued at top pace in Europe.
 The Netherlands had put general mobilization into effect the first na- ton to do SO.
 Italy banned the use of private automobiles after September 3, spe- cifying that only cars needed for military and civil necessities may be operated. Food restrictions were im- posed and all newspapers urged citi- zens to go to the country.
 Germany instituted strict ration ing of food and supplies as her troops massed towards the Polish borders.
 Warsaw reported a succession of border incidents and flights by Ger man war planes over Polish terri tory.
 Troops Are Moving
 Chamberlain told commons that a considerable number of troop move ments had been carried out by Brit ish land forces both at home and overseas, although he did not ex- plain the significance of his remark about activity overseas. There have been reports, unconfirmed, that Brit ish troops have landed in France. Chamberlain was not the same man who addressed commons last Thursday. His manner was less strained, with an easier bearing, re- fiecting confidence in the country's position. He was grave, but there was an underlying buoyancy as he described Britian's preparedness for war if it becomes necessary.
 House Cheers Him < The house cheered loudly when he said:
 ''The whole of our mighty fleet is ready in its positions"
 Another loud burst of cheers came when he said:
 "Our agreement with Poland will be carried out"
 p In the House of Lords, Viscount Halifax, mopping his brow and poll ishing his spectacles, declared amidst a hush that everything turns on the manner in which the immediate dif- ferences between Germany and Po- land are settled. He concluded with the statement that the government is helped by the knowledge that 1t is speaking for a country absolutely united.
 "The position remains one of great anxiety and danger" Lord Halifax said, but until hope must be finally abandoned, there is still hope that reason may prevail"
 Adjourn to Tuesday
 Both commons and lords adjourn ed until next Tuesday, subject to recall before then If necessary. q Before commons adjourned, there was brief debate. Arthur Green wood, acting labor leader, said: <, There will be no war unless Hit fer wills it. Our determination once and for all is that fresh menaces of aggression shall end. Our spirit has not weakened.
 Aggression must cease now. Po- land will not be allowed to follow to the grave the other nations mar tyred by the aggressor."
 ChamberlainS speech was the lat est move in the white war" which is being waged in Europe.
 War of Nerves Diplomacy
 That was the war of diplomacy and nerves which was being fought and which every hour indicated that the British and French governments ard peoples were winning. Some were convinced that the nerves" part of the war had been won. Every diplomatic resource was be- ing used. Peace plan" trial ball. looms, secrecy, partial disclosures, de- liberate leaks from interested sources, suppressions-every device of old time diplomacy and new to- talitariap tactics-were invoked. Y It made the task of statesmen, diplomats and newspaper corre- spondents almost unprecedently diff ficult in their efforts to avoid be- ing misled.
 Y But the present situation was that Britain, France and their ally, Po- land, were on the diplomatic offen- sive, that for the present they had the initiative, a highly important factor in the repertoire of Hitler's own strategy.
 2 Jockeying for Position ' The great powers, with millions of men behind them, were iockeying for position, trying to avoid war if they could or to put responsibility on the other side if they couldn't. $ There were factors which indi- cated that he culminatio might be delayed.
 One of the important ones was that Germany still had thousands of tons of her finest merchant ship ping, including the liner Bremen at sea or in far off ports, scurrying for cover. Some of them can not reach port and safety from the Brit ish navy, for days.
 Another factor was that Hitler had possibly 100000 reservists to report for duty during the first week in September.
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