Evening star., 1939-10-08
Fuehrer Reported
Ready to Accept
Armistice
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. with Adolf
Hitler represented as confidently
expecting his peace proposals to
bear fruit, the Nazi slogan tonight
was Out of the Sieglried Line by
Christmas"
Nazi leaders said they saw no
reason why the trenches and cock
pits could not be emptied by Christ
mas If powers desiring peace acted
Immediately upon the peace projects
the Fuehrer outlined yesterday in
his Reichstag speech.
Hitler, it was reported authori-
tatively, would accept an immediate
armistice if such were proposed by
President Roosevelt or the head of
some other big neutral power with
view to forming the necessary
basis for an all-inclusive' conference
to reach a general settlement of
Europe's problems.
War activity, as reported by the
German high command, was negl-
gible. One French scouting plane,
the communique said, was shot down
at Godesberg and another forced
deWn at Euskirchen.
In the east, German troops were
reported cleaning the woods and
marshlands Of few scattered Polish
forces and classifying the Polish
war booty which was said to be so
great no near estimate could yet be
given.
Firms in Berlin Surprised.
News of Soviet Russia's invita-
ton to Finland to send representa-
tives to Moscow to discuss political
and economic matters greatly sur
prised Finnish circles here
The belief had been expressed In
these and in political quarters gen.
orally that the Firms would be given
benevolent German protection be-
cause of the long standing friend
ship between the two nations
The Germans sent an expedition
to help the Firms fight the Bolshe-
viks near the end of the World War
and a number of Finnish citizens
fought in the German Army during
that war
There had been indications that
Finland would not fall completely
into the Soviet sphere of influence
as have Latvia and Estonia, which
have signed treaties giving Russia
concessions and special privileges
along the rim OF the Baltic Sea. with
Lithuania considered likely to follow
OmciAl quarters tonight. however,
when asked for comment on the
Russian invitation said there was
no written or implied agreement
that the Reich would protect Fin
land and Germany could only well
come it If Russia and Finland should
reach a friendly accord"
The fact that Finland last spring
declined to sign non-aggression
pact with Germany was pointed out
as one item to Finlands detriment
so far as the Reich was concerned.
Nazis Impatient Over Turkey.
The NaZis, meanwhile, were show
ing some impatience over Turkeys S
sloWness in reaching an agreement
with Russia in regard to Darda-
nelles and Black Sea matters. In
formed quarters asserted that "Tur-
key must soon decide which way she
is going" They privately intimated
that If Turkey does not whole
heartedly climb aboard the Nazi-
Soviet bandwagon, then Russia will
occupy the strategic Dardanelles
gateway to the Black Sea.
Turkeys foreign minister is in
Moscow negotiating with Soviet
leaders. At the same time a Tur-
kish military mission is in London.
Turkey concluded mutual aid pacts
applying to the Mediterranean area
with Britain and France last May
and June but these have yet to be
put into long-term treaty form.
Nazis argued that Turkey leaned
to Britain and France at a time
when it was feared Italy would en-
ter the war and when it appeared
Russia would join Britain and
France. But Russia emerged as a
partner of Germany in the partition
of Poland and In non-aggression
pact, while Italy remained neutral,
causing a change in Turkeys role
In the Near East.
Germans Returning Home.
In connection with Hitler's inten-
ton to remake the minorities map
of East and Southeastern Europe,
(See BERLIN, Page A-4O