Evening star., 1939-09-30

Europe to her taste, declared she
was prepared equally for war If the
Western allies chose to continue the
conflict.
And We'll fight with the realiza-
ton that it's a battle for Germanys
existence, he said.
A big headline in Hitlers Voel-
kischer Beobachter declared RE
sponsibility for war or peace rests
on the Western powers.
There was no public utterance by
the Fuehrer himself, but there were
frequent references in government
circles to the Fuehrer's offer"
Ribbentrop Statement Significant.
In some quarters special siajfi-
canoe was attached to Foreign Min-
lister Joachim Won Ribbentrop's as
sertion before leaving Moscow yes
terday that Germany and Russia
desire that peace be re-established
and that England and France cease
the completely hopeless, senseless
fight against Germany"
Some neutral observers wondered
whether this wish from the lips of
Hitler's foreign minister might be
regarded as one of Germany's IA
nous "one- time offers" not to be re-
peated if not accepted Immediately.
Also, they asked. was it in keeping
with Nazi policy that the ante might
be raised if the German-Rusisan
peace gesture is received unfavor-
ably?
Germany has served notice that
Poland is closed chapter not to be
reopened under any circumstances.
Whether there would be an auton-
omous Polish state on the German
side of the boundary agreed on at
Moscow or whether Germany's share
would be swallowed up with the
Poles as German minority re-
manned uncertain.
For heavens sake" exclaimed an
official, I'VE haven't even occupied
Warsaw completely and haven't any
idea what sort of political leader
ship remains in Poland"
Poles March Into Captivity.
Although the first contingents OF
an estimated 10000 disarmed Poles
had started marching into German
captivity from Warsaw. it was be-
heved two or three days might be
needed for the whole force to leave.
October 2 has been set as tenta-
tive date for formal German occupa-
ton.
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering's Essener National Zeitung
raised the point Of Germany's posi-
ton in the Balkans and said the
area is a sphere where only Ger
many. Russia and Italy have legiti-
mate rights. These powers, it added,
want to erase contentious in the
Balkans and develop trade there.
The influential Frankfurter lei
tung reasserted that Germany has
no war aims in the west. If Brit
ain and France concere to German
interests in the east, it declared,
nothing need stand in the way Of
peace.
The Boersen Zeitung, financial
newspaper which has close relations
with Economic Minister Walther
Funk, emphasized the strengthening
of the German position through the
new Berlin Moscow agreement.
Britain and France, it said, must
face the fact that century old tradi-
tions between Germany and Russia
have been re-established and made
so strong that there are no him
ORANGES now" which could. prevent
them from arriving at an uncom-
promising alliance"
The semi Official commentary,
Dienst aus Deutschland, said last
night the trade agreement in the new
pact opens new source of raw ma
terials to Germany and makes it
possible for Russian railways to
handle her Far Eastern business.
It said the treaty puts Germany
into q position to wage . war Of
Optional length"