The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
Germany, Italy Will
 Not Ignore Message
tCuntinued from Paes D

Nnti-aegression front. The Soviet &ult1ssedor left London for Moscow fo take part in what was believed t< te the final phase of negotiations which would assure Soviet supplie; Cor Poland and Rumania in event oi var and might pool the aerial force: cf Russia, Britain and France into q fIeet Of ten thousand planes.
 Japanese Policy
 The sudden orders for the United States fleet to return to the Pacific where it would restore the balance of naval power throughout the world 1n event of Q European war, coin- Cided with action by the Japanese foreign office to cooperate with Ger many and Italy regarding the Roose- welt peace message.
 The Tokyo foreign ofiice in- structed its ambassadors in all European capitals to report regard ing reception of the message which came as War Minister Gen. Seishiro 1tagaki was denouncing foreign powers = Britain particularly - for economic aid to China.
 Japan made much of the friendly act of the United Staets in returning the ashes of former Ambassador Hirosi Saito on the U. s. Cruiser Astoria, but there was general be- lief that the weekend developments would result in new pressure from Germany and Italy for Japan to join chem in military understanding.
 In China, the troops of Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek were reported making strong counter-attack on Japanese in five provinces with ar- tillery fire audible in parts of Can- ton. The Chinese captured Tseng- Ehing and were said to have sent Osrtng forces against the Japanese outside Canton.
 Reichstag To Hear Reply
 Berlin, April 17-(UP)-Adof Hit Ter today convoked meeting of the Nazi reichstag for April 28 to make his answer to President Roosevelt's appeal for peace.
 A communique of the official news agency announced
 "The American President Roose- welt requested the fuehrer to take a stand regarding certain matters. The fuehrer considers this affair so im- portant that he has decided to make known his answer to the American president in the name of the Ger man people before the reichstag.
 For that purpose he has called the reichstag for April 28 to hear this statement"
 Before the announcement, Nazis had predicted that Hitler's answer would be an angry and abrupt re- lection of the presidents appeal, if he did not ignore it altogether.
 But after today's announcement, well informed quarters expressed be- lief that he might accept parts of the presidents proposals as a basis for further consideration and offer counter proposals of his own.
 It was suggested that he might take the view that the proposals came from hte American people and discuss them on that basis, at the saute time refusing to agree to the president being sort of middle man between Germany and other na- tions.
 Well informed quarters expressed belief that Hitler would make the speech the occasion for a broad out- limo of the entire European situation from the Nazi viewpoint.
 AS the announcement of the Reichstag meeting was made, Hitler was visiting his native Austria.
 He was expected to meet there to- morrow his right hand man, Field Marshal Hermann Goering.
 Mussolini Answer On Way
 Rome. April 17-(UP)-Field Mar shal Hermann Wilhelm Goering left for Berlin today with a draft Of Premier Benito Mussolinis reply to President Roosevelt's peace propo- sals.
 The reply was understood not to be complete rejection but to reject at least the major portions of the proposals. A decision on when the answer should be forwarded will not be reached until Goering con- fers with Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and foreign minister Joachim Won Rib bentrop.
 It therefore may be delayed for some time and perhaps be held up to coincide with Hitler's address to the Reichstag. The possibility was not discounted that the reply might be changed after further exchange of views between the dictators, or by international events in the interim.
 Qualified Fascists insisted that Italy's and Germany's replies will be negative in substance but at the same time SllpQest that the gen era 1