Evening star., 1939-04-17

LONDON, April II (P,.-Turkey,
Germany's ally in the World War,
was reported reliably tonight to
have Joined the British French
front against aggression.
p the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 7.-Reichsfuehrel
Hitler today summoned the Reichs.
tag for April % to deliver his re.
ply to the peace appeal of President
Roosevelt.
1t was officially announced that
Hitler considered the President
message so important that he has
decided to make his answer known
before the Reichstag."
While newspapers attacked the
appeal and indications were given
Of negative answer, a communique
said:
Roosevelt in a telegram has eX-
pressed the wish that the Fuehrer
rlake known his position on certain
questions.
"The Fuehrer considers this mat
ter so important that he has decided
to make known his answer to the
American President in the name of
the German people before the
Reichstag.
He has therefore summoned the
Heichstag for April % to take cog
nizance of his declaration.'
Ends Talk With Ribbentrop.
Hitler himself ended consulta-
tions with his foreign minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop. on the
message. and went to Austria to in
spect army training centers. At the
same time newspapers used terms
Ike Theatrical trick" and "arro-
CANT impudence" in reference to
Mr.. Roosevelts week lend appeal for
at least a s10-year pledge against
aggression. Nazi sources said Hitler
had given the message routine
treatment"
just before the unexpected an
nouncement by Hitler, a foreign Of
flee spokesman declared that Roose-
velt's appeal "is so comprehensive
and so concerned with practically
every aspect of international rela-
tons that much time must be taken
for reply"
Generally speaking. government
officials are too busy now with prep
arations for the chancellors 50th
birthday anniversary Thursday, he
said. He explained that Hitler had
cecided weeks ago to go to Austria
and he could not disappoint his
Countrymen by not appearing.
Nevertheless, the spokesman said
some experts were closely analyzing
the message and will present results
CT their studies to Won Ribbentrop
Who, in turn, may take them to
Hitler.
Rejection Indication.
Indications pointed to a definite
mo" by Hitler to two of the main
points in President Roosevelt's ap-
= peal-a pledge not to attack 81
countries and an agreement to par
ticipate in world conferences.
This no" however. will be
phrased in such careful language
that it will not contradict Hitler's
repeated assurances that he wants
peace, authoritative sources said
The chancellor was in touch fire.
Quently by telephone with his axis
partner, Premier Mussolini, who also
received the American Executives
message.
Hitler inspected a cavalry regi-
ment today at st. Poelten, garri-
son town near Vienna, where he
= arrived early in the morning, anc
was received by high officers. His
tour had the apparent aim of in
vestigating the progress of training
the newest army recruits.
Ribbentrop to See Gafencu.
Ribbentrop is to meet Rumaniar
Foreign Minister Grigore Gafencl
tomorrow for a conference to be de-
voted to attempts to clarity Ger
-Rumanian relations. This, g
spokesman said, naturally would in
volve the question of British French
offers to help Rumania in case Of
attack 1t might also be assumed
to cover the question of whether
Rumania could be relied on as 6
source of supplies, especially wheat
oil and minerals, in case Germany
should become involved in a war.
Gafencu will remain as one of tht
distinguished foreign guests for Hit
ler's birthday celebration, but in
private capacity.
At both the foreign Office and Po.
lish Embassy. however, 1t was sale
that there was no occasion for Vor
Ribbentrop and Polish Ambassador
Joseph Lipski to confer. Thus
should Danzig figure in Nazi birth
day plans, official Poland may know
nothing about it,
Contrast With Press Tone.
The announcement Of the Reichs.
tag convocation was in contrast tt
the vituperative tone of the German
press which heaped scorn on the
United States President.
There was immediate speculation
whether Premier Mussolini had in.
fluenced his axis partner to take 8
different tone 1t was recalled that
the Italian press at first merely
had published German comment
without Offering its own reaction.
Only on the rarest occasions ane
only when matters of vital i'm.
portance to the nation are to bs
announced does Hitler summon thu
Parliament.
One question Immediately occurred
to political observers: Is the Free
City OF Danzig to figure as {
birthday gift" to the Chancellor
Some professed to envisage strong
possibility that Hitler would dt
nothing to antagoniZe world opinion