The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17

disarmament ana ecouomlc cOu1ex~ ences is not distasteful to Italy and Germany if the matter is preached in other ways.
 The two leaders were said to par- ticularly resent any implication that Italy and Germany are trouble mak- CTS and that any proposals based on that premise are unacceptable.
 Behind Mussolini's apparent de- sire to delay a reply as long as pos- sible is believed to turk the hope that perhaps Britain and France will seize the occasion to make ac- ceptable proposals which will take the sting from MT. Roosevelt's clear inference that Italy and Germany are the only potential aggressors in Europe.
 The Italian press meanwhile bit- terly attacked the Roosevelt mes- sage, the Messagero even urging that it should "be considered an act of war"
 Russian Envoy Going Home
 London, April 17-(UP)-Ivan Maisky, Russian ambassador. leaves tomorrow for Moscow to join in British French Russian negotiations for the immediate adherence of Russia to the European peace front" 1t was announced today.
 Maisky, who has conducted the Russian end of negotiations here, will act as consultant to Russian Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov S,1 1,t to1 1tre xv,ffk, TIyt1Itnx onn<lr British Ambassador to Russia.
 Announcement of his departure was taken to mean that the negotia- tions to bring Russian fully into the peace front" had reached the de- cisive stage and that haste was re- garded as essential.
 It was understood that the basis of negotiations was that in event of an attack on Poland or Rumania, or of general war which would bring Britain and France into action, Rus Sia would provide Poland and Ru- mania-both guaranteed against att tack by Britain and France-with war munitions and war materials and would contribute its powerful war munitions and war materials and would contribute its powerful air fleet to "reace front" pool for a gigantic bombing attack on lag gressor" countries.
 But the Russian army, now num- bering 2,500,000 men, also would pc in the background.
 French foreign office sources, dis patches from Paris said, believed that conclusion of a British French Russian air pact was merely mat ter of details and might be an- nounced any day. Paris estimates were that Russia, Britain and France could pool 10,500 first line fighting planes, and that Russia would provide unlimited quantities of tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns. rifles and munitions to Poland and Rumania.
 Compromise On Danzig
 Warsaw, Poland. April 17-(UP)- A compromise with Germany on the future of the Free City of Danzig was believed possible by well-in- formed circles today in connection with reliable reports that negotia- tions had been resumed between the two governments.
 The outright return of Danzig to the Reich was generally believed un- likely, but 1t was said that Poland might agree to make Danzig a free German city" by removal of all League of Nations officials from the administration.
 Such action would leave Danzig technically and juridically outside the borders of the Reich and give it a status comparable to that of the old Hanseatic towns.
 Danzig was put under protection of the League of Nations as result of the treaty of Versailles. Poland having demanded the port as a ne- cessary commercial outlet. The city drew up constitution in agreement with the high commissioner, who was the League of Nations agent, and the league guaranteed the con- stitution.
 Polish political circles heard per- sistent reports that Germans ex- pected to regain Danzig before the end of April, but the opinion here was that such talk of outright an- schluss was premature.
 It also was emphasized that Pol and would fight against any move to solve the problem by armed might, being opposed to occupation of Dan zig by German troops in any capa- city. It was said that the Polish gov- ernment would probably oppose German military occupation of the city even if it were agreed to make Danzig a free German city"