The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-03
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London, July 3--(uP)--Key for
eign diplomats in London believe
that the war win be deadlocked af-
ter an unsuccessful attempt BY
Germany to invade Britain and that
peace discussions viii then be start.
ed, Q survey indicated today.
Diplomats have been reporting TO
their governments that Britain
shows no inclination Of wanting
peace talks now.
They have been expressing the
conviction that Germany win fan to
conquer Britain by invasion.
They hold also that formidable
British invasion Of Germany or Of
German occupied regions appears
most improbable.
They expect big air raids In which
grave damage will be inflicted on
both countries, but they believe that
these raids will be indecisive.
One prominent foreign arilbassa.
dor asserted to the United Press
that German agents had recently
presented peace suggestions to q
group Of private citizens here and
that the private citizens were re-
buffed when they sounded ofticial
quarters on them.
Alleged Maxi Proposals
Bases Of the German proposals
were reported to be:
british recognition Of q new
Pan-Europe under German leader
ship.
britain to cede to Germany
some colonies, which ones could not
be learned.
3-French, Belgian and Dutch COLI
onists to become European colo
MES" for exploitation under some
arranged plan.
4-Germany to conclude an ALI.
ance with the British empire.
According to one version, the area
> which Germany woul dorgarize po-
litically and economically under O
Pan European program would In
clude part Of European Russia.
British authorities and the Span
ish embassy (Spain has been mem
toned in some reports as possible
peace intermediary said that they
were unaware OF any such plan.
Britain win Fight
Somewhere In Great Britain, July
3-(UP)-Great Britain,s fighting
forces are ready for Germany's APP
preaching attempt to conquer BY in
vasion.
On part Of the British front, at
least, are sun-bronzed veterans who
fought the Germans In Belgium and
France and were eager to fight
them again.
On the heights above their barri-
cades. pillboxes and dugouts are ar
tillerymen with guns trained to
shower high explosives ON any at
tacEerS from the sea.
Mechanical units wait to counter
attack any force which might pene-
trate the forward defenses and land
Out at sea are the warships, and
at scores Of airdromes are the
fighter planes. These are the real
first lines Of defense, the ships
against invasion by sea, the fighters
against invasion BY air.
People Are Determined
The last line Of defence Is TIE
population, In and out OF uniform
which seems prepared to fight Il
the end.
It was disclosed today that Prime
Minister Winston Churchill hao
toured the south coast defenses yes.
terdayt-he day, according to WIDE
spread reports, that Hitler hAo
chosen to start his invasion.
made o rapid tour Of q sector
of the front" held by q division
which boasts that in Belgium ayac
northern France the Germans. never
dented its line with their blitzkriee
attack.
The sector visited Is less thar
half an hour by bomber plane from
the German air bases In France.
It's rolling fields and hills, nov
blood red with peoples, lie astridt
OF one Of the routes mapped out By
German strategists, including Prof
Ewald Banse, famous Nazi geo.
grapher, for q great encircline
movement to cut on London from
the rest Of Britain.
Defenses I saw consist first Of
cleverly concealed trenches, dugout,
and concrete pillboxes on beaches
so situated as to sweep landing
parties with cross fire from ma.
chine guns, bren machine guns, ant
infantry rifles.
Concrete Road Blocks
Secondly there are concrete roae
blocks and all kinds of improviset
barricades. thanked by pill boxes