The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01

erican embassy and legation off, cials and 1lewspapern1en to greet him at the Anhalter station here.
 Nazis regarded his arrival with caution and skepticism. Yesterday for the first time, German news paper readers were informed that Welles was coming. They had had hint of it earlier in violent edi- torials denying that Hitler was go- ing to outline any peace plan to the American visitor.
 Observations on Visit
 Foreign office spokesnen made these observations on the visit:
 1. Hitler was ready to hear what WelleS had to say and ready to tell him the German point of view regarding the possibilities of peace;
 2. Germany has no peace propos- als to make;
 3. Germany doubts that Welles' tour will lead to direct peace me- gotiations;
 :. The visit was not publicized in the press because Germany want ed to avoid building up any false hopes in its people.
 It was reported that WelleS would see Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop soon, probably this morning, and that he might see Hit Ter this evening. There had been reports that von Ribbentrop would he at the station to meet Welles but he was not.
 The United States charge d'af- faires, Alexander Kirk, ranking American representative during the prolonged absence of Ambassador Hugh Wilson who was called to Washington for cons u lta ton months ago, accompanied WelleS to the foreign office where Ribbentrop received him promptly at noon.
 VIII Listen to Hitler
 It was understood that Welles was here to listen to what Hitler had to say, rather than to suggest any thing, and German newspaper had made 1t plain all week that Hitler had no idea of proposing any peace terms through Welles. But in the Allied capitals of Paris and London, where Welles goes from here, re- ports persisted that some peace of- fensive was in the making ill con- nection with WelleS' trip. London dispatches said 1t was feared there that Hitler would put the Allies Ion the spot" by submitting a peace plan to Welles. NaziS insisted, however that nothing was further from Hit ler's mind.
 It was reported that Welles woule see Hitler tomorrow morning.
 Riding here from Switzerland Welles passed through Stuttgart only 50 miles from the Siegfried line where members of his party strolled on darkened railroad platform be- meath blue lights during a briei stop. Tl.s twinkling of lights from cigarets loomed like flreflies in the distance. SO complete was the black out.
 l Aboard the train, Welles enjoyed an excellent "non-ration" dinner oi tomato soup, fried chicken, fruit compete, beer and coffee.
 Struve and his subordinateS who boarded the train at Hingen, on the border, showed every consideration to Welles' encourage. Struve wal four years in the German embassy in Washington and year in Sar Francisco. His wife is an American
 Interested in Roosevelt
 The Germans were interested 1T whether President Roosevelt in tended to run a third term and ask. ed frequent questions about 1t.
 Until the war zone was entered when the train windows were sealed with curtains and green felt mats Welles had been able to see { peaceful country of black mountaini crowned by feudal castles. Now anC then at small towns, small group! of soldiers in green-gray uniform! were at the stations. It was noted that there were many more soldiers on the Swiss side of the border patroling the roads and bridge ap. breaches, than on the German side
 The train reached here at 0:4s a. m. (3:45 a. m. Est and was mel by Baron von Weizsaeker. secretary of state for the foreign ofiiee; Baror won Doernberg, chief Of the foreign office protocol: representatives oi the United States section of the for elgn ofiice; Kirk and the entire ern. bassy staff; American, Japanese Finnish and German newspaper correspondents and photographers.
 WeIles had just reacked the AdloI hotel when the air raid sirens begay Q steady wall. It was Q siren test announced in advance and caused little excitement. although foFeigr correspondents glanced RppreheD' slvely at the sky where . lone Ger man bomber dFOned high over thl center of the city.
 Welles plunged into his confer eneAs as soon as possible because hl expects 10 remain only three Or fOn days, leaving Sunday CT Monday f0 Zurich, iilenee 70 LllsaIlle where hl Will stop bTIeny before going ' Paris,
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