Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Rumors Spread
In Europe Of Nazi
Peace Fee|ers
Alleged Terms Knife
Japs. Give ; Motions
Colonies TO Germany
By WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
pnlsed rre. stan Correspondent

by WILLIAM -. DAlhANCON
Gated Pre-. stan Correspondent
LONDON, April 3o.--Sprine
funors of an Axis peace offensive,
which yesterday centered on
Italy, swung to Germany today IN
the form of a report that the
Asazis had put out peace feeierS
70 Great Britain and the United
States through Turkey, SwitZer-
land and Sweden.
As in the case of the Italian
rsimors, the new crop was re-
oeived with skepticism here on
the ground that although no
doubt the Axis would like peace
bu its own terms, il must know
that the Allies. now bringing their
tremendous resources toward the
peak Of striking power, were
hardly likely 10 bite.
tcAn authorized diplomatic COM
harntator dismissed the new report
xSth the comment that no such
neace proposals had reached Lon
don and that such an offer
would be inconceivable anyway.
AXIS MEETING
.fAxis reports carried by the
japanese radio say that Adolf
Rifler, Benito Mussolini and
Mesinori Oshirna. the japanese
ambassador TO Berlin. will meet
spon, international News Service
said.
QNS also stressed that there
were reports of growing tension
N Italy. The food shortage
there 10 believed to be criticaD
The Free French news agency,
All lindependent French agency
tA1blixhed the new peace offensive
rs1fnors In a dispatch from us
krsara correspondent.
Il said that within the last six
weeks Germany through diplo-
matte channels had sent first to
Turkey, then to Switzerland and
finally TO Sweden peace feelers
based on q nine-page memoran-
dun by Field Marshal Hermann
Ccerinr, Nazi No. 2 and official
heir to Adolf Hitler.
{ ALLEGED PEACE OFFER
Britain and the United
States would recognize German
control of Europe; Germany
would consider" British-Amer-
lcan suggestions" for applica-
ton 20 the German new order"
Q Germany would annex a
. sufficient part Of Russia to
complete its European living
room"
Germany would take the
greater part of French, Belgian
and Netherlands colonies.
RUMORED PROPOSAL
1T these three points were ac-
ckpted Germany would:
Eo Guarantee to recognize the
British Empire in its present
fprTn.
. Recognize control" by the
United States over Latin Amer
lea. I'm both political and eco
nomic spheres"
Collaborate In arranging a
system OF free trade among
the three empires" Germany
Britain and America
There was no disposition here
70 doubt that Germany would
make such an offer II II thought
itscould get away with it, espe-
cially an with Teutonic candor II
w6s based on cynical treachery
by7Cerma1y against Japan and by
Britain and the United States
AGAINST Russia and China.
BOY-LIKE GOERING
Further. Coering, whose plane,
hare slaughtered women and chill
din in Poland, Norway. Holland
BHgium, France. Greece, Jugo
Silvia and Britain, is always ad
vSbced I'm Instances like this as {
RQod-natured boy who Is Away
rehdy for peace.
There seemed no reason. how
eyer. TO believe that even IL Ger
many were sufficiently desperate
I'd make such a bid for peace |
wRs silly enough TO think tn
M1jes would accept IL.
The situation in Italy continues
Il be, as seen here. that Italian
finn the king and Benito Musso
LID down would like peace an
wouId desert Germany to get II