POLAND DEEPLY ALARMED

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 155, 27 March 1939, Page 9

POLAND DEEPLY ALARMED

Secret Mobilization Trebles Army

NO REPETITION OF CZECH TRAGEDY (Independent Cable Service.) (Received March 26, 10.30 p.m.) WARSAW, March 26. Deeply alarmed at European developments, Poland has shelved consideration of a joint anti-aggression declaration and is devoting her whole attention to measures for her own defence.

Reservists of the 1914-15 classes of specialists have been called up. It is reported that they are to be used to strengthen the northern frontiers.

Unconfirmed reports have been received of German-Polish fighting on the Slovak-Polish frontier. at Bogumin, resulting in the retirement of the Germans. The incident, however, is not expected to lead to serious consequences. Meanwhile, a reorganization of the Cabinet is expected, whereby the Government will be placed on a broader basis. President Moscicki, Marshal Smigly-Rydz, In-spector-General of the Army and Poland’s “strong man,” and leaders of the Peasant Party (the largest in the republic) met in conference yesterday. Well-informed people believe that the leader of the Peasant Party, M. Witos, who is in exile, will be pardoned and will return.

DIPLOMATIC MOVES IN LONDON

Success Of Anglo-French Talks (British Official Wireless.) (Received March 26, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, March 25. Consultations between the interested Powers on the proposed joint security declarations are proceeding, and in this connexion much satisfaction is expressed on both sides of the English Channel with the results of the AngloFrench talks during the visit of President Lebrun and M. Bonnet to London. New precision has been given in their conversations to the relations between the two countries. The Soviet Ambassador, M. Maisky, has had several interviews at the Foreign Office during the past few days, and last night Count Radzynski, Polish Ambassador, saw Lord Halifax, and further clarified the Polish attitude. Callers at the Foreign Office today included M. Corbin, French Ambassador, and Doctor Kordt, German charge d’Affaires. Accompanied by the High Commissioner for Eire, Mr. De Valera, the Premier of Eire, visited Mr. Chamberlain today at Chequers. SWISS FRONTIER MINES LOADED (Received March 26, 9.30 p.m.) ZURICH, March 26. Doctor Rudolph Minger, head of the Military Department, explaining why frontier mines were loaded and bridges guarded, said that these measures were due to the general uncertainty of the international situation.

ANTI-JEWISH BILL IN HUNGARY BUDAPEST, March 24. The Chamber of Deputies adopted an Anti-Jewish Bill which curtails Jewish business and reduces the proportion of Jews which may lie employed it) trade and industry from 2<i per cent, to between 6 ami 12 per cent. It also makes it practically impossible for middle-class and poor-class Jews to earn a livelihood.