NAZI ARROGANCE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 6

NAZI ARROGANCE

SWAY IN EUROPE AFFAIRS OF DANZIG LONDON PRESS REMINDER POSITION OF OTHER STATES (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1.30 p.m. RUGBY, Aug. 14. The developments affecting ' the European situation continue to engage close attention in official quarters in London and 'the Foreign Secretary, Viscount Halifax, will be at tire Foreign Office for the next two days. Some interest-lias* been aroused! by Herr fiurkhardit’s visit to BercMesgaden, but no information regarding any proposals for a settlement of the Danzig issue has been received in London.

The Times, commenting oil the week-end consultations at Salzburg and Berchtesgaden, says: '‘No object could be more worthy of statesmanship to-day .than a peace settlement, fully and. freely accepted by all Bowers concerned. If that should be the genuine object of the policy of the .two Axis countries, they would no doubt find general readiness (to confer among all interested States —with the obvious andi indispensable provisions that there must be :a prima facie case for a modification of the present arrangements and: that it was fully understood that changes, if any are to be made, would take place as a result of negotiation and not of force."

Profound Difference

Referring to Danzig in particular, The Times says: Here Foerster’s recent speeches mark the profound difference which exists between the point of view of Germany and that of every other country, as when he coolly asserts that the only people who have the right to concern themselves about Danzig are the people of Danzig.

“The position of Danzig most obviously and unchallengeably makes the matter one of deep concern to Poland, and other countries have been brought into it <■ precisely because of the arrogant assumption by Germany that any .proplem in which she is interested must be solved by unquestioned compliance with her own wishes. “This country and other countries —among whom may certainly, in principle, now be included, Russia—are determined not to accept arbitrary pronouncements of the German leaders that such and such a European question is one for Germany, and must be settled exactly as Germany desires. There can be no peace in Europe as long as any one country assumes that impossible attitude towards the rest. The only certain consequence of assuming it is that it will, in time, band all others against it."