“BACK TO REICH”

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 24 August 1939, Page 7

“BACK TO REICH”

DANZIG FUTURE GERMAN CRY REPEATED “DEVELOPMENTS AHEAD’'. POLISH VIEW OF TREATY NO CHANGE IN PLANS (Elec. Tel. Copyright-—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Aug. 23, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 22. The official spokesman at Berlin said that Germany was preserving a waiting attitude until the Russian pact had been signed. “Danzig must come back to the Reirli,” he added. “There are interesting developments ahead.” German warships were to-day reported off the Danish coast carrying out mine-laying exercises Sweden lias ordered its second submarine squadron, which was due to visit Ostend, to remain an home waters.

Warplanes are reported to have arrived at Danzig at frequent inter vals to-day.

A Warsaw report states that the agreement between Russia and Germany does not modify the attitude of the Polish Government one iota and’ it does not change the strategic plans in the event of war, the presence of a Russian or a German army in Poland being regarded a? equally menacing.

Poland merely relics on raw materials from Russia, which the pact, J.t is believed, does not affect.

An Independent Cable Service message from Bethucn states thal ■the Poles have manned fortifications opposite tlic German border and aie constructing machine-gun pillars. Engineers arc preparing to blow up the -Netze River locks and the Upper Silesian dams.

It is considered in Bucharest that Poland might as well lay down her arms. A crisis is expected this week. Reuter’s Berlin correspondent says that the French Ambassador has requested French residents to leave Germany. , , . Swedish Ministers abroad nave been ordered to abandon their holidays and return to their posts. A report from The Hague states that leave for Dutch coast frontier troops has been withdrawn.