POLAND WILLING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20030, 31 August 1939, Page 5

POLAND WILLING

NEGOTIATION WAY

OFFER OF MEDIATION HEW STEPS NEEDED CALL TO RESERVISTS HALF MILLION MEN (Elnc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Aus. HI, 11.15 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 30. A message from Warsaw says that Poland has accepted The offer of King Leopold of Belgium and* Queen Wilhelmina of Holland to mediate in the German-Polish dispute.

The Warsaw correspondent of The Times say: that Polish reports declare that the population of Danzig is becoming unnerved.

The Dan eg shipyards have allegedly dismissed Poles without notice.

The. Poles also allege that Danzigers have been ordered* to report for service between September 10 and 15 in Polish towns and territory. Poland lias called up an undisclosed number - of reservists. A radio announcement at Warsaw declared: “The German aggressions on the frontier and provocations in Danzig and the occupation of Slovakia 'have created a threat to Poland necessitating new measures in order to complete the defence system. It should i>e pointed out. that the Government’s peaceful policy is unchanged. Poland is ready for negotiations.” Order of President The Warsaw correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain says that posters, the first of their kind, declared the President of Poland, M. Moscicki, had ordered* a general mobilisation in addition to requisitioning transport. Official quarters in Warsaw explained that the order effected about 500,000, which is only a quarter of the general mobilisation.

The British United Press Warsaw representative says that the classes affected are trained reservists under 40 years of age. Other ranks under 35 years are to report within three days. Large posters have appeared throughout Warsaw stating: “Force must be met with force. We will not surrender our territory. An invader will be defeated.” Later messages from Warsaw state that the Polish army is. now almost completely mobilised. It is estimated that 1,800,000 men are under arms. A Government broadcast, however, emphasised that Poland was still prepared to settle the conflict by peaceful methods and ready for conciliation. A wireless statement warned shipping to use pilots in approaching the Gulf of Danzig. It is assumed that the Poles are mining it.