Dictatorship Peace Terms

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20056, 30 September 1939, Page 6

Dictatorship Peace Terms

SPEEDY REACTION IN FRANCE

Whitehall Considers Nazi-Soviet Pad

BOGY NO CHANGE IN WAR SITUATION

Protest Of Poland To London And Paris Xl'.J. i.-. .It j'flK .£ l I

(Elec. Tel. Copyright,—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Sept. 30, 1,30 p.m.) LONDON, Sept, 29,

A message from Moscow states Chat before leaving by air, the German Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, said that the following points had been settled: Firstly, Russian and German friendship had been finally established; secondly, Russia and Germany would not allow any further interference in Eastern European questions; thirdly, both desired the reestablishment of peace and Britain and France to give up the eomplctely-futile and hopeless struggle against Germany; fourthly, should the British and French warmongers prevail, Russia and Germany knew Ihow to meet such a situation. A Berlin radio announcement, to-day stated: “It now vests with England to choose between peace and war. It is within her power to give peace to the rest. oi: the world. A new political situation in Europe lias arisen through the Russian-German agreement and lasting peace has been established in the cast by the two great Powers. ” Comment in highly-placed circles in London on the new Russian-German bogey’ is that it does not . change the war position or Britain’s policy 10 redee'm Europe from recurrent aggression. A semi-official statement issued in Paris rejects the peace offer in advance. Official French Indication. The Paris correspondent 1 of the Associated Press of Great Britain states that the French Government has officially indicated it will reject the Russian-German peace terms. Well-informed Soviet circles in London state that the Soviet Ambassador, M. Maisky, assured Lord Halifax on Wednesday that the Soviet intended to maintain the policy of neutrality. The Soviet was prepared t° .accept British proposals and open trade negotiations on the lines of the recent visit to Moscow by Air. R. S. Hudson, the Secretary of Overseas Trade.

The War Cabinet is considering the Russian-German pact in close consultation with France. The Polish Ambassador called on the Foreign Secretary, Viscount Halifax, and protested against the pact. A similar protest was made to the French Government, the Ambassador stating that Poland would never, accept the Russian am] German terms and counted on England and France continuing the war until victory brought about the reconstruction of Poland. The British United Press Moscow correspondent says the economic aspect of the agreement is understood to provide for increasing ,the total of trade to £100,000,000 annually, which was flic level "two years before Herr Hitler’s advent, hut nearly 10 times the total provided for in last month's agreement.