FAILURE DENIED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 September 1938, Page 5

FAILURE DENIED

IN BERCHTESGADEN PARLEY HITLER DEMANDS RADICAL . SOLUTION. TALK OF GERMAN NOTE TO PRAGUE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. LONDON, September 16. Mr Chamberlain left Berchtesgaden today in steady rain for Munich where he will have lunch. He will then leave for London either by plane or train, according to the weather. The “Daily Mail’s” Berchtesgaden correspondent says that the talks between Mr Chamberlain and Herr Hitler in no way resulted in a failure on the part of either side to discern the probability of finding common ground for agreed future action. On the contrary, the Germans are entirely satisfied with the conversations. It is under; stood that Herr Hitler reaffirmed his determination to stand by the Sudetens and that Mr Chamberlain stressed Britain’s desire for an equitable and peaceful settlement. The “News Chronicle’s” correspondent at Berchtesgaden says that optimism among German officials is immense. Mr Ward Price, the special “Daily Mail” correspondent at Berchtesgaden, says: — “I am able reliably to state that Herr Hitler made a full and emphatic statement along the lines of his Nuremberg speech. He communicated to Mr Chamberlain some new facts and impressed on him the necessity for a radical solu* tion at the earliest possible time. He also indicated the lines of a possible settlement. “In the meantime I understand that the Reich is sending a strongly-worded Note to 'Prague threatening the arrest of a number of Czechs in Germany with a view to holding them as hostages against further incidents.” Mr Chamberlain’s return is interpreted in political quarters in Berlin as proof that he has realised the seriousness of the situation and that every minute’s delay spells the utmost danger. The Government Spokesman declared today that when two such men as Mr Chamberlain and Herr Hitler discuss matters for several hours, they certainly get down to brass tacks. If Mr Chamberlain had stayed longer he would have given the impression of procrastination. The issue, continued the spokesman, involved human lives and nobody knew what the next hour would bring. CONTROL OF INDUSTRIES. ACTION IN RUMANIA. BUCHAREST, September 16. Cabinet has decided to place under military control all industries connected With national defence.

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HOPES OF SETTLEMENT PLAN. FOUR-POWER CONFERENCE THOUGHT UNLIKELY. LONDON, September 16. The focal point of the crisis has now been switched from Berchtesgaden to London. Mr Chamberlain will arrive by air this afternoon and there will be a Cabinet meeting immediately after. There is the widest speculation in all quarters regarding the basis of the Prime Minister’s discussions with Herr Hitler and the text of his report for Cabinet. The fact that Lord Runci - man has been recalled to London is taken as an indication of the formulation of a plan to settle the dispute in the light of the Hitler-Chamberlain discussions. It is learned in Paris that M. Daladier, the French Premier, may go to London on September 19, but there will be no decision until after the British Cabinet meets. The French Cabinet may meet on September 17. The likelihood of a four-Power conference is discounted in Paris on the grounds that it is impossible to exclude Russia.