GERMAN AIMS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 August 1939, Page 5

GERMAN AIMS

REPORTED PRESSURE ON HUNGARY ATTACK ON POLAND ACROSS RUTHENIA. VITAL INDUSTRIAL AREA AS OBJECTIVE. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON, August 13. The conviction is growing Unit the Berchtesgaden talks represent a diversion on the part of Germany toward Budapest, confirming the impression that Poland, and not Danzig,, remains Germany’s first objective. It is believed that Germany is pitting pressure on Hungary for a military alliance, enabling Germany to attack Poland across Ruthenia. Should Germany gain military access to Ruthenia, she would be in a favourable position to strike at Poland's vital industrial area, which was specially selected after the war because it was then distant from the German frontier. It is reliably stated that the Hungarian Regent, Admiral Horthy, faced a virtual ultimatum from Berlin to reconstruct his Government and support a policy favouring the axis and also friendship with Rumania. A message from Budapest states that the Hungarian Prime Minister. Count Teleki, summoned foreign correspondents and declared that those sending out reports of certain rumours would be expelled, particularly the story that Herr von Ribbentrop is exerting pressure*on the Hungarian Foreign Minister. Count Csaky to procure Tolcki's resignation. which is officially denied. Polish official newspapers declare that the Danzig campaign is merely a pretext for a German attempt to esta ■ blish hegemony in Europe. Dr Goebbels’ latest declaration—-that the whole of Europe in the south-east and later the west must undergo revision—is accepted as confirmation of this interpretation. _ urgent and less urgent problems affecting them. Danzig was discussed, but no lime limit was fixed for a settlement. Routers have been informed that extra-European problems were also discussed. A further meeting in the immediate future is not plannedCount Ciano left in a plane for Rome at 2.15 p.rn.