IN GERMAN AND POLISH NEWSPAPERS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 August 1939, Page 7

IN GERMAN AND POLISH NEWSPAPERS

Both Sides Telling Stories of Persecution MINOR FRONTIER INCIDENTS CONTINUE INTENSIFIED GERMAN ATTACKS ON BRITAIN AND FRANCE (By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, August 18. While the German Press is intensifying' its assaults against England and France and accusing Poland ol (dosing her frontiers in order to perpetrate horrors secretly, the 1 olish newspapers are piling up stories ol German persecution. 11 is asserted that Poles in the Benthen district ol German Silesia have been order to move inland Irom the frontier and that children have been taken forcibly from their parents'ami placed in camps. It is reported that the Central Bureau of the Polish organisations in Berlin has been closed down and also that cash deposits in the Slavic Bank in Berlin have sealed. On the other hand, the Germans report the arrest of a number'of German bank officials in the Corridor. Minor frontier incidents continue, both Poles and Gerinans dwelling on the experiences of their refugees. Herr IlitleFs newspaper, the “Voelkischer Beobachter,” says that the problems of Danzig and the Polish Corridor are overripe for solution and that every (lay wasted increases the danger of war. The Washington correspondent of the “New York Times” states that diplomatic reports indicating that Europe is approaching a showdown have been wirelessed to President Roosevelt, who is on a holiday cruise aboard a destroyer off the coast, of Nova Scotia. The reports indicate that British, French and Polish public, opinion continues to run strongly against appeasement. It is anticipated that if a serious development arises Air. Roosevelt and the Secretary of Stale, Air. Cordell Hull, who is also on holiday, will return to Washington immediately.

CONFERENCE IN DANZIG

, NO COMMUNIQUE ISSUED. (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) DANZIG. August. 18. M. Chodacki, the Polish Commissioner in Danzig, and Herr Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate, had a further conference. No communique was issue. MEETING DENIED COUNT CZAKY & HERR HITLER. (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) BERLIN, August 18. It is officially stated that the Hungarian Foreign Minister, Count Czaky, did not see Herr Hitler. Count Czaky left Salzburg by air for Rome to confer with Signor Mussolini and Count Ciano. SLOVAKIA’S FATE GERMAN “MILITARY PROTECTION.” SIGNING OF TREATY REPORTED. (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) BRATISLAVA, August 18. It is revealed that Slovakia and Germany signed a military treaty on Thursday, under which Germany will assume military protection of Slovakia. Further details have not been announced.