“WAR VERY NEAR”

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 August 1939, Page 8

“WAR VERY NEAR”

BRITISH LABOUR MESSAGE TO GERMAN PEOPLE FACTS THAT ARE CONCEALED. MAJOR ENEMY BECOMES HISTORIC FRIEND. (Received This Day, 11.35 a.m.) RUGBY, August 25. “War is very near,” says the Britis Labour Party, in a message to the Ger man people issued this evening. “J Herr Hitler attacks Poland, it will b war for Germany, not only with Polam but from the first day with Britain am France. Also your Government doe not tel! you the truth. British Labour which is the friend of the German peo pie, will tel! you the truth. Your Gov ernment has made a pact of non-ag gression with Moscow. The Govern mgnt which for six years you hav< befen told was your major enemy ii now transformed overnight into youi historic friend.” MILITARY MISSION INTERVIEW WITH MARSHALL VOROSHILOV. (Received This Day, 10.5 a.m.) MOSCOW, August 25. The' members of the military mission saw Marshal Voroshilov, but he declined to confirm or deny the report that the Soviet was seeking a peaceful solution of the Danzig dispute. PREPARING TO LEAVE.

MOSCOW, August 25. The British and French military missions are preparing to leave tonight. GERMAN DIPLOMATS MOVE INTO PARIS EMBASSY. (Received This Day, 10.0 a.m) PARIS, August 25. Members of the German diplomatic staff, hitherto housed elsewhere, have all moved into the Embassy buildings. BALTIC NEUTRALITY A PROPOSED ALLIANCE. (Received This Day. 10.0 a.m.) • KAUNAS, August 25. Lithuania has suggested a military alliance of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, to safeguard Baltic neutrality. SHOOTING REPORTED ON BOHEMIAN BORDER. GERMANS ACCUSE POLES. (Received This Day, 10.0 a.m.) MARISCH OSTRAU. August 25. Germans report that Poles fatally shot seven Germans and one Czech at Bielitz. HUNGARY & RUMANIA NON-AGGRESSION PACT. (Received This Day, 10.0 a.m.) BUCHAREST, August 25. It is reliably stated that the Ru-manian-Hungarian non-aggression pact is almost ready for signature. A Budapest message reports that the police have banned Sunday’s Nazi victory march past the German and Italian Legations. PROTEST BY POLAND AGAINST GERMAN ACTIONS IN DANZIG. (Received This Day, 10.0 a.m.) DANZIG, August 25. Poland has protested against the Senate’s elevation of Herr Foerster to the leadership and the confiscation of a 1 Polish munitions train yesterday. AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS DIVISION PROMISED IN EVENT I OF WAR. GREAT WAR ORGANISER AT WORK. (Received This Day. 12.45 p.m.) PARIS, August 25. Colonel Charles Sweeny, who organised American volunteers in 1914. stated that an American infantry division of 10.000 men would enter the war on the side of the Allies without delay in the i event, of war. ;

INDIA’S PART CHALLENGE OF EUROPEAN WAR LORDS. EXHORTATION BY PUNJAB PREMIER. (Received This Day, 1.0 p.m.) SIMLA, August 25. The Premier of the Punjab exhortec India to take up the challenge of the European war lords if a conflict came KING LEOPOLD’S APPEAL REPLY BY GREAT BRITAIN. (Received This Dav, 1 p.m.) BRUSSELS, August 25. Britain, replying to King Leopold’s message, said she was always prepared to do everything to contribute to the creation of conditions enabling free negotiations to be carried to a satisfactory conclusion. LAVAL GOES TO ROME SOME SORT OF NEGOTIATIONS. (Received This Day. 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 25. The Paris correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain says M. I,aval has gone to Rome, it is surmised for the opening up of some sort of negotiations. ITALIAN SENTIMENT HARDLY ANY ANTI-BRITISH FEELING, (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) ROME, August 25. Hardly any anti-British feeling is expressed in Italy, even in the newspapers. which published Mr Chamberlain's speech in full. King Victor Emmanuel has asked the United States Ambassador to thank President Roosevelt for his message, which will be referred to the Government. Two classes, totalling 500.000 have been mobilised, making a total under arms of nearly 2,000,000.