PLANS OF CONQUEST

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 September 1939, Page 5

PLANS OF CONQUEST

FROM BALTIC TO BALKANS.

HOPES OF BLOCKADING BRITAIN

(Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, September 28.

The “National Tidende’s” Berlin correspondent Says Wilhelmstrasse circles are talking of the creation of a block-ade-proof lebensraum (living space) with Berlin and Moscow as dominating centres, but embracing Italy and intermediate states from the Balkans to the Baltic. The purpose of this bloc would be to blockade England and France at an appropriate time if “they did not listen to reason.” The opinion is expressed that circumstances would compel Turkey and Japan to join in. The “Tidende” adds: “This grandiose plan aims at reducing England and France to the status of border States which would be forced on them; It is certain that Herr von Ribbentrop is proposing some such project to Moscow.” FRENCH OPINIION HITLER AND THE SHADOW OF RUSSIA. SOME ANTICIPATED DEMANDS. (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) PARIS, September 28. Observers believe that Herr Hitler will try to get the shadow of Russia behind the peace offensive effort to induce Britain and France to agree to the disappearance of Poland under German-Soviet domination; secondly, to a settlement of colonial issues, and thirdly, to a readjustment of commercial and mercantile advantages for Russia and Germany., Germany then probably will agree to peace for a number of years, but in the event of certain refusal, Herr Hitler will regard himself as at liberty to employ all his forces in the West.