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Charles Lindbergh — Part 11

83 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Charles Lindbergh · 81 pages OCR'd
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ped. the ts 24. Ab the beginning ot "august the “Relch Government was tofocmed of , an exchange of netea belween the re- " presentative of Poland in Danzig and | the Benate of the Free City, accord- + ing te which the Polish Government the form of ®& short-term ulti: ‘tum and undar threat of relalintary “measures hed demanded the with- drawal of an alleged ofder of the Benste--an order which, in fact, had never tesn agued concerning the ac- tivitlaa of Pollan customs inspectors. This caused the Relch Gavernment to jnform the Pollak Government, on Awpust OUh, that a repetition of euch demands in the form of an ultimatum woult leed to an aggravation of the telations «between Germany aha Poiand, for the consequences of which the Polish Government woukl alone be responaible. At the same Hime, the attention of the Potleh Government was drawn to the fact that the main- tenance of the sconomic measures adopted by Poland against Danzig wodld fore the Free City to seek Gbier export and import poewibitities. ‘The Poligh Government aaitweeed thie NEW JERSEY | Die frobe, Weikenriiatest wiimeckt CARL M. STRUSS sales ddag : te JEWELER, Gegriindet 19:8 |, UHEEN, OGLE aad WARREN * 690) BERGEN LINE AVENUE Behe 1 Birases Usten City, MN. 2. Trenton i Peter Bohn, Mass-Schneiderei Assfige vou $25.00 oufwirts Tadellose Arbeit R Kederengen Mit “Rufen Sie ons aul: 2-485 4m §. BROAD STREET Adaris Dry Goods Stere @. BROAD and LIBERTY STREET# Peeing, Chaititit end Bedienong sicher wat tine tree Kontechaht Begeres alltimeen, Adam HechL, Eigentibmer HAMA, communication fron the Belch ¢ Gave! jerament with an Aide-Memoire oe] August 10th, handed fo Ihe German | Embassy in Warsaw. which eulminge- ed in the statement that Poland would Interpret ¢vory ar Merich Gov ermmont in Danzig affzirs, which volpht eodaoger Polieh rights aint interests there, as wo act of “e- gression. 2. On August 2nd, Mr. Naviiie ‘Chamberlain, the British Prime Min- ly acting under thé iinpreasion of Announcements of “the. inpending conclusion af & Non- Aggression Part pebween Germany and the U.8.5.8., sent # personal letter to the Fiturer. Here Be expreamed on the one hang the frm determination of the Britian Government ta fulfil ite pledged obligations to Poland, on the other and, the view that it waa most ed- visable la the frat instance to restore an atmoaphert: of confidence and then! to solve the German-Pollsh problema through negotlations terminating in a a@ettament which should be Inter- nationally guarentesd. ‘The Fuhrer, | in hia cepry of August 23rd, set forth the rea] chuses of the German-Polish erlaia, He referred in particular to the g¢herous propohal made by him in) March of this year and stated that the false reporte apread by England lat tint time regarding @ German mobilization sgeinst Poland, the equally incorrect as#ertions about Germany's aggressive = intentions towards Hungary and Rumania end, glave InS_IUIES arising Prom Lhe ‘whole of Poland's previous attitude and despite justifiable doubts in oe aincere Willlngnesa on the part of the Polish Government for a direct aetlle- menk, the Fijhrer, in hia pngwer hand- ed to the British Ambaasalor on the afternoon of August 28th, accepted the British proposal and declared that! the Reich Government awalted the ar- rival of a Polish representative veated with plenipotertiary powers on Aug, Q0th. At the same tine the FObror, announced that the Retth Gdvernment: would immediaisiy draft proposain for a schrtlon acceptable to them and would, Hf possible, heave these ready for the British Government before the Potts negotiator arrived. G. In the course of August 36th, neither a Pollah “negotiator with plenipotenHary powers ner any com- munication from the Britian Govern- ment about steps undertaken fy them reeched Bertin. On the contrary, it was oo this Gay that the Keich Government were Informed of the ordering of @ genoral Potlah mobilization. Only at ntidmlght did the British Ambassador hand over a new mem- orandum which, however, falied to disclose any practical progreas in the treatment of Polish-German questions and confined Iteelf to a statement that the Fihrer’s answer of the preceding: day was to be comrounicated to the Polish Government. 7, although the non-appharance of the Polish negotiator bad removed the TT Zig. ARAINAL 1h fermans In Poland pnd, finally, by (Ulbmérablt vioiations of the frontier, &Phinst Germany. 10. On the evening of Beptember, ist, the Ambaagadors of Great Britain] and France hended to the Reich for ‘Foreign Affalra two Hotes couched ih, the aame terms in twhich they demanded that Germany ‘shoul withdraw er troopa from \Potiah territory, afd declared that if [this demand wart aot concetied, their) lreapective Govdrnménta would fulfill lthelr nbilgations to Potond without tuvther delay. The Teich Mintater for orig af fairs replied to beth the Ammibaswadora that Germany qeuid sot accept the view expressed 4 the nobed that she had attacked Peland. tn opted ab ten ise | i in arded 40 banish the ot war, which hed come dan ngeroudly Clone in conseqiténte of these two an armistica and a aubeequent con- ference for the mattlement of the Ger- man-Polish confilet, — .° Ths Gtnmeg cod th Freak ‘Gevernment fepiied im the afflrn- ative to this proposal, whilat the Siritieh Gevertakeut réfuecd to the Dose had teen ‘srecked ty Ei Eas land.’ | 12. On Septetoller ard, at # a. m., jthe Sritteh Acs lor arrived at the German Odies and handed? ovet a note In which the British Gor-' es notes, thé Duce made & ptopoesl far |' "| cure! dhawentbetment of Germany, Soviet + Tha alsa in the opinion of the tailttary power in either urope ar| Tisten ‘Governednt the initiative of) Asia. The aroice of the U. 4, 5. willing j pe arcoint of any Britivh Intea- Hons of obligations, ta tolereic in the Fase of the Releh conl- tlams nimniler to those prevailing ja fee Gritith Frotectorsts of | On tanumerahle occeaainna the Re Government and the German people amured ihe British people of then desire for un understanding and even Slote triendship with them. Bince the Britiah Government replied to these repeated offers of friendship with an Jopen Urrent of war, then the respons ftoity for tha les solely with the British Cabinet and those men whe ter years have preached the destric- 4 tot ond sonthlintion wl the adnan ‘poeple. Wanted: oA Gyroscope 4 tet Ht go! But, Cotnnientens fextet fot Show the war resalt 1m the, Mansi ewid beetene the greatest woul then be free tf, storm teroust | Perope and Aste, itiNag off baskers, -mverchiatts, tosimess mee, property -ewwete, retigious ml otler petty | bourgepisic. wx Churoblll will wel bet tle ugly finally, the guarantee given by Ep@-! conditions under which the British land and Franoa to the Pollsh Gov-| Government ware to be informed of ernment had encouraged the Polish ' ing reinn <Government's conoeption af ernment, fixing & time Hmtt of twe| Shing beppee ls ctor werds, he will henrs, repested ‘thelr demand for a! mot persalt the tetal defeat ef Hitler withdrawal of the German troops and: | by Bialin. What Ceurchili wanta and Government not enly tv decliae tee German offer, but to let loose a wave of terror against the Germans donal- ciled in Poland and to etraagic Danzig ocononiéalty, 1 | At the sams time the Milhrer de-! olared that Germany would not let herself be kept back from protecting thmidation whatsoever. 3. Although the ebeve-mentioned detter from the British Prime Mintater | of Auguat 23nd, as well ae speeches the basia on which negotiations might be possible, =the Je Gino fermulated by the ich were none the ees communicated and explained in detail te the British Ambeasador when he subinitted the above-man- tioned avamorandum. ‘The felch Gov- ertunent expected that now at any rate, subsequently to this, « Polleh instead, 4he Polish Ambossador in Berlin made a verbal declaration ta the Reich Minleter for Foren Aftalre on the afternoon of August Slat. te a a rr | the effect that THE PROGRAM OF | GERMAN AMERICAN BUND ab @iaminously resfirmed al the mov had in p may | Fraps 3144 pes hewited copies, ambhiet form from the A. V. PUBLISHING CORPORATION P. 0. Box 24, Station “K”, New York, N. ¥. Band's 14d Netlonal Cenrention, | i the Poligh Government hed been Lafertand ln the preceding, night by the Aritish CGovermment that there was 8 posibllity of direct mewotletines bietwnnn the Belch Governtanst and the Polish Ger- crament, \. in the evert of @ refusal, declared loemacives to Pw at. war with Gor- many stter this .tme imit had of- pared. The Brith Bearathry of tate for Foreign Adjairé on September 3rd, a a, Gollvered a note we 4 fon Chace d'Ataines in London in wiih he laformed him that a state of war exknted baterten her vital rights by any methods of In-| ienipotentiary would bm appointed. | the two countele da from 11 Bm. on ! eptember HL. Gn the same #9, at 21.40 & on. the Reich Mininter for Forelg Affaire handed to the JANG Anibemador in Berlin & merooraniium from the Reich Government in arhich the Balch pe- jected the demat@e expressed by the British Governmant in the fora of an nEinaatum end in which jk was proved tthat the reepetibfity fer fhe out- break of war ed sdlely with the British aH be bepes is bring about, i 5 ntaloniate between Ceormany and Roe ais se that Englned cam bgeln Sold Ge balance ‘of power on the Contl- nent of Earepe, Di tact, Winston ‘Halling for” the barter lies. ~ ‘Uiepohill koews Gut with oim- onlet wemente la ebatral of all the Teutoglc, Blavic and comqueted coun ties, Europe mad Asin will be srvietined eves befets the inarching herds of tam arebee te pele Inge, fa rape, Impakicn, exile ane imaenaret. Fintend Waows tits, toa; wo do ofl the offer sations {Bet Rigeed the ppii-Coimiatern pact; «i | Betions, Get the commuelsiin ¥odeal which by subterfage, bes peised tan- tect of the American gevernmest. (They have been ao leag the coming; the Mational Bamk Act of 1st gare! | the cmieriag wedge. . Feast road tts bi gets rere inivate bankers wari ever since thei the Amerkcan people have been force! io #orrow and pey interest OW ” THEIR OWN MONEY. Verity, those | Tastitartiona’” f oo a; who make the Jawa are impetent be-| fa the handling st sae; te tua aide those whe control the Iife blood! good thing mat Wigiand dows of a. natie—MOMNEY. . : Hence it is tbat fixe HULL of our ibip of State rota Ip heavy peas. Bat | £ American brase-owmerE who conspel | “American Epyiitetions,” glace when | td Dutch East Lndis ‘olf mpl the Borns Acad become “Ameen te blecody Jot Mialln WITHOUT) ty pnetbeme fo Ets wi hyn on eh defecyed joteres! payroint ab POLISH ATROCITIES AGANST GERMANS a TY ne i * Translation of a Sister in Potand te te At. >, -ptiee. Resident in the United States’ . le Cua pee ba hett bk 8 . ° ‘The letter below, itanslated from the Polish, ia "+. & tne copy of the writing of one siater in Poland to another who ig living int the United States.. It prewunt aly bly passed the British eengar because so few wl ‘Polish. It teils of gruesome atrocities, conflrmin rming Poe - Sfcial re of the wholesale maseacre of German 7 . elvilans ‘ore the Reich armies entered Poland. and Follows a te? ta the mbronities. The letter reads aa glows ” 2 "Siders 6, WBA. - a yen Yann tear det; thie 1 tell wa fab a have Jpou dre the uame. Dear ulster and beother-ta-iow tad ekibiren, we sent you | a cotiple of Kétters, Tat mover Ket na dnuwst aed you aré so many, while wo are plone bere. "We haa war bere, but thanks to God, we are atilt bore; not ae chet Wee fred bere. ‘The Polish killed many (ernians, cub womeab’s breasca off, cut their eyre aué teogtes oat end rut their moses off. They pusjshed n whois family by ailing thelr hands aad tongues on tables’ and their tock om the oor boards. They tried te kit all German bat they told ue that we wele net (erradity igat Bolweboo, (Breabiass.) ‘Thay bed made arrhsgements for 8 Bloedy Susday, but thanks to God, the Gernaia eoldiqgs arrived aod we were seved. i ask you, dear aister, whether ‘you didn't pat m fetter from us befose the war started. We wrote you and non Erioh'y photos were enctosed, ur eon Micloh ds ameng the sulsing. ie ves ie ethind service in tho Polish army. Three dbeks défert the wir started wae the lect dime WI ‘teehed from htm. A erat wong paidiers come back, Perhaps ha got kiiied 4a the war, or thd Polink ‘ilind Alm, ad they 46 to many German They. iaade themn digg thelt awn graves hMdove they kiied thom. . Dear tater, we could write 2 grekt deal mere. The Polish Jeiied wiane thon $0,000 Garmmas. Dear slater and brother-in-lew, pergape yoru reasember oki ar. Wonder id Whttehnl—thef took Mm and bit +idest pet slong, aed se sere Meard any mere trom fhend. < Dear sieter and brother-is-iew, pou whats 's totter te Gastar Stables. Why don't you #rito te aT 4t ln 8 Jong tingt sizos we have sbat cen ae other and swe cenid write a few tiep te od. We wrote four slaters, mad two are in Amosiee, und Farm bere alene. 1 don't krow shore Lere a. oF ake ia alive yet. iy? “Lvil] gloss any Jether, ‘iti beat erbahes te yo, tear ster, rhi-ind ned children = Plepee write to us neon gad goa’t forget. th: We prost yea ail. Our son Otto and daaghior Keune, sith fait families sine oomd their beet regarte Pre all hope $0 bher frou yom, sot. Pe ee ee Coal ee en es *
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