The Archive · 1938

Lithuanian Dissension

Lithuanian capitulation to Polish demands was made at the price of possible internal dissension, it appeared here to-day as the anger of the populace mounted against the Government.

Parliament adjourned at 145 o'clock this afternoon, indicating that further sessions were planned. The Govarnment feared "rash acts" by young Lithuanian guards maintained around the property of Polish minor Volunteers League distributed handbills here to-day urging armed opposition to Polish demands—United Press.

Berlin Secs Tranquillity Berlin, Mar, 19.

Oficial Nazi circles here hailed the settlement of the Polish-Lithuanian crisis as an augury of a more tranquil Government officials here had their frst quiet week-end in eight weeks while Herr Adolf Hitler proceeded with his plans to revisit Vienna confer with Signor Benito Mussolin in Rome in May.—United Press, Youth Warned Warsaw, Mar, 20.

President Moscicki, in a broadcast speech made in commemoration of Marshal Pilsudski, creator of Poland, deplored the attitude of certain sections of Polish youth who, by sowing chaos, only benefited communism and other, subversive elements.

To' fight this danged) which wa the greatest of all, President Moscicki added, it might' become necessary ta seck salvation in_a totalitarian reglue, However, President Mos cieki concluded, he'believed that this extreme eventuality would prove

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