Paris, Nov. 17.
Considerable comment was devoted in the press here today to the Ger~ man rejection of the Belgian-Dutch mediation offer.
Tt was announced, said Pertinax in ~LOrdre;" that Hiller was to send 'a personal message to the sovereigns of Belgium and Holland but that the message would be kept secret, "How. fever." he added, "all these delays and detours no doubt mean that Hitler wanted to gain time, that he hoped the Western Powers would accept his fairs accomplish, that he tried - once again to draw Duce into his peace offensive, and that he gave up all hope of this when he reade few sen-fences of LI Duce's speech two days ago."
Pertinax also wrote that the Fuchrer tried to obtain from Belgium after Britain and France had replied. 'The British answer contained Indications permitting a peaceful Germany great possibilities, The French Note stated that it was up. to Germany. to decide for or ayainst peace. 'The door therefore was not' closed on further negotia-ions and Berlin is wrong in alluding to what they allege to be categorical rejection of our offer by the Allies." "Havas,
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