The German rejection of M. Daladier's proposal is-explained in an oficial statement which says that on August 25 Herr Hitler Informed M. Robert Coulondre, the French Am: bassador in Berlin, that he could no longer tolerate the situation in Poland, and would regret that German and French blood should be shed as result of the stops ho might be forced to take to settle the situation.
M. Daladier, the statement con-Ainues, then sent a message to Herr Hitler' recalling Franco's attachment to peace, faithfulness to engagements, and desire for cordial Franco-German relations, and Poland's desire for a settlement by conciliation, Daladier said ho could not understand how war could break out without at least one now direct attempt at a peaceful settlement between Germany and Poland, The French Premier declared his' readieis to do everything he- could to Herr Hitler received M. Coutondie on August 26 and said ho could not accept M. DaJadier's proposal. This oral reply was confirmed yesterday by a written communteation handed to M. Daladier by the German Charge d'Affalres—Reuter,
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