Beck exchanged impressions of Herr Hitler's speech, and particularly those passages affecting Poland, and the German suggestions regarding Danzig, together with the Polish rejoinder.
It is declared in authoritative circles that the question of the British guarantee to Poland had been made perfectly clear. Nothing, it is stated, has happened to change or mitigate Washington, May 1.
"It is none of our business to supply arms to Great Britain er any other nations" Senator William E Borah, Republican of Idaho, declared ioday in a commentary on the United States' foreign policy.
Speaking to the press, he stated that the problem of neutrality hac boiled down to the question of knowing "whether we will or will nct be neutral and, if we are not neutral whether we will forbid the sale o* arms to all nations or sell them only to certain nations."
No attempt has been made on either side to link up the Anglo-Soviet talks vith the Far Kast, Reuier's Diplomatic Correspondent understands, The objective throughout, he states, have been purely European, British policy, it is explained, is to strengthen generally the forces against aggression, and to associate the Soviet with this plan, while taking into account the views of other countries, such as Poland and Rumania. At the same time, Britain's plan is to deprive of substance Germany's allegation that "encirclement" is intended or desired, He asserted in conclusion, "We will be involved in war from the momen that we start supplying arms." Havas.
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