Berlin, Apr. 26. Poland is marked down'as the next victim in the path of the Reich's "Drang Nach Osten," veteran observers stated today in commenting on Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler's speech.
Poland has now taken. the place occupied last year by Czechoslovakia, they claimed, although German against Warsaw isnot Germany never gave up her designs on the. Ukraine, "breadbasket Europe," and' the German Government recently suggested to Poland plans for the conquest. of this rich Eastern European land, they said. Poland rejected these suggestions because she feared she would gradually undertook close action with, become the Reich's vassal if she
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Commentators declared that many had fixed the boundaries of the "Aryan Tace™ territory at the Ural and' Caucasus Mountai and would proceed to expand vi Poland.
(ola Method of attack Germany Fails to Get Tokyo Pact London, Apr. 20.
All newspapers here today gave prominence to the acute discussions which recently have been gamy, on jin inner circles in Tokyo over. the converting, the anti-Com-n Pact into a military alliance. consensus that no alliance has been concluded, "despite the heavy pressure which Berlin is believed to have been putting to attain that end. The fact that Herr Hitler's speech had no reference to Japan appears to eon firm this view, "it would be dimeult to over-emphasize the repugnance to such an llianee." writes the Tokyo correspon-[dent "ni "The Times' sshowne peivaie, convormiion' bye" many mode among the various mina- Wemenativedapanecy of Wel preceded the annexation, of) Mtencce. ite lieely to aula"
tte aban he" amar tokyo, wonter, at South-east Europe, chiefly with Rum-alliance with Germany against the aula, aiming to Isolate Poland. Ger-Wwiet, This coincides with the view expressed to Reuter by well-informed man politicians have admitted that eventual action against the Poles Japanese in London—that Japan will would be more difficult than against only "enter an European war if the Ceechs, but, they said, the Reich attacked by the Soviet, can take time for lengthy prepers Japanese Navy Attitude tions.
German action is not imminent, Competent observers say that the observers confirmed, because Herr Japenese Navy is strongly against Hitler is likely to xo to Berchtesihe. alliance, which Is entirely" out ly wise nor Scae 2 Gane' Sise 9 harmony with her trap Soachim' von "Ribbentrop. -Foreizn P°U 43.1 roosevelts appeal to Minister, will take long leave alter inp Dictators, combined with Minister conclude their vis heres MiMullaneous transfareneo the Soviet Navy Changes Announced Moscow, Apr. 29.
Several changes have lately been made in the Commissariat and active. command of the Soviet Navy Admiral Nicholas Kuznetsov, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, has been appointed new Navy Commissar in replacement of the disinissed Michail Frinovski.
Head of the Politi Department of the Navy Commissariat, and Admiral of Reichswehr Suppress Riots in Saar [American Fleet to the Pacific, une doubtedly unpleasantly impressed the Japanese, notoriously anxious not to antagonize the United States.
OMeial circles are inclined share the general view that there is, military alliance between Gor-wany, Italy and Japan, Recently, the Japanese attitude to Britain has been notably more conciliatory, The violent anti-British altitude which a year ago was. coming almost menacing, has marked-decreased, and there appears. to be much renter readiness to listen to British' representations, It would be the streatest mistake to imagine that European preoeeup: tions have caused the British Gov ernment to forget Far Eastern Interests. Actually, Reuter understand, the reverse Is the cass. The methods naturally will to some extent depend fon events,
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