The Archive · 1939

Col. Beck Wins Applause Colonel Joseph Beck, the Foreign

Minister, received an extraordinary ovation at the close of his speech in reply to Herr Hitler today nian deputies joined in the applause when a resolution approv-the speech was carried.

General Zeligowski, who seized Vilna for Poland, jumped from his seat, and ran to shake the hand of Col Beck, whose policy he had hitherto opposed.

No representatives of the Axis Powers were present in the diplomatic gallery. In the lobbies after the speech was regarded as moderate, but firm, ex sing Poland's sincere desire fo but with honour."—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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