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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1939
Page
23
A reflective column questions divine justice amid Nazi Soviet pact talk and looming conflict. It notes League of Nations disarray, Poland’s contested lands, and the likelihood of wider war if European powers fail to restrain aggression.
In Warsaw a government spokesman warned that uniting Danzig and the Polish Corridor with Germany would lead to war. Poland remained pessimistic despite Roosevelt’s appeal to Hitler and British efforts in London as air raid preparations and shortages sparked changes across the country.
Warsaw dispatch says Polish reserves take strictly defensive positions on the German frontier and mobilization is finished. Britain keeps Poland informed on exchanges with Adolf Hitler. Police report 12 Young German party members arrested at Sierakow with arms found at leader Karl Seuscke's home, including rifles and pistols plus nitroglycerin and dynamite tins.
After a chill night the temperature climbed from 59 at 7 30 a m to a high of 84 degrees by 4 p m then eased to 76 by 6 30 p m. Skies stayed clear and the late night reading was 62 degrees.
A dog and three pups owned by W. R. Mills at 58 Circle Drive NE were poisoned Saturday morning, apparently with strychnine. Mills reported to police Saturday night requesting an offender search.
A German-Russian pact row over German alliance prompts Japan to declare an independent policy based on morality. The policy, praised by China, is tempered by warnings that Tokyo’s morality differs from Chinese expectations.
London newspapers react to Hitler's Poland demands with firm anti appeasement stances. The Express, Sunday Times, Graphic, Dispatch, and Sunday Pictorial all urge Britain to refuse settlements that repeat Munich. King Hall predicts imminent war unless Nazi rule ends.
Soviet War Commissar Klementi Voroshiloff said Russia joined the non aggression pact with Germany because allied staff talks with Britain and France deadlocked. He cited Polish passage for Soviet troops and noted Britain and France opposed that view. He added that supplying Poland was a commercial matter, not a military pact issue.
In Missoula Montana authorities logged 172 fires across the Montana Idaho national forests on Saturday, most described as minor in nature with small blazes and widespread activity.
Washington reports neutral diplomats foresee Britain offering a half way Munich style peace and Poland rejecting any cession of Polish territory. Polish diplomats say Britain may press concessions but Poland will fight for its rights and independence with Britain and France unlikely to abandon Poland.
Dispatches from abroad give Washington cautious hope that a European war might be averted while officials maintain vigilance. President Roosevelt, awaiting German replies to his peace messages, conferred with A. A. Berle, assistant secretary of state, as preparations for potential war steps continue.
In London Paris Berlin and Rome crowds prepared for upheaval as soldiers departed and civilians headed home or to troop points. Railways jammed with Britons Germans moving while Americans in Europe faced travel hurdles. Museums jewels and royal residences began moving to safety ahead of looming hostilities.
Dispatches report Hans von Mackensen delivering Hitler’s peace terms to Mussolini, with Italy’s reply. Paris cuts air links to eastern Europe, forbidding nonmilitary flights east of a Calais Paris Lyons Marseilles line. Germany pledges Swiss neutrality and Luxembourg neutrality. Danish German frontier rail traffic halted. Nazi decree imposes four week rationing on coal soap some foodstuffs textiles and shoes.
Jesse Weaver 24, wanted in the Farah food store holdup at Cedar, was returned from Ottumwa to Cedar Rapids for trial. He confessed to aiding in the Cedar Rapids robbery and said he did not use a gun during escapes and other alleged crimes.
In this column Bugs Baer argues that wars resemble rackets driven by commerce. He likens a business rivalry to two salesmen fighting on a busi ness man’s premises, ending with mutual destruction and a peace treaty plus indemnity for damages.
Paris demands direct German negotiations with Poland for any settlement. France backs Poland with a guaranteed defense and mobilizes reservists, while Britain and France respond separately to Hitler’s proposals. Diplomatic circles note vague French tone to Coulondre amid talks on Danzig and the Polish Corridor.
Berlin reports the nazi party congress planned for September 2 to 11 is cancelled due to the tense international situation. Hitler had named it Party Day of Peace. A later date will depend on developments as Berlin reacts to events in London and London’s implications for European outlook.
Responding to neighbors complaints about a loud argument in a car in front of 48 Tenth Street SW, police arrested Kenneth Warner 48 of 402 Sixth Street SE and his brother George Varner 30 of 504 C Avenue NE. Both were found with beer and Kenneth Warner allegedly lacked a driver's license after a search.
Chicago AP reports an upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valley forecast with generally above normal temperatures. Showers and cooler conditions expected early in the week and again later in the week, with a list of unsettled days.
Col Vladimir Hurban, minister to the United States from Czechoslovakia, warned in Washington that no compromise can stop Hitler and that any peace would exact German domination of Europe. He praised Roosevelt’s peace overtures and urged unity to resist Hitler’s demands, saying negotiations would only delay inevitable war and threaten collective security.
Britain and France holding a showdown over war crisis as they draft a firm reply to Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Prime Minister Chamberlain's cabinet met in emergency session to consider two possible responses while signaling room for a diplomatic compromise.
Paris reports that high level consultations between Rome London and Paris focus on a peaceful solution to the European war crisis. Italy and Britain discuss German proposals and Polish independence, with Britain proposing a joint Polish German control of Danzig and customs, and Poland to decide fearlessly.
At about 1130 PM Saturday a two car collision at the Sixteenth Avenue and Sixth Street intersection left six injured. Drivers John S. Chandler and Robert Fisher allegedly ran a stop sign. In Chandler's car four people were hurt including Chandler and Lillian Jamesson. Dr. James Smrha treated minor head scrapes. Fisher’s car passenger Dorothy Bedner also suffered a shoulder bruise. Fisher was hospitalized for shock and injuries. both drivers gave details to Cedar Rapids police.
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