September 2, 1939; BRITIAN / FRANCE MAKE ONE MORE EFFORT TO AVERT WAR:

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1939:

RACINE, WIS., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2, 1939.

Ready to Try

For Conciliation,
Says Daladier

Chamberlain Delays

Vital Statement to
British Parliament

LONDON, Sept. 2.—(INS)—The cabinet of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain assembled

at 19 Downing street at 4:30 p. m. today (9:30 a. m.. CST). Chamberlain is now expected to make his delayed statement to the house of commons around 9 p. m. (2 p. m.. CST). As their lawmakers met in historic sessions, it a p p e a r e d that Great Britain a n d France were making one more effort to avert the o u t  b r e a k of a general European w a r . P r i m e Minister C h a m b e r l a i n deferred an e x p e c t e d s t a t e m e n t to parliament . Premier Daladier said that France is willing to try for conciliation if hostilities in Poland cease.

Bottle-Neck

Of Corridor Is
Closed,-Berlin

Reich to Present

'Fait Accompli/ Say
German Sources

PARIS, Sept. 2.—(INS)—Great Britain a n d F r a n c e are sending a new u l t i m a t u m  to  R e i c h s  f u e h r e r  H i t l e r  w a r n i n g  t h a t  t h e y  c an wait only a n "extremely limited" time for a  r e p l y to their demand for cessation of m i l i t a ry  o p e r a t i o ns in Poland. P r e m i e r Daladier was g r a n t e d implied authority to d e c l a r e war on G e r m a n y . The power was vested in a war  b u d g e t bill.

 

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