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P o la n d r e p l i e d im m e d ia te ly and f a v o r a b ly t o t h e P r e s i d
e n t ’ s m e ssa g e , and on A ugust 25 P r e s i d e n t R o o s e v e lt s e n t a
se co n d m essag e t o H i t l e r c o n v e y in g t o him t h e P o l i s h r e p l y .
The P r e s i d e n t p o in te d o u t t h a t P o la n d was w i l l i n g t o s o lv e i t s
c o n t r o v e r s y w ith Germany b y d i r e c t n e g o t i a t i o n o r by c o n c i l i a t
i o n . He d e c la r e d t o H i t l e r t h a t :
C o u n tle s s human l i v e s can y e t b e sa v e d and h o p e may
s t i l l b e r e s t o r e d t h a t t h e n a t i o n s o f t h e m odern w o rld
may even now c o n s t r u c t a f o u n d a tio n f o r a p e a c e f u l and
a h a p p ie r r e l a t i o n s h i p i f you and t h e g o v ern m en t o f t h e
German R e ic h w i l l a g r e e t o t h e p a c i f i c m eans o f s e t t l e m
ent a c c e p te d b y t h e governm ent o f Poland#^®
The o n ly o f f i c i a l German r e p l y t o t h e P r e s i d e n t ’ s m ess
a g e was a n o te fro m t h e German Em bassy d e l i v e r e d a t t h e Dep
a r tm e n t o f S t a t e on t h e a f te r n o o n o f S ep tem b er 1 , a f t e r t h e
in v a s io n o f P o la n d b y Germany had a l r e a d y b e g u n . The n o t e
s t a t e d t h a t C h a n c e llo r H i t l e r had l e f t n o th in g u n t r i e d f o r a
f r i e n d l y s e t t l e m e n t b u t t h a t ow ing t o t h e a t t i t u d e o f t h e
P o l i s h g o v ern m en t a l l t h e s e e n d e a v o rs w ere w ith o u t r e s u l t
The o u tb r e a k o f w a r. I n t h e f a c e o f H i t l e r ’ s d e te r m in a t
i o n t o p ro c e e d w ith h i s p la n o f c o n q u e s t, a l l e f f o r t s a t p e a c e
f a i l e d . On t h e e a r l y m o rn in g o f S e p te m b e r 1 , 1959, H i t l e r
s e n t h i s m i l i t a r y f o r c e s i n t o P o la n d . Two d ay s l a t e r F ra n c e
D ep a rtm en t o f S t a t e , B u l l e t i n , A ugust 2 8 , 1939, I , p . 1 6 0 .
I b i d . , S ep te m b er 2 , 1 9 3 9 , I , p . 1 8 3 .
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| Full text | 87 P o la n d r e p l i e d im m e d ia te ly and f a v o r a b ly t o t h e P r e s i d e n t ’ s m e ssa g e , and on A ugust 25 P r e s i d e n t R o o s e v e lt s e n t a se co n d m essag e t o H i t l e r c o n v e y in g t o him t h e P o l i s h r e p l y . The P r e s i d e n t p o in te d o u t t h a t P o la n d was w i l l i n g t o s o lv e i t s c o n t r o v e r s y w ith Germany b y d i r e c t n e g o t i a t i o n o r by c o n c i l i a t i o n . He d e c la r e d t o H i t l e r t h a t : C o u n tle s s human l i v e s can y e t b e sa v e d and h o p e may s t i l l b e r e s t o r e d t h a t t h e n a t i o n s o f t h e m odern w o rld may even now c o n s t r u c t a f o u n d a tio n f o r a p e a c e f u l and a h a p p ie r r e l a t i o n s h i p i f you and t h e g o v ern m en t o f t h e German R e ic h w i l l a g r e e t o t h e p a c i f i c m eans o f s e t t l e m ent a c c e p te d b y t h e governm ent o f Poland#^® The o n ly o f f i c i a l German r e p l y t o t h e P r e s i d e n t ’ s m ess a g e was a n o te fro m t h e German Em bassy d e l i v e r e d a t t h e Dep a r tm e n t o f S t a t e on t h e a f te r n o o n o f S ep tem b er 1 , a f t e r t h e in v a s io n o f P o la n d b y Germany had a l r e a d y b e g u n . The n o t e s t a t e d t h a t C h a n c e llo r H i t l e r had l e f t n o th in g u n t r i e d f o r a f r i e n d l y s e t t l e m e n t b u t t h a t ow ing t o t h e a t t i t u d e o f t h e P o l i s h g o v ern m en t a l l t h e s e e n d e a v o rs w ere w ith o u t r e s u l t The o u tb r e a k o f w a r. I n t h e f a c e o f H i t l e r ’ s d e te r m in a t i o n t o p ro c e e d w ith h i s p la n o f c o n q u e s t, a l l e f f o r t s a t p e a c e f a i l e d . On t h e e a r l y m o rn in g o f S e p te m b e r 1 , 1959, H i t l e r s e n t h i s m i l i t a r y f o r c e s i n t o P o la n d . Two d ay s l a t e r F ra n c e D ep a rtm en t o f S t a t e , B u l l e t i n , A ugust 2 8 , 1939, I , p . 1 6 0 . I b i d . , S ep te m b er 2 , 1 9 3 9 , I , p . 1 8 3 . |
