CBS: Elmer Davis And The News
Awaiting Hitler's speech to the Reichstag
October 4, 1939

1). Diplomatic and military activity in Europe awaits Hitler's speech to the Reichstag on Friday (October 6) in which he will lay down his terms of peace. Tomorrow Hitler will enter Warsaw. Mussolini also has an offer but will wait to see what becomes of Hitler's. Even in Berlin there's no expectation that the allies will accept Hitler's offer. The allies will likely want more of a guarantee than just Hitler's word. Germany will attack if the offer is rejected. The German air force will be in position by the weekend on the Western front.

2). Congress took up the neutrality bill again. Language in the bill could label much of the world as combat zones, making them illegal for America to conduct trade there.