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; RESIST CLAIMS TO DANZIG Poles Determined to Fight German Claims to Free City — Broaden Powers of President. WARSAW, Poland, May 2.— Determined to resist German demands for restoration of Danzig to the Reich and for a broad right-of-way across the Polish corridor, premier general Felicjan Skladkowskis cabinet moved swiftly today to buttress Polands defenses. The cabinet at a special meeting decided to propose that parliament confer upon president Ignacy Moscicki extraordinary powers governing national defense preparations, economic matters and financial regulations. Under the proposal the president would be empowered to issue decrees in the fields of defense, economics and finance, except on questions affecting the parity of Polish currency. The presidents powers would remain effective until next autumn, by which time Warsaw authorities hope the present Polish-German dispute will have been settled. Suggestions for a Polish protectorate over the free city of Danzig left little doubt in the minds of observers that the government is planning strong resistance to Chancellor Hitlers demands. Foreign minister Josef Beck is scheduled to deliver an important statement to parliament Friday, outlining Polands reply to Hitlers Reichstag speech, in which the Fuehrer outlined his demands uponPoland and denounced the German-Polish non-aggression pact. Beck is expected to voice his counter proposals at that time.
