THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1937.
GERMAN PLEA FOR PEACE Eloquent Address At Memorial Day Function
GENERAL BLOMBERG ON NAZI AMBITIONS
(SPECIAL TO THE "CHINA MAIL”)
Berlin, To-day.
A striking appeal for peace, in which he recall- ed all the ghastliness of the Great War, was made by the German Minister of Defence, Marshal von Blomberg, at a ceremony on the occasion of Memor- ial Day held in the Berlin State Opera House.
Marshal Blomberg in his address, which was broadcast over every German wireless station, reminded his audience of the hard- ships that the Reich had passed through in 1914 to 1918, and, in moving words, drew a vivid picture of the never-ending succession of graves of German soldiers fallen in all parts of the world for love of the Fatherland.
He spoke of the distress caus- tenance of international peace. ed mothers, widows and orphans,, The German people extended the which even to-day had to be hand of reconciliation to all their born bravely.
neighbours.
He then called to mind the mil- The world must at long last, he lions of soldiers of all nations who said, come to understand the signi- twenty years ago fought and died ficance of Germany's freedom of the for and against Germany, and dictates of the Versailles Treaty, whose legacy to the world was that "diabolical work of hatred and "Forget hatred. Show yourselves, delusion.” worthy of our sacrifice. Use all your might to prevent a recurrence of this horror.”-
HATRED CONQUERED Marshal Blomberg went on to
In Central Europe to-day stood a free people, which in no way men- faces the freedom of other peoples.
PERIL OF BOLSHEVISM "Whoever, however, sees in this
- GENERAL VON BLOMBERG
dead soldiers when it greets and serves Adolf Hitler.
CHINA'S OFFER TO REDS
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Nanking, To-day.
The conference of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuo- mintang yesterday passed a resolu- tion to continue the anti-Communist campaign.
The resolution agreed, however, on reconciliation on terms tanta- mount to complete surrender b the Communist armies, dissolution of the so-called Chinese Soviet Re- public and cessation of Communis- tic progaganda Reuter
STABLE CURRENCY
Nanking, To-day. The Kuomintang Third Plen- ary Session held its sixth busi- ness meetings yeterday, presided over by Dr. Chou Lou.
"The new Germany is the proud-
The Chairmanship system of the lest monument that those who have Central Executive Committee is to come after have erected to the the changed into a Standing Com- memory of our fallen heroes.” mittee system.
Mr. Chen Kung-po was appoînt-. Referring to the new army builted Director of the Public Training up under Herr Hitler, the Minister Department and Mr. Shao Lik-tse said that the men who served it as the Director of the Propaganda were inspired by the spirit of Na-Department of the Kuomintang. tional Socialism and were insuper- It is stated that Mr. Wang Fa- ably bound to the Nazi Party.
The new army is the backbone and foundation of the new Reich," he stated
chien, is to preside over the closing ceremony at 9 am to-day and that Mr. Ya Yu-jen is to read the mani- festo of the Session before the au- dience:
It is learned that the manisfesto
"We want to be good soldiers and good National Socialists. It is not a case of choice between one and states that the Government will the other. Both belong together that China will not challenge any continue its present foreign policy,
speak of the last four years during freedom and equality of status and and both in reality are the same foreign country but will resist all
which, he said, the German people the right of every nation to live its had conquered at home the hatred own life, will understand the in- and dissension which had proved exorable hostility that has driven insuperable until the coming of National Socialism to hurl itself with all its right against the world Adolf Hitler.
The German people could show peril of Bolshevism”
thing."
foreign aggressions so as to pre- HERR HITLER PRESENT- Memorial Day was celebrated in
serve its territorial rights.
It adds that China wants a peace- the traditional fashion all over
ful unification throughout the coun- country. From the windows of try, that the Government will en thousands of public and private courage the co-operative system for
the same greatness and the same Marshal Blomberg then again buildings hung the national flag farming and will maintain stabi-
draped with black.
lised currency.
courage in performing deeds of recalled the heroic lives and deaths
constructive of the German soldiers who had The central point of the cere it is also learned that the Ses- peaceful cultural work, at all times respecting the fallen in the service of the Father-monies was the Opera House, in sion has
determined that the Hand
Unter den Linden, where Herr Hit Peoples' Congress will be summon- rights of other peoples
ler, all the Reich Cabinet, the Dip-ed on November 12 this year.
Our lomatic Corps, high officers of the Own Correspondent. Nazi Party and the defence forces,
GUIDING PRINCIPLE The guiding principle of Ger- many's foreign policy, he stated, was the Fuehrer's desire for main-
Their achievements, he said, were a beacon of light illuminating the way to victory of idealism.
heard Marshal von Blomberg's
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