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HITLER'S APOLOGY FOR FAILURE OF BLITZKRIEG
HITLER'S SPEECH yesterday to arma- ment workers in Berlin sounded more like an Directed by RAY ENRIGHT-A WARNER BROS.-First National Picture apology for inaction than anything else.
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Over half the time was devoted to a tirade about "lebensraum," the Versailles Treaty and the economic position of Germany. It was a revised version of the speech which has served him so often in the past, and drew practically no applause.
that
He then went on to say Mr. Churchill had planned the
war.
t
"People say I have a feeling of Inferiority towards England," he said.
arc
"They
crazy!
have never had an inferiority com. plexi"
He made the somewhat amazing statement that not one of Ger- many's armament works have yet been hit by the R.A.F.. In this connection, it may be recalled that on Monday the German journal "Das Reich" complained that the German Press was not allowed to 'give any reports indicating the
JUST A HITLER
PEP TALK
•
Hitler's speech is re- garded in Washington as a "pep talk" to munition workers and a challenge to the rest of the world, long explanation for Germany's whether beiligerents or inaction, and Hitler seemed to
oi, who oppose Nazi eco- nomics.
cupe of the British raids,
For the rest, the speech was a
recall that some of his listeners might be thinking of his boast hat the war would be over by last September,
"Every Caution" He told them he considered It worthwhile to walt,
Hitler's announcement · of war on capitalism everywhere is tak-
BRITISH LOAN TO CHINA
A large loan to China £10,000,000 wasan- nounced by Mr. Butler, Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs, in the House of Commons yesterday.
He recalled that on November 30 the United States Government announced it intention of extend- ing large credits to China,
The British Government, in its view of the importance of financial and economic relations, has now decided to grant further financial assistance.
Providing suitable arrange. ments can be made that sterling Is available for use only. In the sterling area, Britain is, pre- pared. in principle to mako an the advance of £5,000,000 to
. Chinese Stabilisation Fund and to grant credits for a further £5,000,000 available for pur. chages within the sterling area. This decision has already been communicated to the Chinese Gov- ernment. Reuter.
FEWER SICK
en in Washington as timed chiefly SINCE WAR
at Britain and the United States. and as a final recognition tha: Nights at work or in air raid' America, if not a belligerent, is shelters might be expected to un- really in the war with Britain.
"I am very cautious in this respect," herald. "We don't i want prestige successed." He tried to comfort his hearers."nep talk" particularly such
lengthy one. Reuter. by painting a picture of the peace- ful reconstruction that would en- sue once Germany had won the war practically the sole re- rence in the whole speech to his "New Order."
It is also considered significant that German workers needed such
He spoke vaguely about "far- reaching plans" for improving he lot of the German people, and shattering the barriers around Germany so that she will "occupy; the place due to her," Reuter,
SON WAS RESCUER
A
demolition worker who dug for twelve hours
CONSULTS SHELTER
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dermine the health is not the mor- ale of the people of this country, but s'atistics show that times of greatest stress during the past twelve months have been the times when the least number of people have been on the sick. list
British people are not 'alling. and they are not rushing to the medicne bottle,
During the period April to June when Hitler took over most of his temporary European territory the sickness rate in Lancashire alonc dropped by over 121,000 Mr. Robert Boothby, Parlia-people. mentary Secretary to the Min- An official of an insurance.com- istry of Food, · walked the mittea sa d that the national reac- streets of London between 5 a.m. tion to the war had, been remärk- and 7 am to watch the exodus able.... irom the air raid shelters,
He
was seeking first-hand in omation to help in advancing the Min'stry's plans for emer- gency feeding.
"The spirit of the people was magnificent," Mr. Boothby sald.
to free people trapped in "interrogated many of them,
a
bomb-wrecked home, to make were made cheerfully. and what sugges fons they had
.
"It Is the most remarkable tribute to the workpoople of the country," he said. "One would expect that with thousands of our healthy young men in the foroco, the sickness rate of the remaining population would naturally increase, but it has not been 30.
"I think the explanation lies in
found that two of the vic- Soms of them were constructive. the fact that people are so busy tims were his father and My experiences will assist us in working that they have no time to dealing with the emergency. It be neurasthentic or to bother mother. He got them out is a case of full speed ahead." Mabout minor ailments.”
and they were taken to hospital.
The house was one of several in "he North London area which heavy demolished by a
were
bomb.
-For hours the rescue, workers did not know whether there was anyone alive in the wreckage. They dug and searched systema tically.
They were ordered to taka- cover during a later raid when gunfire was heard overhead, but they refused, and went on with the rescue work,
Soon afterwards a sudden ory of "Quiot, pleske,” produced a dramatic allence. Than faint Bounds were hoard; from among the debris.
Policeman Trapped
After an hour's more digging i came the first rescue a dog. which belonged to the demolition worker who retrieved it. Thei the man got out his father and
nother.
-Later some bodies were recover- ed from the debris. All day efforts were continued at a pest office building to 'rench a war, reservə policeman who was believed to have been buried,
One man, who persistently re- Tused to leave' his home and seek shelter, was persuaded to do, soʻ for the first time on Thursday night, His home was wrecited.
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