GERMANY'S LEADERS PROCLAIM NEW "GREATER REICH'
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Vienna, Apr. 9. referred to the tremendous ascent of "I proclaim the day of the greater the German nation since he spoke at Koenigsberg in 1933, when he asked German Reich. Hoist the flags."
Thus Dr. Joseph Goebbels, tile the nation to authorise him to take Propaganda Minister, at 11 o'clock the fate of Germany into his this morning broadcast the proclama hands,
ion of the new greater
Hitler proceeded to trace the post- Reich ro
Bald with War history of Germany and the anschluss sulting from
that he found the Fatherland torm that he Austria.
saunder and there were two groups other, namely, the fighting cach
the proletariat. bourgeoisle and German bourgeoisie looked as though it was hypnotised by Geneva and the proletariat by Moscow. They were not able to save Germany, which was being exploited and approaching chaos.
Simultaneously the citizens and traffic observed a two-minute silence, while sirens shrieked and acroplanes roared overhead dropping leaflets reading "Vote Yes." Fings fluttered over every building.
Voters in favour will put a cross in a large circle next to the word "Jn," marking of a anuiler circle next to the word "Nein," or in- validate the paper.
the There will be a member of fteichstag for every 00,000 voters.
The result is a foregone conclusion --officials confidently predicting 09 to 100 per cent. of voters will sup. port the Fuchrer.
Austrians constitute 4,000,000 oul of the total number of voters.
All Aryans aged 20 and over ure eligible to vote but Jews and those of Jewish extraction are excluded.
The plebiscite lacks the exclement of a general election in the Demo- cratic
because of countries,
Hitler claimed that he had placed the whole nation on a new status and had brought unity, built decent life and saved Germany by Increasing production.
I
"I strengthened the army not be
but be- I wanted to re-arm cause wan 'cause only the strong have rights.
liberated Germans from the dictator- ship of the international capitalist, I declared Austrian German country which could not live without Reich and wanted to return to the Reich. If Austria and German stand When Dr. united we are invincible.
the Kurt
absence of opposition parties.
The only noteworthy feature of
the
von Schuschnigg broke his ward it was the call of Providence. What followed was the execution of Providence. In three days the Lord
grace to
the occasion is that Herr Hitler, for defeated them and I was granted the the first time. has invited his op-acch lend my country back. ponents to record their "nocs."— Reuter.
Vienna
Austria does not return under humiliating conditions. I myself will lend you home. May every German bow to-morrow before the Almighty who
performed the miracle,"
Hitler spokes for 80 minutes. Reuter,
VIENNA A PEARL
Vienna, Apr. 0. The existence of Greater Germany In was ceremoniously proclaimed
to-day. At least 100,000 people crowded the Station Square and the streets to see the arrival of HITLER SEES INNITZER
Chan- Herr Adolf Hitler, German
United Press udds that Hitler re- cellor, who drove to the Town Hall
who rc- where, in reply to greeting by the celved Cardinal Innitzer,
by advocated support new Mayor of Vienna, he said: "Icently
plebiscite. regard Vienna as a pearl and will Catholics of the
Hiller, in reminiscent and almost endeavour to give it a setting worthy
the years of its value. I will see that the mellow mood, reviewed whole of Germany agrees with this before and during the War. He told work. It is an unchangeable sliua- how he came to the leadership of the tlon that has arisen."!
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at
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APRIL
11, 1988.
HUNDREDS DEAD IN
CANTON RAIDS
Young Women Perish In Burning Building
Canton, Apr. 10. Canton was horrified this morning, when Japanese planes dropped bombs on Po Wah Street in the congested residential district in Saikwan and inflicted a toll of over one hundred dead mostly workers in a factory. There were no military objectives in this residential area.
Some of the missiles were incendiary bombs, which destroyed the old Po Wah Theatre and the surrounding houses. The theatre is now a weaving factory employing 300 workers. About 20 were extricated from the ruins.
One bomb was dropped on Little North, south of the Yuet Shau Hill. Over 20 houses in this slums district were shattered. Seven Japanese planes took part in raiding Canton proper this morning. Hitherto they bombed only the outskirts.
The Tien Ho and White Cloud ports of Chinese aerodromes and Sai Chuen Indus- north. trial areas were also bombed and strafed. Again the air raiders
re-
victories In the
The scene of the sewing factory
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with hundreds of firemen and female Red Cross workers frantically tear- ing away the debris with bare hands and the injured removing
latter being corpses, some of the
and
burned to akeletons. Immature Boy Scouts also manfully assisted amidst
the carnage.
the
The only foreign witness near the scene when the bomb dropped was John H. Bardon, radioman on U.S.S. Mindanao, hailing from Rock- ham, South Dakota, who was a hor- rifled eye-witness of four Chinese the diy women being buried alive by a fall- ing wall during the ensuing fire and who later counted 80 corpses moved from the wreckage.
in the name of a Fascist union.
Over twenty bombs were hurled on the Canton-Hankow Ying Tak on Railway,
First aid units had a busy morning in rendering medical relief to the hundred of wounded in Sai Kwan including large numbers of women and children. Many people are liv ing in this suburb in the belief that it is far from military establishments and may be immuned from air raids. "who refuse to have confidence in Many vacant houses in Sai Kwan called upon the Austrians to were occupied by people moving in
Greater from other ports of support the plebiscite Germany to-morrow. The audience, International,
HEAVY CASUALTIES was hysterical.
It is understood that about 400
Canton, Apr. 10. Reich. મમ્ did not want to bo a
suspects have been arrested in con- : For the first time since last au- politician. We went to the war a nection with the distribution of
tumn Japanese acroplanes bombed National Socialists, who participat-
pamphlets. Doubled and sometimes, one of Canton's populous centres at ed in the Nazi coup in June 1934, turned in ruins not because of our tripled cordon lines
proud and powerful nation and
holding 1.15 this afternoon, one missle fall- were then presented to Hitler.
the sewing the crowds
ing almost directly on With millions
back of his subjects own fault but because of the fault of
Surrounded by reinforced guards, factory about half a mile north of gathered around loud speakers in others. When I saw all this I, a every town and village of Grenter nameless soldier, resolved to speak Hitler closed the election compaign Shameen. At the factory almost all Germany Hitler later made his final what to my conviction, would lead to when he addressed 18,000 Nazia and the employees were young girls.
ominously warned that opponents voters on the eve of
eve of rebirth,"
Virtually the entire air force roar--will "meet their reward if they hla triumphul plebiscite, after
ed over various cities. Compaign forcibly resist the anschluss. He drive from his hotel to a meeting chiefs expect that over 48,000,000 said that his "burning faith" restor- held in the converted North-west Railway Station. Tens of thousands United Press.
voters will approve the anschluss,--- cd Germany from. the ruins of a
great nation. of people lining the streets shou ed
Hitler has left for Berlin by train. "One People, One Reich, Ono
United Press. Leader."
to the
speech to
the
SUSPECTS ARRRESTED
Vienna, Apr. 9.
those
Hitler, whose speech was relayed through 500 broadcasting stations, Ignoring threats of assassination. including those in Insurgent Spain, Hitler, addressing himself to
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Progue, Apr. 9. Special trains are conveying over 15,000 Germans in Czecho-Slovakia to Germany for the plebiscite, Fares in Czecho-Slovakia are half the ordinary rates and travel is free
In Germany. All trains travelled, non-stop to their destination-Reu- ter Bulletin.
JEWS REMAIN NDOORS
Berlin, Apr. 10. Brass bands and the tramping of Srm Troopers, Hitler Youth and Black Guarda woke up Berlin people in the early morning. A bitterly cod wind and snow showers did not impede volers, queues of which were already waiting cutside when Berlin's 3,000 polling stations opened at
a.m.
Each voter was given a metal badge embossed with the head of the
a few Fuchrer and within
hours was visible in the streets nobody without badges except foreigners and ing to the poil. Jews citizens hurrying
emained indoors.
The
voting appears to be absolute- ly secret. Each voter was handed a lip and envelope. He marked the ormer in a curtained booth, placed in the envelope and dropped it hrough the suit of a big wooden box. Inmates of hospitals and homes an breakfast early. The Election Committees arrived punctually at 8 and .m. armed with voting urns
brellas which they opened as they went to the beds to ensure secrecy
f the invalids' votes.
The polling stations
will remain
veen until 5 p.m.-Reuter.
POLLING OPENS IN VIENNA -
IC-
The raiders dropped a number of of Canton bombs on the outskirts near milltary objectives and it seems that the bomb which caused such havoc inside the city was misdirect- ed owing to the raiders flying at tremendous height-Reuter.
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COFFINS IN ROADWAY It is estimated that the total casu-
Canton, Apr, 10. alues are 50 to 80 and probably more,
Although official figures are not From the edge of the excited and dense throngs
a Reuter correspon- yet available, it is feared that 150 dent witnessed a number of mangled were killed and more than 100 in- bodies being extracaled from the Jured. ruins some of whom were girls, while a number of injured per sons received arst aid from the Red Cross Unions.
Altogether some
young
Returning a couple of hours later, Reuter encountered about 50 coffins lined up on the roadway into which the charred remains of the victima buildings were were placed, many scarcely recogni- once buman completely demolished while the cn-sable of what were suing fire in adding to the terror and beings. Motor trucks were continu- ally arriving to bring up more coffins hampering the rescuers.
Meanwhile the Police have form-and remove those filled with num- ed a strict cordon in the immediate bers of victims. The youngest fac arca.-Reuter.
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Foreign observers belleve that the when the bomb bit the old Po Wah bomb was of an incendiary nature os Theatre, which is now used as the explosion was muffed and fol- sewing factory shortly after one towed by a sheet of fame which a hundrod dead rapidly enveloped the surrounding clock. So far bodies have been found"
JAPANESE AIRMEN ESCAPE
Swalow, Apr. 2. The two Japanese naval planes shot down on April 7 at Meihsien in north-eastern Kwangtung are found to be in good condition, although No bodies were found, and the they plunged into a creek." military authorities believe that the aviators must have escaped. Two companies of troops are searching for them.-International.
BOMBING OF CHUNGHUA
A tribute is paid to the rescue work which was under way speedily and effelently. Everybody, Including fremen, labour corps, volunteers and girl first aid workers on the scene worked with purposeful haste, and aved a number of lives which would otherwise have been additionally sacrificed.-Reuter.
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Canton, Apr. 10.
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London, April 10. Wild scenes of enthusiasm were witnessed when 2,100 Germans and Austrians salied on board the liner Wilhelm Gustloff from Tilbury 9.50 this morning in order to vote In the plebiscite outside territorial waters. They all thronged the deck shouting "Heil Hitler" and also "We are ona people with one Reich and one leader," while a band played patriotic music.
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San Francisco, Edward Vandeleur, secretary of the State Federation of Labour, is advocating prunes for the army and the navy. With a surplus of 300,000 tons of prunes in California inte year, Vandeleur conducted a state Awide campaign, for brune consump
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