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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 21, 1938,

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HITLER'S SPEECH LEADS TO CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS Czecho-Slovakia Disturbed By Implications

"GROUND PREPARED

FOR MAXIMUM

DEMANDS"

Paris, To-day.

After Herr Hitler's speech in the Reichstag yester- day, the French Premier, M. Camille Chau- temps, conferred at length with the Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos.

Diplomatic circles believe the speech leaves the

way open for diplomatic conversations.- Reuter,

AUSTRIA QUIET

Vienna, To-day. The whole of Austria listened at- tentively to Herr Hitler's speech, Nazis demonstrated peacefully. Reuter.

ROME REACTION

Rome, To-day. The Ministry of Popular Culture stated that first impressions of Herr Hitler's speech were substantially good.

The Fuehrer said that especially now that Italy had left the League of Nations, Germany had no idea whatever of ever returning.

"This does not mean," added Herr Hitler," "refusal to collaborate with other Powers. On the contrary, this means only a refusal of obligations which cannot be foreseen and in most cases cannot be discharged.”

As for the problem of the 80- called isolation policy of which

It was added that the attitude of Germany has been repeatedly charg- the Nazi Government on the prin-d, the Fuehrer declared that the cipal problems of Europe finds a Reich did not wish to be isolated sympathetic reception here. Reu-either politically or economically.—

ter.

PRAGUE ANXIETY

Prague, To-day.

Trans-Ocean.

VIENNA SCENES

Vienna, To-day. Herr Hitler's speech is regarded German patriotic songs were as preparing the ground for maxi-sung outside the German Legation after mum demands in any eventual ex-yesterday by a vast crowd change of views.

Herr Hitler's Reichstag speech. It is noted with anxiety that the German and Austrian flags were Fuehrer described himself as protec-hung up in many streets, where tor in chief of all Germans within crowds listened by loudspeaker to the Fuehrer's address. Trans- and without Germany.-Reuter.

Ocean. Berlin, To-day. In the course of his speech yester-

expressed day, the Fuehrer "deeply rooted mistrust of all so-

his

called conferences which perhaps may provide those who attend with many hours of interesting conversa- tion but mostly only disappoint the hopes of those who expect concrete results."

NEW RIGHTS FOR FRENCH WIVES

Paris, To-day.

The rights of French wives Speaking of the reports that have

are greatly extended by a num- recurred again and again of late ber of degrees published in the that Germany was about to revise | Gazette. her views and possibly return to Thus the legal rule that the the League of Nations, Hitler re-wife must obey her husband has called-how-frequently the League of been--modified to some extent. Nations, as an institution, had fail- ed. The League of Nations, said Herr Hitler, was an institution to maintain a condition arising from a thousand years of ininstice.

FIVE REASONS “Germany is not in the League of Nations" he declared, because she believes that the League is not an institution for the maintenance of right but merely an installation for the defence of injustice of the

Treaty of Versailles.

is

The rule that a wife must follow her husband wherever he goes modified by an amendment that in the event of abuse of this rule by the husband, the wife may appeal to the court.

Clauses which declared that wives were forbidden to sign cheques, pos- sess a bank account, accept a legacy without the husband's consent, have also been suspended, as also is the regulation that a wife may not act as her own representative before a

Lord Halifax, who is mention- ed as the probable successor to Mr. Eden at the Foreign Office. The other possibility is that Mr. Chamberlain will take over the Foreign Office himself,

Herr Hitler.

M. TATARESCU VISITING BELGRADE

Ler,

Belgrade, Yesterday.

The Rumanian Foreign Minis

M. Tatarescu, who is ex- pected to arrive here on Sunday. old the Bucharest correspon dent of the semi-official Yugo- lavian newspaper this morning of his satisfaction at the pros pect of again meeting his friend, Dr. Stoyadinovich, the Yugo- Slav Premier.

M. Tataréscu added that on his. return from the Balkan Confer- ence at Ankara, he would break his journey at Sofia where he would endeavour to reach a solu tion of all questions still outstand- ing between Bulgaria and

Rumania.

He said he would discuss in Belgrade the possibility of ́still closer collaboration between Yugo-Slavia and Rumania.

He declined to make any state- ment on the Austro-German de- velopments.--Trans-Ocean.

VIENNA AMNESTY

Vienna, To-day. All political prisoners granted an Their Majesties left Berlin this amnesty under the new Austro-Ger- afternoon for Cannes. Trans- Iman agreement, have now been re- Ocean.

leased.--Trans-Ocean,

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Herr Hitler gave five reasons why court-Trans-Ocean. Germany would not return to Geneva or be a member of any international body that refused to see indisputable facts and whose habits resembled those of a certain well-known large bird:

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GERMANY WILL NOT RETURN

The Fuehrer then stated that Ger- many had decided to recognise Man-

Berlin, Yesterday. chukuo in order to make a stroke

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