1938-03-15 — Page 24

HITLER GIVES HIS VERSION OF EVENTS

(Continued from Page 1) with the Reich and will carry out the pact in a spirit of loyal co-opera tion.'

“Instead of this. Dr. Schuschnigs attempted to force this plebiscite upon his country. For the time be ing I could not believe my ears "and" sent a Minister to Vienna to ascer tain the state of events.

"Upon being informed of the

situation I decided to take imme- diate action.

ANSCHLUSS PLEBISCITE "The anschluss will be submitted to a plebiscite, and you will witness the results. ·

"It will be an overwhelming jority as in the Saar.

JAPANESE RAID CANTON AREA

Canton, To-day.

There was mild excitement in Canton at noon to-day when countryside north of the city. The eight Japanese planes crossed the raiders possibly were en route to the Canton-Hankow Railway.

At present it is difficult to as- certain whether bombs were dropped on the airfield or other nearby points, but anti-aircraft guns opened up and the din was audible all over the city. Reu- ter.

"I am a realist. Observe my re- lations with Poland. I readily ad- ma-tait that Poland, with its 33,000,000 inhabitants, needs an outlet to the "I have long suffered under the sea, and though we regret that this realisation that the people to whom outlet could be gained only at the I belong by birth have been oppress-cost of a corridor through German ed by a minority of 10 per cent and territory, we agreed, because we I have finally brought this state of realise what this means to Poland. affairs to an end.

"It is much better to eliminate dif-

"In fact, I have done more. Iferences through agreement; and 1 have prevented the majority from hope that all countries will realise revenging itself upon its oppres from the Austrian example the un- sors, and I hope that the world will | wisdom of suppressing national min- interpret what I have done as theorities within their frontiers. → work of peace.

FOUR YEAR PLAN PREVENTED SECOND SPAIN "Wait for a few years and you "Had I not intervened, and had will see what I shall do for Austria. the Schuschnigg. Government at-Return in four years, and you will tempted to carry out the plebiscite, perceive that the number of un- a bloody revolution would have employed has decreased decidedly resulted and Austria would have and that the Austrian people are become a second Spain in the heart more prosperous and happy." of Europe.

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