HITLER AND THE CZECHS Fuehrer's Scathing Comments On Democracy
Hint To Sudetens
To Demand Plebiscite
A
Nuremberg, To-day.
peated postponements, to hold least local elections,
at
WON'T DO
Prague Dr. Benes is engaging in tactics, realised the impossibffur He talks and seeks to organise ne ther procrastination in this matter. gotiations on the But, fearing unity of the Germans But that won't
In the long run. of empty
deemed necessary to resort to speci- phrases, but of the right of the al methods in order, through près Germans, a question of self-deter- sure, to influence the election re-mination possessed by every other sults. The Czech Government de people. Herr Benes is not asked to cided that the only means to gain Present a gift to these Germans.
and the other Nationalities, it was. It is
here nottern.
Herr Hitler's onslaught on Czecho-Slovakia and this end, would be to instil timid- They have a right to demand indi- his attitude towards the Sudeten German ques-ity through a display of brute force.vidual life just as any other people. tion, are outlined fully in the appended tracts from his speech to-night. To-day, he said, we are being abused, but we are in a position to prevent any exploitation and the rape of Germany. The State which preceded us was subjected to blackmail for 15 years, but for this it received the somewhat meagre com- pensation of being praised as a democracy.
The attitude of the Democracies,
THEY WILL RECEIVE
I believe that I am serving peace In order to give this demonstra- tion a plausible explanation, Herr by leaving no doubt regarding this Benes mobilised his troops under situation, I have not demanded that Germany have the right to the pretence that Germany had mo- bilised the army, and was on the suppress three and one half million Frenchmen or Englishmen but I do point of invading the country. No demand that the persecution of word of this statesment is true. three and one half million, Ger- mans in Czechoslovakia cease and Several declarations to this effect were issued from Germany and the that the right of self-determination Prague Government was also in-be instituted. formed, but that Government need- ed this deception as excuse for its election chicanery. Again, at this
READY FOR CONSEQUENCES
We should be sorry if through however, becomes for us unbear- But I can tell these representa-late date, I can assure the Prague this attitude our relations with able when these let loose a flood of tives that it is to us not a matter Government that no single addition- other European states became more. democratic phrases in form of of indifference and that if these al German soldier was posted at the difficult. It is up to the Czech threats against our people in the tortured creatures are unable to Czech frontier, and that no single Government to come to a decision detachment with the duly appointed represen justice and moment when a large and seeming-receive
assistance regiment or military
tatives of Sudeten Germany. My ly defenceless section of our peo-through their own efforts, they will marched towards the border.
interest and the interest of all of ple are being suppressed and receive both from us!
UNSCRUPULOUS ACCUSATIONS us is to see that justice e in this maltreated.
This depriving of rights must
case does not become: 1 injustice These unscrupulous accusations This is a question of Germans, and I speak of Czechoslovakia. That come to an end. In my address state is a democracy. That is to before the Reichstag on February were levelled against a great na-I do not intend to permit a second say it was founded in accordance 22nd, I declared that the Reich tion, and all of Europe was alarm-Palestine to develop. The Araba with the democratic principles would no longer tolerate the sup-ed to the point of plunging into a are defenceless, but the German that, without putting the question pression and presecution of these sanguinary war.
;
"
Czechoslovakia are neither defence-
to them, the overwhelming majority three and one half million people, Germany possessed no such am-less nor forsaken. of inhabitants of this state were and I would urge the foreign bitions and, on the contrary, was I declare in the name of the Ger- convince themselves convinced that the local elections man people that we are ready to simply and brutally forced to ac-statesmen to cept and adjust themselves to a of the fact that these were not would confirm the rights of the assume this position and to accept
Sudeten Germans.
Reichs the consequences, whatever they whatso- government took no ster
may be. We shall no longer toler- ever, and this was then taken as a ate the presumption of a small retreat under threat of serious in State that is nothing but a mone- tervention by France and England. tary upstart.
A big Power cannot afford to tolerate an infamous insult of this
and raped.
GERMANY'S STAND
"I
do
not
believe
I am a National Socialist. and
as such accustomed to hitting back. Nevertheless, Germany is peacelov- ing.
to
Czech attitude of May 28th, I de- cided upon very grave measures.
Ocean.
NO THREAT OF DIRECT ACTION
Berlin, To-day.
construction manufactured in Ver-empty phrases." sailles. As in a genuine demo- After relating the efforts made cracy, the majority of inhabitants on part of the National Socialist were simply brutally oppressed State in the interests of European peace, mentioning the line drawn to once and for all settle the ques- tion of Alsace-Lorraine, "for which The Constitution of this State, country no dispute with France kind a second time. I have there- being made by democrats, does not was ever again to arise, and the serve the people, but the political Naval Agreement with Britain and fore taken care to draw the neces- ends of the oppressors, which in the Agreement with Poland, Hitlersary consequences, turn demanded a dominant position went on to say: of power in the State for
“SIGN OF WEAKNESS” the Czechs. Whosoever opposes this
"This restriction on part of Ger- attitude, is, according to demo- many is, apparently, regarded on cratic conception, an enemy of the many sides merely as a sign of Taking into consideration the
therefore weakness, I want,
No official reaction to Herr Hit- State, and thus an outlaw.
If it were a question of a foreign correct this mistake.
I am able to assure you that ler's Nuremberg speech has hitherto that nation which did not concern us,
can be effective Euro-since May 28th the most gigantic been obtainable, but there is general- we might in this case as in many there others, observe it as an interesting pean peace if there remains any system of fortifications of all times relief in diplomatic circles that the
language, contained no threat demonstration of the democratic doubt that the Reich does not in is in progress of erection in that speerh, though couched in vigorous conception of freedom and self-tend to remain disinterested in all quarter.
I have made this tremendous ef- direct measures. determination. But that which de- European questions, and particu- mands our interest in the present larly that Germany is not willing fort all the time in the interests It is pointed out that the serious- case is something very natural.. to regard the suffering and priva of peace. But under no circum-ness of the Czech problem remains tion of three and one half million stances am I prepared to continue and that it will be the task of Lord "CHILDREN OF GOD"
calmly looking on to any further Runciman and the two disputing Germans with indifference; Among the Nationalities which
We understand it when England suppression of German compatriots|parties to compose a settlement.
Reuter. are suppressed in that State are and France support their interests in Czechoslovakia.-Trans-Ocean. three and one half millionGer-
and I should like to assure states- mans. These Germans are also
men in Paris and London that there children of God and were not
are also German interests 'which we created to be victimized by a for-
under are determined to support u eign power as result of the Ver-
all circumstances. sailles reconstruction of States. Nor did. He create seven and one half million Czechs that they might guard and control, not to speak of suppress and torture, these three and one half million: Germans.“-
REICHSTAG SPEECH
May I recall my Reichstag Ad- dress of 1988 in which I stated for the first time that there can arise a national question in which our course of conduct is clearly defined
such cases I would un
The conditions in this state are unbelievable... ... ... From the political and that point of view seven million persons dergo every privation and danger have been deprived of the right of rather than fall to pursue this self-determination, and from the course..
economic point of view they have No European state has done more been slowly ruined and methodical to preserve peace than Germany. ly exterminated. The democratic and none has made more sacrifices. representatives... may regard, this But it will be understood that even
ffices have a limit development
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Here's Luck!
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