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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 27, 1988.

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HITLER'S SPEECH

UNCOMPROMISING

"Peace Or War In Hands Of President Benes"

Either He Gives Or We Fetch: Surrender By Oct.1.

BERLIN, TO-DAY.

“PRESIDENT BENES HAS PEACE OR WAR IN HIS HANDS. EITHER HE GIVES THE SUDETENS LIBERTY OR WE FETCH THIS LIBERTY. PRESIDENT BENES - WILL HAVE TO SURRENDER THE PREPONDER- ANT GERMAN REGION ON OCTOBER 1.” Thus declared Herr Hitler in his "historic procla- mation" last night in the course of which he de- clared that when the Czech problem had been disposed of, he had no further territorial claims in Europe.

MAN FOR MAN- WOMAN

FOR WOMAN

Berlin, To-day.

There is one thing - that the world must know, ́said Herr Hit- ler, and that is the fact that dur- ing my four and a half years of war service I have never been ac cused of cowardice. I shall lead my people as their first soldier and behind me will march the na- tion, but a nation that is differ- ent from the nation of 1918.

The German people of to-day are immune to the poison of de- mocratic phrases, At this hour, the entire German nation stands behind me and will regard my will as its will! Just as 1 regard its future as my destiny.‚·

And so, my German people, I re- quest you to follow me, man for man and woman for woman. Dur-: ing this hour we shall all join in a mutual sacred resolve.

It shall be stronger than any. privation and danger and because It is stronger it wil tinady over- come privacion and danger.

We are resolved! : Let Benes decide!

Ocean.

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longed shouts of "Shame”).

"Bolshevism used this state as her channel into Central Europe.”

Hitler denounced President Benes for forcing non-Czech minorities in the army to fight against their own people.

"Directly we occupied. Austria, I said that no · Czech shall serve in the German army.

"If the Reich imprisona a man who agitates against his country from the pulpit, great excitement prevails in Great Britain, but no no- tice is taken when hundreds of thou- sands of minorities are ruthlessly suppressed.

MY GREAT FRIEND

"One man who understands us is my great friend, Benito Mussolini (cries of "Duce"). We shall not forget what he has done, and if the hour should arrive, I shall stand. before the German people and sum- mon it to take the same attitude, and then Italy and Germany will defend each other like one bloc."

Returning to the subject of Czecho Slovakia, Hitler again fiercely denounced President Benes.

He said that ih the May elections in Sudetenland; President Benes had occupied the territory with military. (Shouts of "Bloody dog").

Patriotic enthusiasm in the streets, and serious faces, were apparent as the hour approached for delivery of Herr Hitler's speech on the crisis. Endless columns of Brown Shirts paraded the streets singing, and lined the roads leading to the Sports Palast, where the Fuehrer was to talk, while the pavements were crowded with given number of ships in order to to Mr. Chamberlain the only pos- the anxious faces of people assembled to see give England a feeling of security sible solution. the Fuehrer pass..

Half of Hitler's 30,000 audience Hitler recalled several suggestions round made to demonstrate Germany's love

were

women. The slogan

2.

The first was the demand for

the hall was "Germans in Czecho- of peace. Slovakia are neither defenceless nor deserted. People had better that."

note

IT WON'T DO

"I offered England my hand, and

Referring to England's interven- I renounced building more than ation, Hitler said he had explained

and peace.

he this mad- Benes)

would not

"One thing is important. It

“THIS MADMAN”. won't do for one nation to say: 'I He assured him will build no more ships' while the continue to watch how other says 'I will soon be making man (ie. President

handled 9,500,000 people. He left no doubt that Germany's patience had come to an end.

another war if it suits me.'

"We hope that among the English equality. "We were prepared to people those who want peace will renounce all armaments if other nagain the upper hand.”` tions did the same. Germany's offer

"FRANCE

Five hundred Sudetens were pre- sent, many in white shirts, black to restrict her army to 200,000 men ties, black breeches and red bands.

GOEBBELS BURBLES

de-

England and France had advised Czecho-Slovakia to secede German territory, instead of which Presi- dent Benes drove out the Germans.

But Bones sat in Prague and said. England and France will

back me.

arm-was declined, just as was the offer Referrring to France, Hitler said: to renounce heavy artillery, bomb-"We are two great nations, who both Hitler was greeted with deafen- ing planes, even all planes, and also want to live and work, and both will ing cheers when he arrived on the the abolition of gas warfare and do that best if they co-operate."

He referred to the Italo-German Hitler declared that his memor- platform.

heavy tanks.

HUGE REARMAMENT

relationship as a strong union of andum containing his final demand "Then I ordered the German army hearts, and recalled that he had res only contained what President Dr. Joseph Goebbels, the Pro-to be made as strong as possible. moved the Italo-German problem Benes had agreed to. paganda Minister, opened the monstration, saying;

Now I can confess that we have "The People's demonstration of carried out rearmament such as the September 26 is opened, my leader, world has never seen. In the historic hour which holds "If they do not want war with Europe breathless, you speak to our armies, then the German peo- Germany and to the whole world. ple still have your weapons. No threat, no pressure, no matter "I have spent thousands of mil- from where, can cause you to de-lions on rearmament in the past viate from your unconditional five years.

demands.”.

"Goering has carried out my or ders to 'create an air force which will protect Germany.'

(presumably a reference to the Tyrol).

In short, that was that people who were German and want to go to Germany, shall come to Germany two now.

He then referred to Austria and Czecho-Slovakia as the only remaining problems.

He said that the 10,000,000 Ger- mans outside the Reich frontiers equalled a quarter of the popula-

tion of France.

BRITISH LEGION

He proceeded to outline the de- mands already cabled.

Referring to an international control commission to supervise WILL NOT RENOUNCE

voting in the plebiscite areas, Hit Referring to Czecho-Slovakia, the fer said he had stated to-day that Fuehrer said: "It is the last terri- he was ready to invite the Brit torial claim I have to make in Legion, which had declared Europe, but one which I will not Willini

Hitler at the outset of his speech referred to the anschluss with Aus- tria, and recalled that on February We have the best air defence and 22 he expressed for the first time the best tank defence in the world."nounce. a fundamental and unconditional The Fuehrer claimed that he had demand.

carried on ap "One sta

(referring to most difficu Schuschnig" ta I to understand the Germa sufficiently

kept my promise.

been removed.

ctical peace policy, claff for

of which was elationship: *** DEMOCRACIES THE WAR

TERSNAD

God and the to claim

"Czech-Sloval lie when Central

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told

him,

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peace

it

“A second time I spoke at Nurem- "It is true there is no democracy berg again. To-day the world must in Poland. The democracies are mised after the War. Benes was the here, that after the

the father of this lle when he at is settled, I have no know that it is no longer a man full of peace phrases and are

Versailles that a Czecho-Slovak na-torial- claims in Europe. who speaks to you but a whole na- bloodiest war, inciters.”

"If the Czechs solve the Hitler expressed the conviction|tion existed. - tion.

"It is really not Czecho-Slovakia, that the German-Polish Agreement "Benes promised a Swiss canto- of their other minorities decently,

would provide lasting peace. Poland nal system, and then a war of ex-then the Czech nation übe its name is really Benes.

would always want access to the termination began, and 600,000 Ger- terest me any more,

mans had to quit. Czecho-Slovakia | I am concern The understanding reached is to escape

the idle chat. of Nations

WORLD PHILOSOPHY "Germany's foreign policy is one ses, of world philosophy. We do not want to suppress other nations. We want to be happy according to viewpoint."

than

pvation."

"President - “SHAME”

war in hig hunday was determined to exter|the Sudetena minate the German element (pro- this liberty!

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