1940-06-22 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1940

HITLER SETS STAGE IN FOREST OF COMPIEGNE Preamble To Terms Drafted A la Goebbels "Act Of Atoning Justice"

BERLIN, TO-DAY. THE OFFICIAL GERMAN NEWS AGENCY STATES THAT HITLER MET THE FRENCH PEACE PLENIPOTENTIARIES IN THE FOREST OF COM- PIEGNE YESTERDAY.

TYPICAL PIECE OF HITLERISM

London, To-day. According to the German News Agency, following his meeting with the French- plenipotentlar- les, Hitler ordered the historic dining car, memorial stone and monument. to French triumph, be taken to Berlin, and that the mo- nument to Foch be preserved In its present state. The rest of the memorial is to be destroyed.-. Reuter.

The agency adds Hitler received the French at 3.30 p.m. He was accompanied by Joachim von Rib- bentrop (Foreign Minister), Rudolf Hess (Hit- ler's Deputy), General von Brauchitsch (Com- mander-in-Chief of the German Army) and ELEVEN General Keitel (Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the Army).

CANADIANS

The French delegation consisted of General Hut- INTERNED

nzieger (member of the French Supreme War Council), General Bergeret (of the French air

Ottawa, To-day. Eleven members of the National

LEGION WILL SEE TO 'CHUTE TROOPS

"I am certain that if the Germans like to send some of their parachutists over here the British Legion will un- dertake to look after them."

Legion members cheered their pre- sident, Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, when he said this at the an- nual conference in London.

Sir Frederick said it seemed to him ̈ that Hitler was making a desperate - effort to finish the war this year.

"For the first time since the war started," Sir Frederick went on, "I think it is possible that the war may end this year.

"To ensure that, and the triumph of right and justice, all of us must now be resolved to leave no stone un- turned to assist our country in its hour

force), Vice-Admiral Leluc and M. Leon Noel Unity Party have been interned be- of need."

(French Ambassador to Poland).

The news agency continues!

action Fuehrer, performed the handing over the conditions in Forest of Compiegne in the same din- ing-car as that in which Marshal Foch on November 11, 1918, in shameful circumstances, dictated the Armistice to the German intermediarles."

The agency goes on: "To-day's pro-and has collapsed... ceedings in the Forest of Compiegne have atoned for the injustice commit- ted against Germany.

"The by this act of atoning justice, to wipe of out once and for all a memory which the for. France was not a glorious one in its history and which was felt by the German nation, as the deepest shame of all time.

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"The dignified treatment of honourably defeated enemy contrast- ed with the memorial in this place testifying to the eternal hatred with which Gallic contempt scorned undefeated German army.

The Preamble

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"At the Fuehrer's order, General Keitel read the following preamble to the Armistice conditions.

'After a heroic resistance France has been defeated in a single, bloody battle

'Germany does not therefore intend to give the armistice negotiations with such a brave opponent a shameful character.

Purpose Of Demands

'Purpose of the German demands is: Firstly, to prevent a resumption of the fight;

cause they had been in communica- tion with enemies in Germany, Italy

and elsewhere, Minister of Justice Lapointe told the House of Commons yesterday.

Those interned include men who were arrested and appeared at the preliminary hearing at Montreal on June 19.

Mr. Lapointe said the judge, after decided there hearing the evidence, was a plot against the safety of the State. Among those interned is the Fascist leader, Adrien Archand.

Reuter.

U.S. PLANE'S SUCCESS

Secondly, to give Germany all safeguards for continuation of the war

A Hudson aircraft of the Royal Air Command, reconnoi- against Britain which has been forced Force Coastal

raids upon her, as well as to create the pre-tring Stavanger aerodrome after one liminaries for the

construction of a of the recent British bombing new peace, the essential contents of scored a success against a powerful which will be a restoration of the German bomber which attempted to wrong done with violence to the Ger-interfere. man nation.'

Trusting to the assurance given the German Reich by President Wilson and confirmed by the Allied powers, the German defence forces in Novem-

The news agency Concludes: ber, 1918, laid down their arms. Thus

"After the reading of the preamble ended a war which the German people the Fuehrer left he scene of the and its Government did not want, innegotiations to the strains of the Ger- which, despite vastly superior forces, man National Anthem. the enemy did not succeed in defeating the army, navy or air force.

"Hitler arrvled at 3.15 p.m. and was received by Goering, Raeder, von Brauchitsch, Keltel, Ribbentrop and Hess.

"The French delegation appeared at 3.30, each delegate being greeted by Hitler with upraised hand.

'At the moment of the arrival of the there German Armistice Commission began a breach of the promise solenin- ly given on November 11, 1918, and there began in this very train a perlod

"After General Keitel had read the of suffering for the German people.

'Whatever could be done to the na-preamble and the official interpreter tion in the way of dishonour, humilia- had translated, all stood up. Hitler tion, human and material suffering, left the dining car accompanied by his

suite at 3.42 p.m."-Reuter. began at this point.

“Without Reason!”

'Broken promises and perjury were after used against a 'nation which, four years of herole resistance, had shown only, one weakness, namely that of believing the promises of the Democratic statesmen,

'On September 3, 1989, 25 yeard after the outbreak of the World War, Britain and France declared war on Germany without any reason.

Now the war has been decided by and the arms. France is defeated, French Government has asked the German Government to make known the German conditions for an armis

tice.

If the historic Forest of Compiegne has been chosen for the handing over of these terms, this is done in order,

Preamble, Plus A Little Commentary

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") London, To-day. The official German agency states that Hitler interviewed the French armistice delegation at 3.30 p.m. in the Forest of Compeigne. He inter- viewed them in the same dining-car in which the armistice of 1918, was arranged.

***General Keltel, the German Com- mander-in-Chief, read a preamble to the armistice conditions, reading as though drafted by Goebbels and re- peating the statements with which the Nazis for the past seven years have whipped up German feelings,

The British pilot's main job was to note the damage already inflicted. Ob- serving a number of German aircraft parked on the aerodrome he took the a salvo of opportunity to release bombs. They fell among a group of five enemy bombers drawn up be tween the flying runways.

At this moment the German bomb- er, a Junkers 88, attacked, opening fire from a range of about 400 yards, The German gunner was using incen- diary and tracer bullets, and a few hits were made on the wings and tail of the Hudson. The British gunners held their fire until the range deaceas- ed. Then both fore and aft gunners. replied, firing long bursts with such accuracy that the German hurriedly broke off the engagement. The Bri- tish pilot then carried on with his re- connaissance without further moles- tation.

feat the German Army in 1918 (see General Ludendorff's 1918 message to the German Government saying that it must arrange an armistice),ta

The Germans were treated with harshness and Inhumanity from the moment the armistice was signed.

The complete terms of the Versailles Treaty were not exacted. The treaty deserves comparison with that im- posed by Germany on Russia at Brest- Litovsk. General Keitel said nothing. about the harshness of Germany in 1939/1940 to Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland and Bel

Germany did not want war in 1914, for instance: The Allles did not de- | gium).

Havas.

AID OFFER RENEWED

Recalling that they offered to the Government at the beginning of the war the whole of the services and re- sources of the Legion, he said: “We do not think the best use was made thereof, but this is no time for recri- mination.

"Let us forget all that, and let us now repeat that offer in a firm reso-

way

in which we lution to act in any

are called on to serve..

"Large numbers of men in the Le- glon are not serving who want to serve,"

As a special motion of urgency the conference affirmed the repeated offer to the Government.

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