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STALIN INVITED TO VIENNA?
New Rumours Develop From Hess Desertion
ARMY
PLOT
TO OUST HITLER?
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Hitler Credited With Plans For Vast Offensive
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HITLER APPEARS TO HAVE BEGUN THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VAST DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY OF- FENSIVE AIMED AT OFFSETTING THE EFFECT OF HESS'S FLIGHT TO BRITAIN.
It is being rumoured that Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin will meet Otto Strasser, leader in within a fortnight in Vienna, with occupied France and the small exile of the anti-Nazi nations in the German orbit represented to receive instructions re-
Black Front, members of which are still secretly active in Germany, yes- terday linked Rudolf Hess's flight with under- ground reports Strasser said he had received
of
an impending military coup to overthrow Hitler.
Reached by International News
O! MY O! NYE
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garding their future role.
THERE IS NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR JAPAN BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE REPORT- ED COMING VIENNA MEETING.
A series of strokes by the Axis in a fortnight or Senator Gerald Nye, the three weeks is expected in the Near East and, to re- isolationist, claimed
in pel American intervention, in the south Atlantic. Denver yesterday to have!
Last Phase received "confidential in-
get formation" from Wash- with Hitler seeking from domination of the Adriatic
Italy, it is reported, will
and that ington
President Russia the oil and
food the Aegean and large territories, which she will Roosevelt is planning to
necessary for a successful modify her demands on French STRASSER SAID: THE declare a "complete emer-¡
venture.
in Montreal by telephone from New York, Strasser said he had rece ved "defute information" from Germany weeks ago of army
dissatisfaction.
ARMY
HIGH COMMAND IS
FED UP WITH HITLER, AND Agency."
Major diplomatic_nego- tiations are under way,
The Soviet is expected to acquiesce but if Moscow balks, the Axis is prepared for "very vigorous action."
in
return for
North Africa.
SECRET HESS MISSION
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Despite official state- ments to the contrary, the London newspapers broadly hint that Hess came to Britain on some kind of self-constituted mission, perhaps to reveal the innermost Nazi secrets.
The "Dally Mail" quoted Hesa as saying "I have important news tor Mr. Churchill."
The "Daily Express" says: "Hess has an
for important statement He may also have a mission."
us.
The "Daily Mirror" declares that Hess, now in a military hoa- pital somewhere in England, is spending as much time as pos- sible writing.
THE PAPER SAYS: "IT MAY WELL BE HE IS WORKING ON A MOST IMPORTANT HISTOR- ICAL DOCUMENT. OFFICIALS. HOWEVER, DO NOT INDICATE THE NATURE OF HIS WRIT-
The last phase of the scheme | INGS."
One conjecture is that Hess is" envisages Axis entrenchment in Casablanca und Dakar,
south-convinced that the power of the west Spain to combat American United States, especially if it is Bid. International News
doom Ser-brought into the war, will
Germany. International Newry Service.
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FAMOUS GERMAN GENERAL "The present so-called emer- HAS ALREADY BEEN DE-
limited gency can be called а SIGNATED TO SUCCEED HIM
* com. omergency but under AS MILITARY DICTATOR."
plete emergency the President original
· Strasser. one of the
will have power to censor every
word," founders of the Nazi Party, fled
public
Senator
Completing plans for a pincer | vice, Nyc 1934 for his lie in
after
against alleged.
Suez, negotiations brother, Gregor Strasser, also
simultaneously He claimed he received the in-proceeding Nazi pioneer, was killed in the formation a few minutes before Ankara, Berlin and Vichy.
addressing a No War Rally of the Action against Gibraltar, it is "Hess knew the army chief. Ameriça First Committee.-In- believed, is called for under the tains hate him just as they temat onal News Service.
blood purge of that year.
his
hate Hitler and Himmler and other Nazi leaders with the exception of Goering," Strasser declared.—International News Service.
Express . Train
Mined
Nazi scheme.
ISOLATIONISTS ON NO-WAR
PATH
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are in
PLUNGING THE U.S. Senate into a full-
"
dress debate on the international situation, Scores were killed and Senator Vandenberg yesterday termed the injured when another Ship Seizure Bill a "clear, unequivocal and new express train 011 the Japanese-controlled provocative act of war. Shanghai-Nanking Rail- He pleaded for an amendment prohibit- way was wrecked by a ing the transfer of the ships to Britain. land-mine explosion while Commerce Committee stated that, testimony, had pledged that the proceeding to Shanghat the Assistant Secretary of State, Administration plans to use all from Hangchow, 100 miles south-east of Shanghai.
The explosion is reported to have derailed the engine and ten- der and to have completely de- molished" a buggage car and second-class coach.
The mine was controlled by electric wires and set off by Chine
Earlier Chairman Bailey of the Mr. Breckinridge, in long secret
esc guerillas...
This is the second of the new expresses recently brought from Japan to be wrecked by a land mine: explosion.
On May 7, the first express was badly damaged when it ran into a mine hear Seochow, 60 miles west of Shanghale Reuter,
-requisitioned ships solely for Latin-America and other non-war
areas.
Non-interventionists indicated they would concentrate on a res-. trictive amendment and would postpone a showdown against the. convoy amendment until after the President's fire-side chat. Inter- national News SrviceTM
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