1941-05-16 — Page 3

EDEN VISIT TO HESS HOSPITAL SANCTUARY

Hush-Hush Attitude Still Adopted

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THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR. AN- THONY EDEN, HAS MET AND TALKED WITH RUDOLF HESS, IT WAS REPORTED YESTER- DAY AT THE SECRET HOSPITAL SANCTUARY WHERE HESS IS BEING HELD INCOMMUNI- CADO. THE REPORT IS UNCONFIRMED BUT

HOSPITAL ATTACHES WOULD NOT DENY IT.

While the whole world continued to won- der about Hess's fanastic flight and the motives behind it, Hess is confined to bed and is brooding over his own ultimate fate.

According to doctors his ankle injury is painful but not serious. Hess is able to walk

SENATE ISOLATIONISTS DEFEATED

yes-

The U.S. Senate terday defeated on isolationist effort to veto the transfer

of

shipping from one belligerent to another, despite arguments that such transfers would be "needless provocative acts of

war.

It will be recalled that the House defeat. ed a similar amend- ment on May 7. Reuter.

Britain's

but so far has not responded to the cajoling War

of his medical staff, who are trying to get him to exercise.

One authority said that

Hess is "finicky with his STOCK EXCHANGE

food and dislikes red meat and alcohol."

The prisoner listens to BBC newscasts, largely concerned with himself, and according to hospital attaches, who trumble every Ume they speak, he reads.

English newspapers and Agatha Christie thrillers.

Scotland Yard detectives and members of the Yard's Political Branch are quartered near the hospital, where members of the staff formerly mingled with news papermen with the utmost free- dom.

A clammy silence now reigns there, broken only by furtive whisperings.

It is understood that this "conspiracy of silence" was or dored directly from 10, Down. ing Street, so whatever secrets Hess may have divulged still are secrets known only to Mr. Churchill, Mr. Eden and Mr. Kirkpatrick.

the

Meanwhile, German propaganda is still trying to convince world that Hess flew to Britain on a peace mission,

"Truthful Joe"

Yesterday Goebbels' department put out a warning that powerful new Axis military smashes within the next few weeks would clearly Prove Hess flew to Britain to start a peace drive as "the only way to avoid the destruction the British Empire."

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The Germans still allege that ed he planned to talk with the

documents Hess left behind show-

Duke of Hamilton, inspire action by "the anti-Churchill clique" and then fly back to the Reich within two days.

Hess felt himself a "Messiah," says Berlin, "and had an absurd idea he could fly back to Germany when he had fulfilled his mission of rapprochement."

CHEERFUL

Losses

Authentic

DUKE OF HAMILTON AUTHORISED TO SEE HESS

THE DUKE OF HAMILTON saw Rudolf Hess within 48 hours of his parachute des- cent in Scotland, it was revealed in London yesterday.

The Duke was on duty at an R.A.F. aero- drome when, on official instructions, he flew to Glasgow and met Hess in the presence of representatives of both the Intelligence Ser- vice and the Foreign Office.

Thereafter the Duke returned CINEMA VANS ON "CONSTITU- to his duties.

TION HILL."

Hess is stated to be in an isolat- ed room with an officer in atten- dance and guards nearby. His condition is said to be improving rapidly

Later it will be taken to Trafal- gar Square where members the public will be able to v w the plane.

Reuter.

MR. CHURCHILL'S NEW SECRETARY

Meanwhile, Hess's 'plane is to The on show in Trafalgar Square us part of London's War Weapons Week during which it is hoped to Toe at least half of the total subscribed by all provincial towns, Mr. J. H. Martin has bren TO-NIGHT, THE PLANE appoinfed Principal Private Secre- WILL BE HOUSED IN ONE OF|tary to the Prime Minister in suc- MOST HISTORIC cession to Mr. Eric Seal, who hes BUILDINGS AND TO-MORROW been released for special duties

OF NATIONAL to 1 British Wireless message SAVINGS CARTS AND MOBILE' from London,

figures of LONDON'S British casualties on the MORNING IT WILL HEAD A under the Admiralty, according

Western

Front and in PROCESSION London Stock The

Exchange Norway, were given by a continued cheerful yesterday, In- dustrials were tirn,

spokesman DNA COMMITTENTENITORTOLIRANI especially Government breweries, OPT fair investmen in the Commons yester- buying. Gilt-edged early declin-

eci slightly but closed steady day. while oils tended to be easier and Total troops sent to France up Kafirs were maintained apartį to June, 1940, were 437.000, Or from early Cane offering of non- these 384,000 were brought away producers. Coppers and tins were and 40,000 were left as prisoners firmly held, Foreign issues were of wur.

4 per cents rm, with Egyptian

Corresponding figures for Nor- Czech 8 per way were 23,800 troops sent, 22,-

Wall Street 600 brought away and 95

prisoners.--Reuter.

1 higher at 75 and cents three up at 37. was hesitant.- Reuter.

INTO

left as

PUTTING IDEAS

HEADS OF GERMANS

THE

THE B.B.C. HAVE BEEN broadcasting at fre- quent intervals to Germany about Rudolf Hess, in connection with whom the Prime Minister stated in the Commons: “I shall take the first opportunity of giving authentic news regarding Hess and the Duke of Hamilton but in selection of the opportunity I shall be guided by the public interest.”

In one broadcast yesterday the speaker said: "I want to discuss what Dr. Goebbels would like you to think about the Hess incident.

"Five days after Hess left Augs-1 (lost U-boat aces) and their un- burg. Goebbels released his ver- numed colleagues? sion. His experts have taken "May not he know more about their time in dealing with the America than some of his col- letters Hess left behind.

leagues who have never been abroad?

"I wonder if you find it as dif-

In A Few Weeks

Nazi propaganda trumpets: "The British Jubilation will be short ficult as I do to belleve he flew to lived when they discover Hess's England out of mad sympathy for true intentions. We believe that the British people:

Hess."

pro-

in a few weeks England will have "We agree with German things to occupy herself other than pagandlats that Hess wants peace for the German people: We agree It was semi-officially claimed in he possesses secret information but Berlin that Hess will not be able is it not possible his concern to give the British any concrete for the German and not for the military information.

Hess was not "informed about | -Reich military plans which are! available only to a very "griall |

Eriglish people?

#18 If Nof Possiblë?

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circle. But he did know enough Is it not possible that his secret

"I leave it to you to decide whether it was a very sane con- cern for the German people or a very mad sympathy for Eng.

· land that 'drove him to take this stop.

"Perhaps, after all, we have found out why Goebbels is No anxious to prove his comrade mad.

"Hess'must know a lot about the

| Doctor ́and ́ ́ his other colleagues.

It was his job to do so.

"And now he is sitting talking

to come to the conclusion that information is about such mat-freely and writing. It will be very "the war would "end"in the des- ters as Balkan casualties, the state dangerous for Goebbels and his

truction of England." Interna- of Klet and Hamburg and the fate colleagues: If Héas is sane torial News Service,

of Prien, Kretschner and Schepkel all.”—British Wireless.

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