DISCONTENT IN GERMANY

Evening Star, Issue 23379, 23 September 1939, Page 13

DISCONTENT IN GERMANY

UN VERGE OF REVOLUTION PROPAGANDA SWINGS PUBLIC AROUND DISSATISFACTION WITH HITLER REGIME NEW YORK, September 22. (Received September 23, at 11 a.m.) The ‘ New York Sun,’ one of the leading afternoon newspapers, prints an interesting despatch from its Parks correspondent that an American business man who was in Germany since the beginning of the war left with the feeling that a revolution would break out in Germany in the ensuing winter if Hit-? ler’s invasion of Poland had not kindled temporary enthusiasm. The business man in the last week in August got an immediate impression that the country was on the verge of an upheaval. Criticism and dissatisfaction with the Hitler regime were widespread. People seemed to take for granted that a collapse was imminent, but a clever propaganda campaign quickly persuaded everybody that it was England who began the war for imperialistic purposes, with the result that popular sympathy immediately' rallied to Hitler, unifying the nation in the sincere belief that it was warring in self-defence. Thoughtful people, however, fear that Russia will employ the opportunity to spread Communism all through Europe when the combatants are exhausted. EXPLOSIONS IN BERLIN THREE OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY MANY ARRESTS MADE COPENHAGEN, September 22. (Received September 23, at 10 a.m.) Many arrests have been made in connection with the recent explosion at the Berlin Air Ministry. It is revealed that two other explosions occurred simultaneously, one at police headquarters and the other at a ga- . arks. The persons arrested are reported to be followers of Dr Otto Strasser, the leader of the “ Black Front ” aqtiNazi refugee organisations. FOUNDATIONS OF CIVILISATION DESTROYED BY WAR VIOLENCE NEW YORK, September 22. (Received September 23, at 10 a.m.) Mr Cordell Hull, speaking at PanAmerican ceremonies at the World’s Fair, deplored “ the state of affairs in which the callous disregard for law and morality with resort to brute force and unbridled violence are methods deliberately chosen to attainment of national aims. We know our nations will be materially poorer and spiritually poorer in proportion as the flames of a protracted war impair and destroy in the areas directly involve,d the foundations of modern civilisation.” He pointed out countries’ efforts to maintain peace and the orderly processes of civilisation, but this was not enough, since they could not be insulated against occurrences in the remainder of the world. TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER MISSION IN MOSCOW NEW YORK, September 22. (Received September 23, at 10.30 a.m.) The Istanbul correspondent of the Associated Press states that authoritative sources expressed the opinion that M. Sarocoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, who is going to Moscow, will conclude a mutual assistance pact with Russia, which, however, will complement Turkey’s British and French agreements and might even be used to achieve the reconciliation of Russia with Britain and France. GERMAN PRISONERS IN ENGLAND FIRST BATCHES ARRIVE LONDON, September 22. (Received September 23, at 11 a.m.) German prisoners have begun to arrive in England. A Ministry of Information Communique says a number of German officers arrived at a prison camp in England to-day, and other German prisoners were taken to a second camp. Few saw their arrival, and there were no demonstrations. The prisoners laughed when a woman in a small group of spectators at the station shouted, “ Hard luck, mate! ” To this a prisoner replied, “ Not so hard.” HUNGARY AND GERMANY JOINT FRONTIER CONTROL BUDAPEST, September 22. (Received September 23, at 10 a.m.) It is announced that Hungary and Germany are establishing a joint frontier control at Volovec, otherwise Volocz.