FRANK DOUBTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20047, 20 September 1939, Page 6

FRANK DOUBTS

WHITEHALL VIEW HITLER SPEECH “CRASS MIS-STATEMENTS” WAR AIMS DENIED BRTTATN AND FRANCE BOMBING WARNING (Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Sept. 20, 1.40 run.) LONDON, Sept. 19. It "is officially stated that the British Government described the speech given in Danzig by Herr Hitler today as “full of the crass mis-state-ments, which usually fall from his lips" and winch it is asserted, have convicted him before the world.

“Herr Hitler can scarcely expect Britain to believe that the German aspirations are limited and that there arc no further aspirations," adds the statement.

Messages from Danzig report that Herr Hitler warned Britain and France that for every bomb dropped on a German city, the Nazis would drop five on British and French cities. A gray army car carried Herr Hitler through tremendous crowds to the market place, where he began speaking at 5.10 p.m. after Herr Fderster, the Nazi leader in Danzig, had spoken briefly and extended a welcome.

"This soil will remain German,” Herr Hitler said. “The late of this city has been the fate of Germany.” He attacked the Versailles Treaty and repeated -his assertions that it would never happen again. He added that a solution of the problem could have been reached at the end of August.

"I waited and waited, but nothing happened except the Polish mobilisation ” lie declared. “Pati'ence should not be confused with weakness. Real Problem Not Poland

"The Poles were told they would be able to resist Germany and were told they could rely on the help of other Powers.

“To-day it is said that the real problem is not Poland, but the German regime. We have no war aim against Britain and France.” Herr Hitler referred scornfully to “foolish propaganda” and said that if the destruction of his regime was the objective of Britain he. was “proud to be the object of their attack.”

He declared that Russia and Germany would settle the Polish situation, resulting in the removal of tension. However, he was determined to continue the war as long as lie was forced.

The word surrender would not be uttered, even in six or seven years. Herr Hitler hinted that the restoration of Greater Germany was completed. “All parts of the Reich are now united,” he, said.

The speech ended at 0.25 p.m. with cries of “Sieg Heil!” "Warmongers" Assailed

In his reference to Versailles, HenHitler said the warmongers of that time did not solve a single problem, but created numberless new problems. It was only a question of lime before down-trodden Germany itself would rise once more and solve them.

“Eighty-two million people want to live and will live, even if it does not suit ihe warmongers,” he declared. “The last war had no ultimate winner. Everybody was a loser. This is forgotten by the warmongers.” They did not know what Germany had to sacrifice for Poland. All the territory then incorporated in Poland was exclusively the product of German industry and activity. Poland was incapable of maintaining this culture.

Nevertheless he hac! always attempted to find a tolerable solution which might lead to an acceptable arrangement. lie had striven to shape definite frontiers west and south to safeguard the future of peace and had made the same attempt in the east. . He had tried to reconcile the economic demands of Poland _ with the German character of Danzig. He had been all too modest in his claims. “Intentions” of Poland Herr Hitler repeated the German version of the last proposals to Poland,, adding that it was clear that Poland intended to incorporate East Prussia and annex Pomerania. The only question was whether the Elbe would be a better frontier than the Oder. Negotiations with Poland in August would have been possible had the Poles been prepared to negotiate. “At the last, I decided- to speak to Poland in a way she could riot misunderstand,” added Herr Hitler. “Yet even then peace could have been saved. “‘Britain refused the plans which Signor Mussolini had worked out with Fx-ance and myself and sent an ultimatum instead.

“Now the Poles are defeated, we hope to arrange a situation in which a tolerable solution will be found by reasonable means for the future, but those in the west need not imagine that it must always be so. If they waiit it otherwise, they can have it.” WAUj STREET REACTION (Reed. Sent. 20, 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 19. Herr Hitler’s speech sent stocks soaring over seven points and clogged the tickers. Steel shares led prior to the speech, stocks moving one or two points higher, hut a point or more below the earlier peaks.