ALLEGED DIVISION OF PARTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 January 1939, Page 5

ALLEGED DIVISION OF PARTIES

Speech in the Reichstag SALVATION OF EUROPE CLAIMED By Telegraph.—Press Association —Copyright. (Received This Day. S) a.m.) LONDON. January 30. Herr Hitler, in his Reicnsiag speech, began speaking in a very low voice, by recalling that thirteen million Nazi voters, men and women, supported him six years ago, while the remaining twenty million, scattered among fifteen parties, made common cause with the Jews. He continued: "The entire Western civilisation would '< have been precipitated into an unimaginable crisis had the Reich sunk Into Bolshevist chaos. The salvation of Europe at one end began with Signor Mussolini. Nazis pushed forward at the other end. Now we witness, in another land, the same drama of courageous overthrow of the Jewish international attempt to annihilate European culture. Today I can speak to the first Greater German Reichstag.” Referring to the late President Wilson's doctrine of self-determina-tion and his fourteen points, Herr Hitler accused the Allies of adopting principles wherever they were exploitable. "Thus,” he said, "Germany is refused the return of her colonies, under the pretext that this is impossible as the Allies will never hand inhabitants to Germany against their will. No one in 1918 troubled himself about this.” Herr Hitler proceeded to describe- his struggle for the right of self-determination, resulting in the unification • of the Ostmark (Austria) with the Reich.

He added: “Our confidence in the new German army’s speed and efficiency to strike was not disappointed, but even excelled. It is a gross distortion of facts if the .rest of the world draws the conclusion from these events that Germany has threatened other nations through blackmail.' We have not threatened anyone; only defended ourselves against an attempt of a third-party to interfere. 1 need not say we will not tolerate in future any attempt by the Western Powers to interfere in affairs concerning;us, solely for the purpose of preventing reasonable solutions.”

Referring to the Munich Agreement he alluded to “the initiative of our friend, Signor Mussolini, and the readiness of Mr Neville Chamberlain and M. Daladier, which, also must be highly esteemed.”