ARMY IN GERMANY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 March 1940, Page 8

ARMY IN GERMANY

AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA FORCED.

A few weeks ago there came into my hands a statement made in September by an officer of the German Reichswehr to one of his old comrades in the war of 1014-18, writ.-s Mr Wiekhani Stood. The old comrade is a man of liberal view who luws not Hiller or Hitlerism. The statement in question was given in one of bis letters. ■'You,” the officer said, 'wouldn't believe me last June when I fold you that we. not the British er (lie French, would get an agreement with Russia. Now I can tell you that, we of the Reichswehr forced Hitler to malto the agreement with Stalin. If Hitler had refused he would have had to reckon with us. We may get rid of him uno day. when it suits us, not because 'lhe democracies' want to smash him. Again, you wcn'l believe- mo wiioi’ 1 mil yon i’n.ii we much nearer than anybody cl: ■ T’assia ami the Red Army. Wi I:wo wi.liod them Vi >■;. el-.sr-lv ’Hue-.. i()2.'t. \V. know lhai in Russia lhe allicor: of thei Red Army are 'i>n tup' and tliat '!r y have a good time. Wo of the Roielw-, wchr mean io be on top in Gei mtmy. • and to stay ihcre. We don't care a ranwhat (he political or social system ring 1 b:’. Wo had us I'cf work under a(i< rmon Soviet Rcpiihlii- ns under \ Monarchy er a itazi I’liclalnr previded that \W held the I'O.ui power. 11l Hiller bccenii-' a mii"nnee, wi- ■ hall I Itnow liuW to gel rid ut liiiii.”