HITLER ESCAPES

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20957, 9 November 1939, Page 8

HITLER ESCAPES

EXPLOSION IN MUNICH

SEVERAL DEAD NO DETAILS AVAILABLE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Nov. 9, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 8 The British United Press learns from Munich that an explosion occurred as Hitler left the meeting. Several are dead. The Fuehrer was unhurt. Details are not available.

SOVIET PARTY

CELEBRATION OF REVOLUTION PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS ! United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 United States dignitaries, with the exception of two members of Congress were pointedly absent from the Soviet Embassy’s annual party to celebrate the 1917 Revolution. Their absence further emphasised the resentment at the City of Flint incident and the speech by the Russian Premier, M. Molotoff, in which he attacked the democracies and accused the United States of seeking to profit from the war. Those with “previous engagements” included members of the Senate and House of Representatives, Chief Justice Hughes and the Labour leader, Mr John L. Lewis. In contrast to his cordial message of last year, President Roosevelt failed to send felicitations. One thousand gold-embossed invitation cards were sent through the mail. In former years over 1000 guests would have attended, but this year the guests numbered less than SOO. The British Ambassador to Washington, the Marquess of Lothian, also pleaded a previous engagement. The German Charge d’Affaires was conspicuously present. The wives of a few Senators, including Mrs Borah, attended, in spite of the refusal of their husbands to

PARADOXICAL SITUATION

CLAIM BY MR GANDHI SUPPORT WAR OR RESIGN (Jolted Press Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright) BOMBAY, Nov. 8 While Mr Gandhi and Congress emphatically declare opposition to Hitlerism and sympathy for Britain against the Nazis, says a message from Bombay, the present apparently paradoxical situation has arisen because Mr Gandhi, representing eight of the 11 Provinces, claimed that the Ministries must either support the war or resign. Six have already resigned and two are resigning this week. Mr Gandhi says: “Let a constituent Assembly be elected, of representatives of India, to frame a Constitution subject to safeguards for the protection of the rights of minorities to their satisfaction. Will Britain accept this?” Views of Moslems Mr Jinnah, Moslem leader, says: “Moslems do not want protection as a minority, but want a voice in framing the Constitution. The proposal by Congress to leave Moslem rights to an undefined constituent Assembly is not acceptable to the Moslem League.” The attitude of the three Moslem Provincial Governments is summed up by Sir Sikander Hyat-Khan, Premier of the Punjab, who claims that the Punjab can supply 1,000,000 trained men. He says: “This bargaining is despicable. All Indians should offer their wholehearted and unconditional support to Britain.”