The Archive · 1938

UNFORTUNATE SPEECH

Oct. 12.

Whatever satisfaction is felt over the seen ent of the Czechoslovale crisis, and the vance made by Me. Chamberlain i pursuit chis appeasement policy will be modified to small degree by Herr Hitler's speech at Siariucck. Apart from a display of pardon lo sefsatinfaction Herr Hitler appears to ive indulged im the expression of sentiments nine way likely to assist in the restoration of a dennanent peace, but more apt to provide just ili another cause for nutation as can do athing but harm. Indeed the speech, em~ nasies the wisdom of Mx. Chamberlain's surance to the House of Commons that Artsh rearmament now being eat ried out on in unprecedented scale will be continued.

quite apparent, that so long. as Buropean tales deliver themselves of such sentiments those expressed at Saarbrueck,. it will be possible 1o make any real s towards: {seral appeasement, and that the only pos Bk reply to Herr Hiler's speech is to pro-with those preparations against just such untliies as it foreshadows. Herr Hitler's iRement following the Munich "Agreement fikte Tad no further territorial ambitions (Esope will be accepted in the light that N25 nol the only eeeasion on which he ride such a statement, and at the most 4,408 taken "asthe. summing {ist might "be nothing more than he vey "™Porary frame of mind, with lat gula vious additional significance that poke it Contrary to his declared policy, 'G2aR' by omission to his territorial amble Obe tates parts of the world. If it is hat thos us completely true, then it means 10% is bodies of Germans, in Europe.

Prevent within the German Reich are ten pardoned. It that is not the ease, letengaPerteelly, clear that only by minor tial acquisition can he bring to repetattes the succour of which Ihe has "not to belie 'y claimed they are in need. It eerie, 30, believed that they will thus be for whatever else may be said. of

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