The Archive · 1938

Weimar Speech Angers Paris

Fuehrer's Declarations Taken as Grave Warning By French Press; Rapprochement Jeopardized

Paris, Nov. 7.

RENCH press comments this morning were unanimous in criticizing the speech delivered by Herr Hitler at Weimar yesterday, and stressing the dangers resulting from it. "The Master of Germany has spoken and instead of stretching out his hand as one might have expected, he withdrew it," declared "L'Epoque." "Mr, Chamberlain really has no luck. First Saarbruecken, now Weimar, It seems very difficult to be able to open discussions with the German leaders for they are firm believers in the principle that they are allowed everything. For them there is no right but that of the strength of the German race. War-mongers must be, according to them, those who are not ready to serve their ends. If, as we believe, Herr Hitler's attitude comes of the knowledge of his strength, it will be admitted that our leaders haven't a minute to lose, for time flies."

According to "Lo Jour-L'Echo de Paris," the Weimar speech showed little progress from the one made at Saarbruecken. "It will not surprise anyone to see the Fuehrer attach so much importance to the opinion of British and French opposition circles," the paper added. "The Chancellor referred only to Mr. Churchill and Mr, Greenwood, and did not mention the speeches made by British and French Government leaders. Considered from a domestic viewpoint the Weimar speech, like the Saarbruecken one, appears, in the eyes of the German people, a justification of the policy of rearmament and privations which must be imposed in the near future."

The Berlin correspondent of "Lo Journal" will cause to reflect those optimists who imagined that after the Munich Agreement, a general accord between the major Powers could be achieved from one day to the next, Sane dimeulties remaining to be solved are many and one of the main ones is the problem of disarmament, the journal continued, "In this connection, the Germans submit material claims on the relations which should, in future, exist between the armaments of' the Western Powers and He said that Herr Hitler should be salisfed with the success he has just achieved...."The whole world would rejoice to see a Hitler of peace and tolerance and nothing could adorn his name in world history so much os ets of magnanimity and mercy and pity towards the forlorn and friend-Tess and poor."

Since Herr Hitler accused him of having seen only refugees from the Nazi. regime, Mr. Churchill pointed ut that he had also received at their request during the past year, Herr Ernst Bohle, head of the German those of the Third Reich, Germany has no intention of losing the lead taken since 1935, and st may be con-eidered certain that Germany will do all she can to maintain this lead.'

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