Berlin, Apr. 27.
An army of workmen is preparing the Opera House for the Reichstag Unannounced Visit Paid to Theatre to Watch Miss Marian Verne in Musical Revue meeting on April 28. The big scale decorations erected in honour of Herr Hitler's birthday will greet the Fuehrer when he drives from the Chancellery to the Opera House. Few peerie, however, will be in the streets, as workers will be in factories and offices, and school children, obeying an order issued by Dr Joseph Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda, will be gathered round Communal wireless sets.
Field Marshal Herman Goering, as President of the Reichstag, will declare the session open and then Heri Hitler will speak.
The Fuehrer is understood to have arranged to speak in the daytime te allow his speech to be printed in the world's press the following morning with considered official reaction from the various capitals.
Herr Hitler has already completed his speech, Reuter is given to understand by political circles. It is indicated that Herr Hitler will give Germanys answer to British conscription in his speech.
Criticism of the British conscript tion decision is again the main foreign t^7'- in newspapers here today.
Tortes, Mr. Chamberlain indicated that the powers granted by the two Bills would last for three vers, but that these could be brought to an end by an Order in Council if circumstances changed.
On the other hand, they could be extended after three years for a yea? at a time, but only after an affirmative resolution had been passed by both Houses. The Military Training Bill, M. Chamberlain stated, would be troduced next week.
I need, perhaps, hardly repeat that the object of the assurances we have given to certain countries, as well as of the conversations that are now proceeding with other Governments, is not to wage war, but prevent it," Chamberlain emphasized.
The Premier stated that, broadly speaking, under the present procedure mobilization, whether complete or partial, could only take place after the issue of a proclamation, declaring a state of emergency existed. Such proclamations, no doubt, were contemplated as being issued when the outbreak of war appeared imminent. But in present times, war might not appear imminent, and yet general conditions might be so uncertain that it was desirable to take certain precautions without publicity, (Continued on page 8)
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