The Berlin correspondent of "The Times" writes London, ie. 6 "Of our Germany, which Was' a nation of poets, musicians, artists ant soldiers, Herr' Hitler has. ime nation of hysterics and hermits gulfed in a mob, and led. by: a thousand Jiars or fanaties...,..ue a man alone, without family: children or. God."
"That Signor Mussolini should give notice that it is now Italy's turn to obtain something from the dynamism' of the Axis, if no surprise to observers here.
"Both the Anschluss and the Czechoslovakian settlement have cost Italy influence in East Europe and the German desire for a detente with France probably suggested to Italy that the Reich is mainly interested in protecting its rear for further eastern enterprises, which, if they cost Italy nothing, wil, at the same time, profit her nothing.
It is certain, at any rate, that officials here, if welt aware of Tialian claims, are somewhat curious as to the Ialian motives for announcing them last week and are inclined to connect them with the feeling on the part of Signor Mussolini that, as the dependence of the Reich on the Axis relationship is decreasing, it is better to strike while Germany. still remains grateful for past Italian favours'
The correspondent considers the omens for Herr von Ribbentrop's visit to Paris as less favourable than it might have been, "That the Reich would have preferred things to be otherwise, especially since the signing of the agreement between Poland and Russia and the death of "Iron-Guard leaders in says the correspondent, "is searcely open to doubt."
This' statement, second tw New York. correspondent of ally Telegraph," was made by ex-Kaiser In an' Interview ith magazine "Ken." given in the Kaiser's study at Doorn, Holland, the the the te This is the frst time since Herr Hitler's advent to power ex-Kaiser has expressed his. personal views with regard to the Nati ste, "Nations," the Kaiser is quoted saying, "are created by famille, retigion and tradition, jut in the Reich an all-swaltoy: Ing State, disdainful of human eign fes and the ancient structure of voce, establishes itself in place: everything else.
"A man who incorporates in him: self this whole State has neither God to honour nor a dynasty to conserve nor a past to consult "For a few months, 1 was inclined to believe in National Sociatisny necessary fever.
"But he (referring to Herr Hitler) got rid of the wisest and. the cut standing Germans—assochited wih National Socialism, and has nothing Toft but a bunch of shirted gangsters"
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