Kaiserslauten, July 2. "Never before have the German people formed as compact a bloc as today, and never have they been more conscious of their strength," the German Deputy Fuehrer, Herr Rudolf Hess, stated this evening before the Congress of Western German Political Leaders. He emphasized the power of the Reich and her two partners in the anti-Comintern triangle, Italy and Japan. He also criticized British policies, denounced World Jewry and attacked schemes for "encirclement" of Germany.
"The people of the Reichsfuehrer are today united as never before in the history of Germany." Herr Hess declared. "The rest of the world must not forget that Germans have again become a politically-conscious people, with a clear view on questions and problems concerning the future of the nation."
The Deputy Fuehrer proceeded to castigate the Reich's enemies, whom he accused of wishing to sow discord between German leaders and the people while pretending "that they are inimical only to the leaders."
"Slave of Great Powers"
"It Britain worries over the fate of nations who might become the slaves of the great powers, Germany has a single reply to make. It is really a pity that Britain did not preoccupy herself with these questions twenty years ago, for then Germany was a slave of the great Powers...
"The encirclement of Germany and Italy will not be successful because the Berlin-Rome axis is stronger than the artificial encirclement pacts signed by nations which are split by divergencies in their ideas and political and economic interests. On the contrary, Germany and Italy have common interests," Herr Hess stress-common interests," he added.—Havas.
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