"The second part of the speech contains what Hitler describes as a few more proposals for peace.
In their present form, these proposals are, in many respects, vague and obscure, but it is noted that they contain no suggestion of reparation for the wrongs done by Germany to lather peoples. Nevertheless, they will, as has been declared by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, be subjected to careful examination in consultation with the Governments of the Dominions and the French Republic.
"But it is necessary to remember two things. The first is that no peace proposals are likely to be found acceptable which do not effectively free Europe from the menace of aggression, and secondly, that assurances given by the Government in the past have on so many occasions proved worthless that something more than words is required today to establish confidence, which must be the essential basis of peace."—Reuter.
"Blustering Attempt
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