The Archive · 1940

Hitler Attacks Allied Leaders

Versailles Injustices Recalled; "Living Space"

Needs Stressed; "Father" Stalin, Italy Lauded Amsterdam, Jan, 31.

ERR Hitler last night made his first big speech since the Munich bomb explosion, when he spoke at a meeting held in the Berlin Sports Palace to mark the seventh anniversary of the Nazi Revolution, The Fuchrer's intention to speak was announced only at the very last minute, and it is suggested in some circles that from the economic depression than Gennany, he declared.

Not ose Englishman during those

love "and merey. Now they were wallowing in the Bible, but in those days their real Bible was the Treaty fof Versailles, each paragraph of which was blackmail and oppression. The treaty rested on the League of Nations, which was built only to compel Germany to obey the treaty.

"Mr, Chamberlain asa plows preacher proclaiming war alme reminds me of the devil preaching toa poor soul with a, prayer-book under three-minute eulogy of the Fuehrer and denunciation of the democracies Beginning Dr. Goebbels said: "The plutocracies of the west continue to Spread lies. Their aim is to disunite Herr Hitler did not wish to leave time for anyone to plant an his. arm," remarked the Puchrer. "Nobody can believe him and T don't infernal mac! near the microphone.

Herr Hitler said there was think he believes himself. much talk in the rest of the world about democt tic ideals, but] like Mr. Winston Churchill much not in Germany. The Germans had received sufficient experience better. He clearly says: 'Our war of the democratic idea in the past. aim is to destroy and dissolve Germany, and if possible to exterminate Referring to Great Britain' "most marvellous war aims, the German people."

Herr Hitler said Britain was very experienced in the production of war aims, since she was the country which had waged most wti Confidence in Arms

wars in the world.

"These war aims" he went on, "say a new "The first phase of the war has sues we ern

Europe will arise—a Europe full of justice, that this justice will come to an end and Mr. Churchill is fever-anxious to see the beginning of make armaments superfluous, therefore general disarmament will Snare sty rea the second phase. He expresses the pene ste ores follow, trade will begin to flow, culture and religion flourish, and hope that war by bombing may now a golden age will come. begin, and that this war may not "Most unfortunately we have been spare women or children. Britain never hesitated to make war against promised this golden age a good many women and children.

Revolutionary Spitfire times before, and itis the same people "We know what Britain and France who describe It anew today. These have done in the Last five months. old, worn-out records have been Enters Active Service Our arms factories are now working Dlayed before, and we can only be Sorry for these gentlemen who are smoothly, Our plans are bearing such fruit that our opponents are copying London, Jan, 31. incapable of finding one new idea tus, but they are very bad copyists.

With speed and range "of action to lure our people, 'according to British broadcasts' greater than the newest of the Ger-'Herr Hitler continued: "Looking Herr Hitler went on, "we should beman Messerschmidt warplanes, the at enemy propaganda, my confidence eve that there is no more sunshine Model 110, a revolutionary Spitfire In our final victory becomes unshakin England, because the whole sky pursuit Aihter has entered active able, Our leaders and people are darkened by squadrons of British Eervice in the RAB, it was revealed united inthe conviction that there an be no peace or reconciliation be-planes, The whole world, we should today.

Believe, fs one armed camp working The British alr forees are being Tore we have gained our rights. for Britain, and that Germany has got ibs Se comet developed and strengthened con "It cannot be tolerated any longer only three U-boats lett. slantly and every precaution is taken that the British nation of 44,000,000 "That is very bad—not for us but to dear with ai eventual mass alr for others, because after having sunk attack. "The new Spitfire super-40,000,000 sat these three U-boats, our enemies will fighter Agures prominently in. plans rie's surface, They pretend to have have to invent some theory about the to ward off such mass raids If they obtained it from God, and are not resurrection of U-boats."—Reuter, come. rebared (o give it away. Likewise Twin-motored, with rare speed in. the French nation owns more than We Will Not Surrender"

sturdy engine and streamlined 9,000,000 square kilometres, while the Copenhagen, Jan. 30. fuselage, the' Spitfire, although a German nation, with £0,000,000 souls, jo may die, but we will not surfpursull,' possesses such broad range possesses about 000,000 square kilo render. 'The fate of Germany rests of action that it may be used fur metres. fon the present generation' and we from ils base and for long periods "This problem has got to be solved, fant to fight for the German people." of time. Ils endurance mirrors the and will be solved in the same way Helehsfuehrer Adolf Hitler declared in British Air Staf's intention to. profs the social problem will be solved." the Berlin Sportpalast in his viol~ tect Britain against mass aerial inent, GI-minute speech this evening. Germany's Dismemberment vasion by meeting it when still far Virulently aggressive throughout the out to sea. Speedy planes will be The Fuehrer declared that the al speech, Herr Hitler traced the growth the first Bulwark of defence. Then memberment of Germany was the real and achievements of the Nazi doc-will come the second line of coastal faun of Great Britain and France. rine, frequently referred in a friend defence and, finally, the separate The reply of the German nation tone to Ialy, sought to explain fnthaireraft and) LAP. defences would be sue same as the German tone again his. non-aggression pact and France, inland. nation had given in its internal with "Soviet Russia and "Father" but our reply will be the same,"

Moreover, it is the plan of the struggle, where victory had been Stalin, and intimated the imminent He always had been ready, Herr Staff to use the long-range pursuits iaained after a heavy struggle for 15 outbreak of large-scale hostilities, Hiller continued, to conclude agree to cut off the enemy's line of retreat years.

The German leader began his ments, but Mr. Chamberlain deter after the raiding squadrons have Herr Hitler proceeded to inveigh wordy address at 7.03 pin. after the mined after Munich to reach no mie! been beaten off by the coastal and against the Treaty of Versailles. No Propaganda Minister, "Dr. Josep accords with Germany. Then, Inst island defences, Double destruction had suffered more severely Goebbels, had paved ihe way with a year, the Western Powers, he said, therefore will be wreaked.

Tu the domain of bombing craft, oe, Britain can boast of superiority over the German raft, alr observers said, for British bonibers are armed with bullet-proof turrets worked by motor and housing guns of heavier calibre than other' planes can ezrry.

Dealing with the latest German raids over British coasts, the same observers pointed out that small German forces were used, that therefore the flights had no training value and, because of unfavourable weather conditions, that no observa ions of military value could be made, As for the sories of merciless air attneks on merchant. shipping, they

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