Herr Hitler mentioned six new Twsight Tate Events Marshals, among whom were Walter 14 opening the sitting, Field-Mar-von Brauchitseh, Commander-in-Chief shal Resmann Goering. Air Minister fof the German Army. and von Reich~ and President of the Reichstag, fenau, Three Generals of the Air] ferred to those who had laid. dow Force. including General sfilch, Un-their lives on the battlefield. He paid er-Secretary of State for Ar. have tribute to their sacrifices. "Ho. said wheen made. Field-Marshal, Colonel that the" Reichstag, os representing Genioral. Withelm Keitel, Chief of the the German people, would see to it High Command of the "Army. has {nat no. family should suiter through been promoted General Pieid-Marshal. the death of the breadwinner.
"Ever since the commencement fete Hitler, who rose. immediately the National Socialist regime, two afterwards, said: "T have. summoned points have been foremost in its Sou to this meeting in tke midst foreign programme ints "Tremendous struguie for the "Achievement of a real under~ future of the German nation, "T com and. friendship with aly: Sider te imperative to give ihe Ger. and "Establishment. of similar rel Heople insight into events. tions with Great Britain. wish {0 express my gratitude to the Noldiers. Thirdly, {wish to, appeal Friendship with Britain re, for the last time, 40 com-"tam still sorry that in spite of "tthe programme, of the National all my efforts T did not succeed in soclatit" movement, "so for as it establishing Friendship with Great SMfected. development of the Reich'
Britain, which, 1 think, was desired Felationship with the" world, " was by both peoples. 1 was not successful Simply' to bring about the eahcelia~ in spite of all determination and tion of the Treaty of Versales, The honest effort in gaining friendship. sumption that French and Beith with England. Since the rebirth " of culture could" lead," as a mere the German people, it has only been ftrontery. thrown Into glaring ight from Moly that any voice of human by their own negligence and lack understanding has reached us.
Aehievement., Ail" Germany's de~ when the Duce considered the tnands had to be. carried through moment had come to take up arms, Contrary' to the wishes of the British he did so of hhis own accord. Ialy's ud French rulers. entry into the war played a part in hastening France's recognition that Relgium, Holland Tay, casson further resistance would be com= "ICT had_no justification for bepletely unavailing. Our efforts will Heving in vielory, T should not have be crowned with common victory. proposed an Understanding with "at T speak of the future, it is not eat Britain and France, without in a spirit of boastful vaingiors. That making any demands. "For this Trean confidently leave to others who poveeful "proposal of mine Twas probably know it more than I, for Abused, Me, Chamberlain "then Bute example Mr. Churchill. The course ish. Prime Minister) spat upon fof the war has proved that T was in the eyes of the world, White the ight. When British statesmen say y-Pronich war clique was look= that Beilain emerges stronger from for possibilities to extend disaster, then T say we will emerge the wat, T was looking after the Stronger from success. In militar: organization of German forces. power, the Reich is stronger today "Bad weather last autumn' and than ever before. We had naturally winter eeessitated the post pot been prepared for very: much heavier iment of military operations. th losses, The man-power of the na-order to secure Swedish the tion which has been spared will British and. French wore ug 10 strengthen the struggle for freedom and in Norway march into Many divisions are being withdrawn Sweden, We learnt this fromthe from France and are returning to uncontrollable verbosity of the First headquarters. The loss of arms is Lord of the Admiralty (hen Mr. entirely negligible. The total amount Winston Churchill). Because of the 'oF supplies for the army and air force news of German movements, Me.
Ts considerably greater than before Churehill_ ordered the, disembarkafour attack in the west. tion of British. troops."
Herr Hitler. described the invasion Germany and Russia of Norway as "the boldest enter "Thanks to the Four-Year Plan, prise in German military" history.
Germany was prepared for the most Before the outbreak of war, he went severe trials. We possess two most oh, plang had been made for break vital Faye materials. coal and iron, in the Mawinot Line, but the seces~ almost unlimited quantities. sity of some action against Belgium "In addition, there are tremendous fand "Holland was evident because possibilities presented by the acquisi-here was a noticeable concentration Vion of enormous spoils and the: of French troops on the frontier exploitation of territory conquered hough few German troops were: exploitation of territory conquered by: ts, "Germany has at its disposal 200,- £9%"
"Careful observation compelled us (000.000 persons. Thanks to measures realize that an Anglo-French adopted in time, food supplies are thrust was to be expected at the ranteed however Jong the war beginning of May. In contradiction may last. to the plan of 1014, T arranged for "Among the hopes of British potitioperations to bear mainly on the left cians Iga fresh estrangement be: wing of the front, though ostensibly: tween Germany and Russia. relaininy the principles of the former hope that she could brin shew European -erisis "and thereby lan. better her own position, amounts, as Object of Operation far as Russia is conces fed, to a false operation, which included ho of the entire British Ex.
"Although f was convinced of the peditionary Force, threw a glorious course events would take, I never~ Hight "upon German leadership. theless heat cut my. hand' to France Operations were not taken, in, the fand Great Britain. All my assurances first place, with the object of taking] lat there was nothing to ain but Paris, but' with the object of fo all to lose, were re 4 way through to the Swiss frontier.
'These operations were crowned by' the general advance of all German. guilty. statesmen as the people—are armies. In the course of a few days. beguning to think very differently. complete mastery had been achieved, Great Britain way determined to. and/at no moment was i surrender. on the war, From Britain hear now only a single ere—a ery Ottawa, July 19.
A spokesman for the Royal Canadian Air Force today said that "at least" 15,000 United States citizens had applied for membership in the Canadian Air Force—United Press. the people untold suffering and misery. Of course, not upon Mr, Churchill, for he. no doubt, will a and children of those principally terested in the war have already been sent. For millions of other people. however, the great suffering will be-
"Mfr. Churchill ought for once to believe me when I prophesy that a rear empire will be destroyed—an empire which it was never my intention to destroy or even to harm. T'do, however, realize that this struggle, 1€ it continues, can end only with the complete annihilation of one lor the other of the tw adversaries. Mr." Churchill may' believe that this will be Germany: I know it will Britain, "In this hour, I feet it to be my duty" before my own conscience to appeal once more to reason and com. mon sense, to Great Britain as much "I consider myself in a position to make this appeal since Tam not van Guished seeking favours. but the Vielor speaking in the name of rea son—-Reuter, Australian Cruiser Sinks Italian London, July 19.
Two hundred and Atty Hatian seamen were rescued by a British destroyer after their ship, the light efuiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, well known in Shanghai. was sunk in battle northwest of Crete this morning. the Admiralty announced this avenin "The Commander in Chief of thi British Fleet in the Mediterranean, the Admiralty reported, "announces that the Mahan light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, was sunk this morning during an engagement between two Tialian cruisers and HMLAS. Sydney. which was accompanied by a small destroyer force, northwest of Crete.
"The other Mahan cruiser withdrew from' battle. pursued by the British forces. One" British destroyer saved 250 seamen from the "The Colleoni." the _Admialty stated, "was the fastest cruiser in the world, for she was capable of 'a'speed of 40 Knots. She was launch in_ 1030 and. carried "a crew of 00, She displaced 8069 tons and ad powerful armament, including ight six-inch guns and six 3.9-inch guns. She also carried eight 37-min. guns and eight 13-min. anti-aircraft Huns. There were two catapult planes aboard the ship.
LLAMAS. Sydney belongs to the! Australian Navy, "and is of the Leander (cruiser) "class. She commanded by Captain Collins, main armament ich uns." the Admiralty. concluded.—Havas.
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