Berlin, Feb. 26.
The German press yesterday feature ed the "German will to victory" in the European war which Herr \Adolf Hitler proclaimed in his Hofbrauhaus speech on Saturday, his fifth speech since the outbreak of the European hostilities, The "Lokal Anzeiger," for example, carried banner headlines stating, "Germany Will Win," and then drew attention to Herr Hitler's statement that the "goal of the German people is freedom,—lebensraum. and security in this lebensraum."
Herr Hitler, it vas recalled, defined lebensraum in his speech as "that which was not cultivated by the British in this world but by us Germans. There still remain several such areas, such as in central Europe. It has been built up by Germans and it is in this lebensraum we want to live. Here we will not permit our vital rights to be pared down or allow ourselves to be menaced or abide by any political combinations which menace us."
Most Germán newspapers totally ignored the Birmingham speech by the British Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in which the Allied war aims. were clearly outlined for the first time.—United Press, "New York Times" Comment New York, Feb, 26.
"One of the most interesting developments in war diplomacy is that Herr Hitler apparently now feels it necessary to reply to Mr. Chamberlain whenever the latter speaks as if he feared that Mr. Chamberlain's wards were somehow getting through to Germany," states the New York Times" today. "Herr Hitler" the paper adds, "seems to have thought that some new show of belligerent confidence on his part is needed each time to stiffen the morale of the German people."—Reuter.
Rome 'Watches Neutrals' Fate Rome, Feb. 26.
The speeches by Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Herr Hitler on Saturday were published by the Italian press without editorial comment. It is felt here that henceforth, words can have no effect upon the situation, and the chief interest now devolves on whether neutrals will be involved in war.—Reuter.
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