Herr Hitler declared that Germany, in establishing the right of self-determination in Austria and Czechoslovakia, had "only defended itself ast attempts of interfering third parties. "I need not assure you," he repeated, "that in the future we also shall not tolerate attempts at interference in matters concerning us alone with the purpose of preventing natural and sensible solutions."
Herr Hitler said all Germany was "happy" as a result of the Munich Conference which settled the Czech crisis, We were all happy," he said, that thanks to the initiative of our friend Benito Mussolini and thanks to the equally gratifying readiness of Mr, Chamberlain and M. Daladier, the elements of an agreement were found which not only permitted peaceful solution of an unpostponable situation, but could also be regarded as an example of the possibility of sensible treatment and settlement of definite important problems.
"Without the determination te settle this problem one way or the other, no such an agreement among the great European Powers could have been achieved. The Sudeten German people on their part approved the incorporation into the Greater Reich with the same overwhelming majority as shown in the elections to the first Greater German Reichstag.
"The year 1938 was foremost as a year because of the triumph of an The idea of a united people as distinguished from previous centuries when it was thought such a task must be settled only by the sword. This time it was no longer necessary to draw the sword to compel national unity, but only to protect it against threats from the outside. Our young defence force of the Reich has stood its first test excellently."—United Press.
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