Leaders New York, May 14
Herr Rudolf Hess' escape to England. which has consistently held the headlines of the New York press since the late afternoon newspapers on Monday. is "gain the feature story in today's morning papers after having coinmated news broadcasts last night.
Morning newspapers print extensive despatches from London and Berlin, reporting a mass of rumour, conjecture and official German explanation of Herr Hess' flight.
Among the theories advanced is a hypothesis widely supported that he was compleled fo seek a "getaway" in consequence of internal party dissension which. it is suggested. most probably arose from Hitler's move for closer ties with Russia Editorial comment is principally preoccupied by the far-reaching implications of the incident and the internal state of the Nazi party thus revealed. Although some quarters recognize with a certain glee what they regard 5s the first signs of a possible break-up within the Nazi perty there are not lacking warnings. specially among radio commentate: against wishful thinking in this respect:
The "New York Times" published prominently a report that Mr. Winston Churchill may have an interview with Herr Hess and other papers carry Berlin reports of Hitler holding a conference with party leaders. According to the "New York Times." Washington officials are puzzled by the Hess incident, while the "Herald-'Tribune' ington correspondent links his flight with the cancellation of President Roosevelt's Pan-American speech—Reuter.
"Herr Hess himself, who awoke this morning in a hospital nearer to London than the one he was in yesterday, is making good progress towards recovery. His damaged ankle is yielding to treatment and the slight abrasion to his arm received in the parachute jump is healing rapidly He is stated to be in excellent spirits.
He has talked freely to Mr, Ivone Kirkpatrick, of the British Foreign Office, who went to Glasgow to identify him, and is understood to have conveyed the impression that he had not been having so much outdoor exercise as formerly and had been spending much time in office work.
The only new comment from Berlin this morning confirms the very general impression that the Deputy Führers flight must have caused great embarrassment to Hitler.
The Berlin correspondent of a Swiss paper revealed today that the as tonishment of the German public has been increased by a succession of ever-changing official stories and explanations.
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