Evening star., 1935-03-17
HITLER TEARS UP
VERSAILLES PACT
100000 Army Is Ordered to
Be Built on Compulsory
Training.
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national respect as a co-guarantor OF
peace"
Announced by GOebbels.
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Announced by GOebbelS.
The startling announcement, COM
ing Just six days after Minister of
War Hermann Wilhelm Goering's
fortnight admission that Germany
has an air force and intends to keep
it, was made by Minister of Propa-
ganda Paul Joseph GoebbelS.
Goebbels summoned foreign CORE
spondentS to the propaganda minis
try an hour ahead of time.
He received them in the same room
where he told the sensational story
of the shootings of Nazi leaders in
the blood purge" of June 80, 1884.
AS he read with his clear voice.
propaganda ministry and foreign Of
flee attaches stood about him and
Schultz Staffel picked Nazi guards)
men guarded the doors.
Hitler's sudden return to Berlin
from BerchteSgaden was carefully con-
cealed.
He left Bavaria yesterday afternoon
and conferred far into the night in
the chancellory. The cabinet meet
ing was called for / pm. The entire
scheme had been drawn up in ad-
vance. so that the cabinet meeting
was comparatively short.
Cheered by Cabinet.
When Hitler announced his de-
cision to put the Reich back among
the worlds big army nations. official
sources said the cabinet rose and
cheered.
Afterward. led by Gen Werner Won
Blomberg, ReichsWehr minister, the
ministers gave three "heils" for Hit
ler and Won Blomberg briefly assured
Der Fuehrer of the army's loyalty
The propaganda minister an
nounced that Hitler would remain in
Berlin for tomorrow's memorial serv-
ices honoring the Reich's 1000 900
war dead, and then will return to
Bavaria to spend another week
The German press, which has bit
terly denounced Frances new mill
tary measures during the past two
days, was quick to seize upon Der
Fuehrer's declaration as recovery of
Germany's honor"
"Germany's Great Day."
This is the German nations great
day." the Korrespondenz, organ of
the NaZi party, said, declaring the
German people at last freed from "the
ignominy which has oppressed them
for l6 years"
Echoing Hitlers protestations of
peace, the newspaper said:
I'VE believe that this day will her
aid a new era of peaceful. cooper
alton among European peoples"
Observers agreed that Hitler. by
his bold and characteristic stroke,
had pulled Germany forever from the
Versailles treaty, against which all
German governments have fought for
Is years.
BY the same token they believed
he had balsted the very bases for the
Simon-Hitler negotiations scheduled
for the next week end and seized in
advance the advantages England and
France had offered in return for join
Ing their peace plan.
Details Up to BIomberg.
The date of calling the first men to
the colorS, the ages of the classes and
the period OF service all have been left
to the discretion of Gen Won Blom-
berg, subject to Hitler's approval, it
was stated.
Wild applause and singing greeted
Goebbel's reading of Hitler's appeal
and the three-paragraph decree over
the radio at the SportSplast, where
the propaganda minister had been
scheduled to speak on another sub
ject. Everywhere in Berlin there was
rejoicing.
Thousands gathered in front of the
brightly Illuminated chancellory YELL
ing for Hitler and singing the ma
tional anthem at the top of their
voices, while extra newspaper editions
appeared with headlines in red an
nouncing historic hours
At the chancellory Fitler and Kon-
stantin Won Neurath, foreign minister,
received the Ambassadors of France,
England, Italy and Poland, officially
informing them of the new action and
later Goering, Won Blomberg, Won
Neurath and Goebbels were closeted
with Hitler.