Evening star., 1936-03-07

honorable than members of other Eu-
ropean peoples"
Herein I had to succeed. Why
shouldn't it be possible to lift the
problem of general European differ
ences between nations and states out
of the sphere of senselessness and
passion and move them under the
quieter light of higher reasonable
ness?"
Replying to international critics who
found fault because he declined to CO.
operate with Soviet Russia, Hitler con-
tinled:
"The fact that in the eyes Of the
Bolshevist international world sup
pressors I am regarded as one of its
greatest enemies is merely a great
honor for me and justification before
posterity of my actions"
Hitler warned other statesmen not to
have anything to do with Bolshevism.
Hitler held that Europe could be
divided into halves-one consisting of
independent national states and the
other those governed by Bolshevist
doctrines.
There is deep tragedy inherent in
the fact that as conclusion to our
sincere efforts, covering many years.
to win the confidence. sympathy and
affection of the French people, mil
ltary alliance should be concluded
whose beginnings We know today and
whose end, however, will be attended
by pnpredictable consequences unless.
indeed, Providence once again proves
more merciful than men deserve"
Hitler asserted.
He reviewed his efforts of the last
three years to prepare the ground-
work for F'ranco-G German rapproache-
ment and said he had never been
made any concrete offers.
He said he offered successivelv tn
nave German ornaments limited to
100000 men and later to 100000.
He also turned to other European
statesmen, of whom, he asserted. only
the British accepted his proposal for
establishing a lasting relation between
the German and British navies.
I have taken the question of eternal
European frontier revision out of the
atmosphere of public discussion in
Germany" he asserted. Il have re-
moved from the German press all
hatred for the French people"
I have endeavored to inculcate in
our youth appreciation of the ideal of
such understanding and I certainly
have not been without success"
Refers to French Attitude.
He referred to the applause given
French athletes during the Winter
Olympic Games at Garmisch- -Parten-
kirchen as evidence of change in the
German nation.
Hitler contended that he had made
an especially great sacrifice in adher-
ing to the Locarno Treaty, which he
said denied to the loser in the World
War its sovereign rights over large
sections Of the old Germany.
He said Germany observed proyi-
sions of the pact, even though France
was arming her side of the frontier
heavily.
III conCraVentlon OF this pact was
the arrangement which France last
year entered upon with Russia, and
which it has already signed and whose
ratification by the Chamber has Just
ensued." he said.
He then entered into longer juridi-
cal analysis of the effect of the Soviet
pact on the Locarno treaty.
Hitler observed that France had
concluded pacts of mutual assistance
with Czechoslovakia and Poland, even
before the Locarno pact, but that Ger
many did not object to these because
they were subordinated to the League
Of Nations.
The Soviet pact was different, he
contended, because Russia was an or
ganized exponent of revolutionary
views.