The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09
Germany Sent 45, 1000 Troops To Rhineland
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indifference today to the United In- ternational front developing against remilitarization of the Rhineland. They devoted themselves to ob- taining decisive public endorse ment in a March 29 plebiscite. The foreign office said officially that 1t had no present intention of send- ing a representative, or even an ob- server, to the emergency meeting of the League of Nations Council Friday to consider the Rhineland crisis. An official spokesman pointed out that the league covenant stip- plates that a non-membcr nation may be invited to participate in a council meeting only by the council itself and that any informal sug- gestion that Germany should be represented Friday will be regarded as invalid.
 No withdrawal of Troops
 The spokesman did not indicatae whether Germany would accept a formal invitation. Unofficial, but well informed sources said 1t was 'impossible" that Germany would withdraw the troops that Junked the Locarno treaty Saturday by in- vading the demilitarized Rhineland. Reichsfuehrer Adolph Hitler went calmly to Berchtesgaden on a night train for Q rest preparatory to the riRorg of an election campaign.
 Commentators close to him scoffcd at reports that Italy had pledged unlimited aid to France to force German troops out of the Rhineland. They regarded the prom ise as an obvious political move designed to sugar coat the pill that Italy intends to force France and Great Britain to take in regard to Ethiopia at Geneva.
 It conspicuously would be to Italy's advantage, they pointed out, to be considered Q potential French ally while the league committee of l3 discusses Italian reservations to Ethiopia peace proposals this week
 Pubic Behind Hitler
 No official would comment for publication on the oral support given France by Great Britain, Belgium, Poland Czechoslovakia Italy and Russia, but public opin- ion was undisputably behind Hit Ter.
 The Fuehrer received impressive ovations twice yesterday-when he placed wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier in observance of Heroes day, and at the State Opera House, where Gen. Werner von Blomberg, minister of war, hailed him for restoring Germany ito sov- ereignty."
 Rigid and unsmiling in his blue army uniform, Hitler sat dramat- ically in the opera houses central box between the old Field Marshal Won Mackensen, grim faced under the deaths head helmet of the kaiser's hussars, and Won Blom- berg, in the sober green-gray of a Reichswehr general.
 Picture of Marching Troops
 In the mind of every man was the spectacle of black, brown and green- clad German troops marching al the the moment along the Rhine into Coblenz, Frankfort. Cologne from which many of them had re- treated in heartbreaking defeat lS years ago.
 Blomberg gave thanks to our leader" for the unreserved trust he has placed in us soldiers"
 "A new era of German history has begun = an era of power and strength" he said.
 Gen. Herman Goering. Reichstap president. announced Hitler order dissolving the body March 23 and ordering an election March %. The campaign began immediately.
 An order fin the official gazette made effective for the first timt the anti-semitic election laws codi- fled at Nuremberg recently. Jews were forbidden the right to vote although persons of mixed Jewish and "Aryan" ancestry may do SO.
 Overwhelming endorsement Of Hitler's Rhineland invasion is q f0regone conclusion. not only be- cause it saIved one of the rawesI wounds inflicted on German pride by the Versailles and LOcarnf treaties. but because there is nd organized opposition fo Nazi elec- ton machinery. Hitler won 88i pei cent of 43.520.000 votes east in tlls plebiscite after the "blooh purge of i03l.
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