Evening star., 1938-02-19
WORLD WILL HEAR
HITLER TOMORROW
Peace Message Is Forecast
by Aides Move on
CzeChs Feared.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
| BERLIN, Feb. 19.-Three weeks Of
wild rumors of momentous changes in
Central Europe reach their climax,
perhaps with a sign of fulfillment,
when Reichsfuehrer Hitler delivers his
newest message to the world to-
morrow.
The old, familiar question What
will he do neXt?" echoed in all the
chancellories and parliaments of Eu-
rope. But until Hitler himself should
say. there was no official indication of
what might be his plans or to what
degree he proposed to reveal them.
His closest collaborators predicted
it would be message of peace"
But that was small comfort to anxious
statesmen.
Hitler also talked peace in that
Reichstag speech of March. 1885, in
which he announced remilitarization
of the Rhineland-and thereby made
the Locarno security pact a dead
issue
Czech Move Anticipated.
There were both hopes and fears
that he might state more precisely
tomorrow his intentions in Czecho-
slovakia, where live some 5000, 900
pro-Nazi. Sudeten Germans, close to
the border Of NaZi Germany.
The propaganda ministry persuaded
the official
casting Co. to carry the Reichstae
speech throughout the Czech republic.
Many in political circles felt GER
tain Hitler would demand autonomy
for Sudeten Deutsch (South Ger
mans, and the willingness to broad
cast the speech was taken as an indi-
cation Czech Premier Hodza was will
ing to pay the price of autonomy to
Germans in Czechoslovakia for peace
with powerful neighbor
It was taken for granted Hitler
would picture the recent changes in
Austria-the naming of five cabinet
ministers favorable to Germany and
the freeing of Nazi political prison.
ers-as vital step toward European
peace.
May Cite Schuschnigg Talks.
He was expected to cite his talks
last week with Austria's Chancellor
Schuschnigg as an example of how
direct contact between statesmen
could move mountains of misunder-
standing.
1t also was assumed he would refer
to the February concentration of
German military power in his own
hands, and indulge in few gibes at
those who had rumored his army was
collapsing.
A source close to the German chan
celery said Hitler would declare an
amnesty for political offenders against
the Third Reich, benefitting both
Catholic and Protestants who have
been arrested on various political
charges.
1t was assumed pending trials of
Catholic priests and nuns would be
quashed, and there was evidence pres
sure already was being lifted from the
Evangelical Church with permission
to reopen various long CLOSED ofiices.
Regardless of whether Hitler springs
any new surprises tomorrow, one thing
seems certain-one of the biggest SUM-
day congregations in the world history
will listen to him.
Within the borders of the Reich some
So ,000, 900 Germans will be within the
sound of his voice, and beyond the bor-
der millions in Austria and other coun-
tries also may tune in their radios.
Bitter enemies as well as ardent dis
ciples will harken to Der Fuehrer's
voice, more intently than ever before,
perhaps-for Sundays speech has had
a bigger worldwide build-up than
given to any previous Hitler speech.
Originally scheduled for January 80,
it was postponed when the crisis de-
Veloped that led to Field Marshal
Werner Won Blombergs resignation as
war minister, and the army reorgani-
zation.