The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

feared e bloclEade-becaus of It's program of economic self-Sufnciency Hitler said:
 The idea of a blockade of Ger many already may be abandoned as a totally intellectual weapon.
 "The national socialist state with characteristic energy drew lesson from World war experience. We shall continue to cling to the prin- ciple that we shall rather bear re- strictions in this or that field than again become dependent on foreign countries.
 "Our economic policy will be gov- erned by the decision that the se- curity of the nation must be placed before everything else. Therefore it is necessary to assure fully the nations economic existence within our own territory.
 Time of Isolation Ends
 Politically as well as economic ally the time of Germany's isolation is over. The reich had acquired great strong world powers as friends,
 "The danger of Bolshevist de- struction of nations is towering our world more menacingly than ever. We see in thousand in- stances the action of the Jew microbe of this world pest"
 Eight hundred thousand assem- hled Nazis listened as Adolf Wag- ner, Nazi leader for Bavaria, read the fuehrer'S annual proclamation. Seventy-flve million Germans, and 475,000,o00 people of other European countries had waited for Hitler to strike the keynote of German policy In the Czechslovak crisis.
 Spoke On Generalities
 Instead, Hitler spoke, for the mo- ment, in generalities. He had been advised during the night that France had taken precautionary" measures to guard her eastern from tier: and in Prague the Czechoslo- yak government was drafting new and final" concessions to the Sude- ten German minority party.
 Hitler started eff with remini- scences of Germany's postwar his tory and his early career.
 He referred to Germany's defeat : in- the World war and humilis tion, aud contlnued:
 What has become of Germany since then? Does it not seem today as-h destiny had to make Germany go through that path in order to purify and ripen us all for that greater community of Germans which alone can be considered In future as a guarantee for our na- tion?"
 Glorifies His Soldiers
 The proclamation glorified the courage and heroism of simple sol- diers during the war and contrasted the lack of courage among leaders.
 "Ninety-nine per cent of German courage and heroism can be found in simple soldiers" he said. 'The leaders of the reich and the nation could not find even one per cent.
 T, however, resolved to build up a new reich leadership embodying the same virtues we expect from the people, which we encounter in many thoIisands of instances.
 During four years of fighting, front of heroes proved their worth a thousand times, while a. home leaders did not once muster courage for decisions of similar greatness and boldness.
 "An attempt to rebuild Germany could (only) be successful in such circumstances if this class of lead- CTS was exterminated and removed during the nights when decided to become a politician the fate of German parties and of the state was decided"
 Assails Jewry
 The proclamation assailed inter national Jewry". It discussed Ger man economic problems and ended by praising the Fascist movement.
 The Nazi delegates, the people of Germany and the people of Europe knew that in his proclamation or in any of his speeches to his Nazis, up to his final full dress speech next Monday Hitler might say the words that would lead Europe and per- haps the world toward a more se- cure peace or toward war.
 Midway through a gala perform ance of Wagners opera The Meis- tersingers, last night, Hitler was in-