The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
Europe Waited For
 Nazi Czech Policies
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emergency precautionary military moves on her eastern frontier in answer to the assembly of German troops in the new Siegfried defense line along the border.
 It was said in reliable quarters that at that time Hitler had not completed writing of his proclama- ton.
 Nazis asked: Would Hitler hit precautions" Germans have insist back in his proclamation at French ed that their own large-scale troop movements were normal maneuvers and had no international signifl- canoe. But there was no mistaking the nature of the French moves.
 France Is Warned
 There was but one pronouncement in advance which might be taken as refiecting the Nazi view. This was & commentary from the official Ger man news brlreau--warning France against taking extraordinary meas ures.
 "The report of French military measures on the western frontier is all the most conspicuous because of the fact that the same report speaks of notable relaxation of tension in the general international situation, said this commentary,
 Germany never has disputed the right of others to take necessary de- fensive measures. This viewpoint also has been adopted toward the French Maginot line Of fortiflca- tions.."
 Few of the hundreds of thousands of Nazis gathered here eve knew of the French moves. It was asserted in some quarters that French For eign Minister Georges Bonnet told Count Johannes von WelcZeck, Ger man ambassador at Paris, last week that France intended to take cer- tain military measures. This was generally doubted, The French move came when new German troops moved into the Siegflfried line dur ing the week -end, and the tone of the first reaction in Germany, that of the official news bureau, seemed resentful. Foreign office officilas at Berlin refused to comment.
 Air Raid Drill
 As the party congress here was formally opened, people of Berlin were on the alert for a dramatic air raid drill. It was officially an- nounced that the drill would be held soon and that there would be no ad- vance notice.
 Soviet Russia was the only great country not represented as the Nazi congress opened here. Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson represented the United States. Sir Neville Hender- son, British ambassador, was here as special envoy of his country perhaps to play key role in pri- vate conversations. There were del- egations from Austria and Czecho- slovakia.
 It was learned just before the congress was formally opened this morning that Hitler had decided not to mention Czechoslovakia or its minority dispute specifically in the proclamation.
 Makes Six Speeches
 He is to make at least six speeches, short or long, during the congress ending with @ full dress speech at the concluding meeting next, Mon- day. At this meeting, he tradition ally discusses foreign affairs.
 Today, the opening of the 10th party congress and the sixth since Hitler attained national leadership an orchestra played the overture to Wagner,s Rienzi and the Neither lands Thanksgiving song, the cus- tomary preludes to the congress.
 Then Viktor Luetze, storm troop leader, read the names of Nazis killed during the struggle for power. Julius Etreticher, in his capacity as leader for Nuremberg, welcomed the congress. Rudolf Hess, Hitler's dep- uty as leader of the Nazi party, de- clared the congreSs-called "the first greater German party congress" in deference to absorbed Austria in ad- dition to the 10th German party congress and Wagner read Hitlers proclamation.
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