The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-12
EUROPE WAITING ON
DECISION OF HITLER
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Hitler went TO work polishing
I'D his climactic speech after eX-
horting the crack units of his
storm troopers 10 stand ready for
heavy fighting and fllnglng
down a defiant challenge to the
"enemieS" OF Germany whom ne
said were unable to prevent the
Reich's absorption OF Austria SIN
months ago.
Der Fuehrer's fighting speech,
which whipped 100000 uniform
ed Nazis to high frenzy in Nur-
emberg's Luitpold arena, came on
the eve of his eagerly-awalted
speech that may go down in his
tory as the turning point to peace
or war.
Appearing tired and making
little nervous gestures, Hitler AID
dressed the 5. 4. and 5. S. storm
troop units at Il memorial to the
Nazi party'S World war dead as
the whole world looked to him for
q Hateful announcement regard
ing CZechoSlOvakla.
Diplomats in the vast crowd,
their fears sharpened by Field
Marshal Hermann w. Goering'S
bold warning Saturday to the
world To keep out Of Germany's
way in central Europe, weighed
Hitler's every word for a clue To
his climactic speech Monday night
closing the Nuremberg party con
greSS.
The times Of today are such
that we must remember that ma
tional socialism was not built up
by hope but through heavy Tight
ing, and We are determined to
preserve its position and the posi-
ton of the Reich which 1t Great
ed" Hitler shouted.
What stands before me now is
the best political fighting troop
Germany ever had.
Roaring cheers from 72,0OO
Brownshirts, 10000 BlackshlrtS
and 10000 men Of the Nazi motor
corps drowned out his words.
Hitler spoke, without mention
ing them directly by name, of the
3. 100000 Sudeten Germans OF
Czechoslovakia over whose auton-
omy demands he has spread his
protective" interest,
These other Germans, he said,
can not lat present" experience
the joys Of living within greater
Germany.
The import Of his phrase AT
present" was not lost upon the
Nazi stalwarts.
In significant sequence, he
linked these "other Germans
with the people Of Austria, now q
part Of the Reich as result OF the
mid-march '"anschlusS."
"Our hearts go out to them,
Hitler said of the Sudetens. we
know their hearts are with us ana
us at this hour.
ave nurture one feeling and
duty. 1t has been expressed thous-
ands and millions Of times and
can always be brought together
in one word binding us i'll one
faith-Germany"
He spoke eloquently of the
wears fulfillment of "a dream OF
generations" the annex
alton of Austria.
"This year destiny made posi-
bic that fulfillment of the dream
although our wenenieS want
ed otherwise"
At the close Of the ceremony
Hitler dedicated flags to l69 new
Nazi party formations, mostly
from Austria-now Germany'S
province of "OStmark. Each OF
the new flags he touched with the
famous blood banner that was
carried in the 1923 Munich beer
cellar putsch." Cannon doomed
behind the stadium. Later Hitler
reviewed Nazi fighting forma-
tionS.
With Goering's Sabre-rattling,
capped by promise that If war
comes Germany will VIM and
Hitler's exhortatiOn to the storm
troopers to be ready to fight again
if necessary, the stage-settlng was
complete for Hitler's pronounce
ment at 7 p. m. u p. m. EDI)
Monday.
If Hitler takes a pacific atti-
tude toward CZechoslovakia, ne
will soothe the worst war scare
experienced by Europe since the
July days Of 1914. If he is bellig-
erent, none can say what may
happen in Europe.
Nobody in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
not even Hitler himself as yet
knew last night what he would
say.
But it was generally believed,
in view of the militant tone OF
speeches during the last "a hours,
that the build up" was for some
sharp pronouncement and that
Hitler would announce his deter
mination to "see that the Sude-
tens get justice"
As to the manner of bringing
about that Justice" there was
nothing more than flood of ru-
mors and speculation.
Many Nazis, particularly the
extremists, believed Hitler would
come out openly with demand
for a plebiscite in the Sudeten-
land, development which Ger
mans were confident would bring
the 100000 comrades" into the
Reich by an overwhelming vote
and possibly would be endorsed by
Great Britain with little difficult
ty. we,
Some quarters felt that Hitler,
because of the resumption of MI
nority reform negotiations be-