Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-15

News Review
BY GEoRG sTRANDvoLD

'Viel Geschrei und wenig WOLFE"
the Germans say-and Shakespeare
had a word for it, namely, "Much
Ado about Nothing" That character
ization just about sums up the effect,
the importance, the contents of an
address delivered last Monday by
Adolf Hitler before the congress of the
National Socialist party at Nuerm-
berg.
There had been great deal Of
advance publicity-so much, in fact,
that for several days the nerves of
Europe had been kept on edge. What
would Hitler say? Would he 60 to
war for the sake of the Sudeten
German minority in Czecho- Slovakia?
Would he defy the joint forces of
Great Britain, France, Soviet Russia,
Roumania and possibly Poland, not to
mention Czecho-Slovakia itself? Or
would he appear in a conciliatory
mood?
HistriOnic Artist.
Whatever else one may say about
Hitler, one must admit that he is
superb when confronted with the task
of impressing the world theatrically;
he knows how to prepare an entrance
with consummate skill, and this par
ticular ability did not fail him when
he spoke before his fellow-partisans.
Very slowly, very gradually he had
led developments toward climax.
In several speeches for which Eu-
rope had waited with bated breath,
he had said nothing of real import
ance, but at the same time he had
intimated that in his address last
Monday evening he was really going
to say something.
Before an immense audience which
interrupted him frequently with per-
fectly staged and timed applause, Hit
Ter spoke on Germany's relations with
other powers, and the section con-
corning the Sudeten minority in
Czecho-Slovakia was the most i'm
portant one.
Nothing New.
Actually, however, he said little or
nothing that was new; there was no
hint that he would alter his policy
rather, his address was reStatement
of things often said before. He was
plainly disguised with the alleged
harsh and unjust treatment melted out
to the Sudeten Germans by the
Prague government; he was-so he
said himself-a man of peace, and
he had worked necessarily to preserve
the peace of the world, but he could
not keep on being patient with gov
eminent that "maltreated Germans"
if that government would not mend
its ways, it might be necessary for
Germany to resort to arms.
All of which had been said before
by Herr Hitler! But he did add, as
though to prove to an unbelieving
world, that he was ready for any
emergency which might arise, and
in this connection he spoke menacing-
ly about the Notifications which he
is building along the French border.
But, really-there was in the speech
very little which was capable of
alarming Europe to a greater extent
than some OF his former utteranceS.
filters.
The contents of the Hitler speech
had been guarded with all the secrecy
which is characteristic of dictatorial
governments; not even trusted for
eign ambassadors and ministers had
an inkling of what he planned to say.
The uncertainty about the purport
of Hitler's message created a first
class war scare; there were extra
ordinary cabinet sessions in London
and Paris; Moscow and Bucharest dis
cussed war plans; Belgium and Switz-
erland announced their intention of
not becoming backgrounds, and
France contemplated moving its gov
eminent Offices from Paris to some
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