Evening star., 1938-04-10

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By the Associated Press
VIENNA, April 9.-Reichsfuehrer
Adolf Hitler tonight justified his whirl-
wind annexation of Austria by de-
claring it was the will of Cod and
pleaded for $4,000 900 voters to in
dorse the creation of the greater Ger
many In tomorrow's plebiscite
Addressing 10000 wildly cheering
followers in the Northwest Railway
Station in the final appeal of the
plebiscite campaign, the Austrian born
Hitler exclaimed:
Il believe it was the will of God to
send this little boy to Germany tc
make him Fuehrer of the Reich AND
to bring Austria back TO Germany"
Warns Enemies.
He warned his enemies never tr
attempt to seize power here because
5000, 900 Germans would rise against
them
Now I am in power and shall
not give 1t up"
In another breath he said his name
will stand out forever as the son oil
this great country
Pleading for favorable vote to-
morrow, he declared
Just as you don't have to be
ashamed OF me, I don't want to be
ashamed OF you ."
Millions OF Germans throughout
greater Germany and elsewhere lis.
tened in to q broadcast of the speech
Their day Is tomorrow when they will
vote on Austro- German union. effected
a1ter German troops marched into
austria March -. and elect the new
helchstag Of the greater GERMANY.
'Hltlers speech, broadcast to
the United States by short wave.
was heard clearly here
The polls will be open from & m
10 pm. q anil am E. S. IT,.
Speaks in Railway Station.
Hitler's rostrum was the unused
northwest Railway Station. near the
jewish quarter. which tonight re-
sembled a highly decorated cathedral
Der F'uehrer for once did not have
MS famous Hitler weather" because
IN the afternoon there was alternating
nail. snow and rain. Hundreds of
thousands of spectators nevertheless
stood for II hours before the city hall
Hltlers hotel or the Northwest Sta.
ton to catch glimpse OF him.
One OF the city's biggest shows was
the former Hapsburg Imperial Palace
almost every inch Of which was COW
cred with flags. There were miles OF
bunting which made an impressive
display though bedraggled and torn
by rain and wind.
Leaves for Berlin.
Hitler coughed frequently during
the course Of his address, and after it
was over while church bells tolled
throughout the country, he left by
special train, presumably for Berlin
Detailing why his power was here to
stay, Hitler listed five reasons:
First. this country and its people
are German.
Second, Austria could not remain
independent-German sections if sep
arated are powerless, but if united
they are strong.
Third. the Austrian people did not
want to remain separated from Ger
many.
Fourth, this is my homeland - I"
Do you wonder that I wanted to in
corporate my homeland into the Reich?
Fifth, I am staying here because
know and understand more than for-
mer Chancellor KurD Schuschnigg.
"Dwarfs" Were Running Country.
Il have proved l can do more than
the dWarfs who were running this
country into the ground.
Il don't know if any one hundred
years from now will know the names of
these dwarfs.
My name, however, will stand out
forever as the son of this great country
and believe it was the will of God to
send this little boy to Germany to
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