The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-21

sincere love of peace of the German people. But this love of peace has nothing to do with weak renuncia- tion and cowardice. Those who be- lieve they can attack us with inn punity will find an iron resistance and see the German people unified.
 q Am The Leader"
 There is no doubt I am the au- thorized leader of the Reich"
 Turning to the foreign field he de- manded colonies-"I say once for all We are unwilling to accept credits or other promises in place of col onieS."
 He said that Germany had no ter ritorial claims against France and he added that he had no differences with Britain except as regards col onies. Then he added:
 "The only factor poisoning rela- tions is the unbelievable press cam paign."
 He criticised the League of Ma tions. Since Italy's withdrawal. he said, Germany no longer thought ot ever returning to it-"a body which failed to recognize obvious facts and buried its head in the sand"
 Germany acts differently, he said; it recognized the obvious.
 Recognizes Japan
 At that point he announced that Germany would recognize Japan's conquest of Manchukuo, wrested from China.
 He condemned Russia, "the incar- nation of the urge to destruction"
 Only Bolshevism would profit not the United States or Britain -- he asserted, if Japan were damaged. Japan, he said, was defender of western civilization.
 Tn the Far East, and in Spain, Hitler said, Germany wanted no ter ritory but only commerce.
 But if Spain were BolShevized the epidemic would spread else where" he said. He added that Mus solini had saved Italy from BolShe- vism.
 "The cooperation of Italy, Ger many and Japan is powerful fac tor in the Pacific" he commented.
 Hits Press Attacks
 Then he turned to press attacks on Nazi Germany ill Democratic countries.
 T am no longer willing to toler- ate further the unbridled Slander- ing of our country. Henceforth we shall answer with national socialist thoroughneSS."
 Nor, he added, had German Brit ish relations been improved by the "tactlesS intervention" of British parliament members who wrote him protesting against sentences imposed by German courts.
 Newspapers which are worse than bombs ought to be suppressed, he said.
 "In view of this campaign have decided to strengthen the German army to prevent the war menace, he interjected. Germany wants confident relations with all Europ- can powers. We are not to blame if this fails"
 Germans Cut On
 Hitler now turned to the German speaking people cut of by the World War peace treaties, 10000. 900 Germans living in two neighbor- ing countries from joining the Reich"-Austria and Czechoslovakia
 Tt is impossible" he said, flor 8 great nation to tolerate that bro thers shall be persecuted simply be- cause they express feelings of racia. unity, just as Britain defends hel world wide interests, Germany de- fendS her own more limited interests especially to defend the politica freedom of Germans beyond the frontiers"
 He referred but briefly to Austria He said that an attempt at settle. ment of differences had been neces' sary and he expressed sincere grati tude in behalf of the German natior to Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg O. Austria for having accepted an in. vitation in the name of the German