Evening star., 1938-08-25
fUEHRER PARADES
ARMY MIGHT FOR
HUNGARY'S CHIEF
Hitler Gives Horthy Pledge
Frontiers Will Be
Respected.
new GUNS RIVALING
BIG BERTHAS' SHOWN
For First Time Officers Give Nazi
Salute as They Pass by
Leader and Guest.
BACKGROUND

las Hortby and retinue OF Hungarian
government officials drriped in Ger
r,any last Sunday for Week's uisit
which is pictured as crucial in
Hungary's history. Tuesday the
Little Entente bid for Hungarian
cooperation NTH an offer of re-
lease from the military clauses OF
the Tridnon treaty, a non-aggres-
sion pact and settlement of the
rinorities question.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-NaZi Germany
followed up guaranty of the integrity
of Hungarian frontiers today with its
greatest postwar military display be-
fore Admiral Nicholas Horthy, regent
of Hungary.
In an exchange of toasts at sump-
tuous state dinner last night, Chan
cellor Adolf Hitler as a friend and
neighbor" promised the Hungarian
ruler that I'VE as neighbors have found
our definite, historic boundaries
through historic events German an
nexation of Austria on March 49,"
Admiral Horthy replied;
The wish for continuation of peace
full reconstruction which animates us
and our friends is safe insurance that
our people can pursue successfully the
high aim of peace based on mutual
good will and justice through further
close collaboration, thereby serving
best their own interests and those of
the rest of the world"
Prussian Spirit Still Lives.
Hitler showed Horthy in the two
hour parade that the old Prussian
spirit which the Hungarian admiral
learned to know during the World War
still lived.
He also showed the guest that Ger
many has one of the most modern
armies in the world from the view-
point Of technical equipment.
With traditional Prussian precision
the infantry, cavalry, air force and
motorized units paraded by, goose
stepping snappily and forming lines
straight as dies.
For the first time the officers gave
the Nazi salute with outstretched hand,
instead Of the military salute, as they
passed the two chief executives. This
was by recent order and applies only
to parades before the Chancellor.
In the display were 16-inch howit-
xers. the biggest ever seen in Ger
many, and modern companion pieces
to the big Berthas" of World War
fame. The latter appeared to be 80
feet long and of 10-inch caliber.
Horses were used in the parade
for drawing even heavy cannon. al
though many guns were motor-drawn.
. Detachments of bicycle and motor
cycle troops passed the reviewers.
$4,000 Concentrate for March.
Long before dawn, $4,000 drab-
uniformed, steel-helmeted troops of
the Third Army Corps-2,0O0 more
than marched before Premier Benito
Mussolini of Italy on his visit Sep
tember 1929, 1937-began concen-
trating in Berlin for the goose-step
parade in honor of Horthy and the
Hungarian officials accompanying him.
Among the soldiers and paradine
units were 787 officers, 1926 soldiers
694 motorized units, 70 horse drawn
vehicles, 412 armored cars, 752 horses
al8 motor cycles and 308 cannon.
Newspapers said the display was in
tended to give "our Hungarian friends
an indelible impression of our army
and our air force, thus, after the days
at Kiel, on the sea. and at Helgoland
rounding out the picture of our armed
forces
Admiral Horthy saw parade of the
German naval might at Kiel on Mon
day and Notifications on the North
Sea Island of Helgoland Tuesday. He
was given enthusiastic popular recep-
tions in Hamburg and Berlin yesterday
Common Ideals Discussed.
At last nights state dinner botn
Hitler and Horthy discussed the
friendship of Germany, Hungary and
Italy and the common ideals for which
Hungary and Germany fought in the
World War.
Chancellor Hitler said he was con-
vinced that German Hungarian CO.
operation mot only serves the interests
OF our countries alone, but also, in
close collaboration with our befriended
Italy, is pledge of a dignified and
Just general peace"
Msgr. Cesare Orsenigo, papal nuncio
In Germany, who had never been
known to attend military displays like
today's, sat in the diplomats stand,
apparently as compliment to pre-
dominantly Catholic Hungary. United
States Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson
was among the diplomats present.
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