Evening star., 1939-04-29
STAR WASHINGTON D. G, SATURDAY,
Nazi Press HaiIinq
Address by Hitler
Scores Roosevelt
Presidents Resignation
Suggested; Opinion on
Speech Varies
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, April 29.-Germany,
through her closely controlled press,
strongly assailed President Roose-
velt today, underscored demands for
Danzig and colonies and differed on
how far Chancellor Hitler had
closed the door to peaceful negotia-
ton.
One newspaper, the influential
Boersenzeitung of Berlin, suggested
that Mr.. Roosevelt resign because of
the great number of historical I'M
truths, political mistakes and plain
absurdities" that Hitler proved
yesterday existed in the Presidents s
peace proposals. to which the Fueh-
rer replied before the Reichstag.
In his speech rejecting Mr.. Roose-
velts request for German-1talian
aggression pledges, Hitler
scrapped his 1885 naval agreement
with Great Britain and his 1884
10-year aggression pact with
Poland.
Nazi Commentators Differ.
Even well-instructed Nazi COM
mentators differed on the breadth
of the Chancellor's answer to Mr..
Roosevelt's appeal of April Is, but
all agreed it was at least a sharp
rebuff and some called it "politi-
cal execution" for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Dienst aus Deutschland, an au-
thoritative commentary service pri-
marily for foreign circulation, en-
phasized colonies and Danzig as i'm
portant elements of the address.
Discussing the extreme irony" in
the speech, the service said: "One
could scarcely blame the German
people if it only viewed the Ameri-
can proposals ironically, the more
so if statesman who has succeeded
in mastering the most difficult eco
nomic and social problems speaks
for Germany ."
Aggressive Designs Denied.
Dienst aus Deutschland took the
view that possibilities for conversa-
ton between Germany and England
and Poland are just as much evident
as for international discussion over
world economies conditions which
the F'uehrer has formulated reveal
neither aggressive intentions nor do
they violate the honor of other ma
tions"
Mr. Roosevelt listed 81 nations for
which he asked Italian 10
or 25-year non-aggression guaran-
tees, after which he suggested world
economic and disarmament confer
ences. Hitler offered each of the 81
states a non-aggression assurance
ION the condition of absolute re-
ciprocity provided that the state
wishes it and itself addresses to
Germany request for such assur-
ance'
Several newspapers with foreign
circulations also expressed the opin-
ion that the door was not shut to
further negotiations, but in the main
the newspapers of primarily domes-
tic distribution generally ignored
the possibility of negotiations and
concentrated on angry denunci-
ations of Mr. Roosevelt.
heDulI OI nOOStSeH.
The Fremdenblatt of Hamburg,
for example, said: He tHitler has
in no way slammed the door against
negotiations, but he requires as a
precondition respect and confidence
in Germany from England.
Hitler's paper, Voelkischer Beo-
bachter, in double front page
headline underlined in red said that
"the entire world was the ear-Wit-
ness to the crushing rebuff of Roose-
velt,' and added:
after this political execution OF
Roosevelt by the Fuehrer. one is in
clined to ask, Who would dare to
speak today about Roosevelt's mes
sage?'
What authority justified Mr.
Roosevelt in sending his arrogant
telegram to Berlin? He must let it
be said today that the head of the
great German Reich declines to
make explanations of the policies OF
the Reich. also speak upon request,
to any one other than the German
people, which alone has the right to
request an accounting"
The Lokalanzeiger asked: "Is there
a human being alive who would like
to be called Franklin Roosevelt?
Scourged and branded stands the
man who has brought his name into
discredit on the pillory of human
ity. The moral execution of Frank
lin Roosevelt by the Fuehrer was
conducted with destructive polite