The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-31
BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER Limited Press Staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER United Press Staff Corresp0ndent)
 Berlin, Jan. 31-(UP)-Discrep- ancv between a semi-official Eng fish translation of Adolf Hitlers Reichstag speech and the offlclal German language text, giving his own words, left diplomatic quarters in doubt today as to the extent to which Hitler had committed himself to support Benito Mussolini's as- pirations.
 Hours of puzzling over Hitler statement that in a war of ideologies namely, between the dictatorshlps and the democracies-Germany would back Italy-caused diplomats to compare the translation with the text.
 The translation said that Ger many would be on Italy's side "ifl a war of rival ideologies waged against the Italy of today" But the official text said only that fin war against the Italy ot today Germany would support Italy, emitting the important quail fication of an theological war. Hurried Translation A propaganda ministry spokes- man said that the discrepancy was due to hurried translation. But there was speculation whether the phrase about a war of ideologies was pur- loosely inserted as an indication that if Great Britain aided France in French Italian conflict, Germany would hasten to Italy's aid, at the same time providing Germany with means of avoiding any interven- ton if France and Italy alone were involved.
 Officials refused to interpret Hit ler's words. But there was gen. eral belief in well informed circles that Hitler strongly desires to avoid being involved in a conflict between France and Italy, and would inter- vene only if Italy were the victim of aggression or if she were con- fronted with a coalition of two or more democracies in event of French-Italian war.
 May Moderate Mussolini
 Even in Rome, 1t was understood that in some diplomatic quarters there was belief that Hitler would try to exercise nnoderating in- fluence on Mussolini so that he would not push any claims to the point of war.
 Many Germans remarked that despite the cordiality of Hitler's ref- erences to Mussolini and to Fascism. he had not gone as far as many people expected him to go in assert ing the solidarity of the Berlin- Rome diplomatic axis.
 The headlines of some Berlin newspapers said of the Italian angle of his speech Germans powerful for our Acknowledgements for our en- emies"; and "Unequivocal confess sion to German-Italian community and Faith. Others, a majority, em- phasized Hitler's expression of be- lief in long period of peace. The Voelkischer Beobachter, official or- gan of the Nazi parity, said editori- ally that Europe's social questions could not be solved so long as Ger inany's demands for return of her colonies were not fulfilled.
 Economic Situation
 To Germans, the important part of Hitler's speech was not in its foreign but in its domestic portions the economic situation. As they saw 1t, he emphasized the economic situation more strongly than in any recent public announcement.
 In his claim for return of coi- onies, Germans saw Hitler em- pliasizing their economic importance in the economic struggle and of greatest importance as "leben- srauir', Lebensraim means both room In which people may live and room, or territory, from whose pro- ducts they may live.
 Clarifying the nations economic situation to Germans as well as to foreigners, Hitler admitted the stu pendous task confronting the Nazi regime. At the same time he em- phasized that so long as Germany had no colonies she must and would continue her course in @ world trade struggle, adding that mo capitalist weapons" could de- ter Germany from its path.
 What Capital, Thinks
 Washington, Jan. Si.--(UP) --Ad- ministration officials and congress- men today considered Chancellor Adolf Hitler,s Rsichstag address the most cautious and reserved of his recent public statements.
 Some congressional leaders ber ltev6d ttst Hitlsry pledge to aja Itsly in q WsF, that hts 4ljgnHeRt Of Italy and Gerniany against the democratic world, and that his hint that Germany would expand her ex- port markets in South America at