Evening star., 1939-03-20
Berlin
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the last and defend our independ-
ence."
Both Won Ribbentrop and Urbsys
were understood to have agreed
that settlement of the Memel ques-
ton need not disturb relations be-
tween the two countries.
1t was announced at the same time
that Count Johannes Won Welczek,
German Ambassador to Paris, had
been ordered Ito return to Berlin to
report" French Ambassador Rob-
ert Coulondre, called back Satur-
day by his government, already had
left the German capital.
Chancellor Hitler was back in his
World-Watched chancellery and the
press was limiting at possible can
collation. of the 1885 British German
naval treaty in reply to Britain's
stlff protest over the NaZi absorption
OF Czecho-Slovakia last week.
1t was vigorously denied in re-
sponsible quarters that anything
like a protectorate over Lithuania
was intended.
Responsible circles indicated that
Memei was one of the chief topics
under discussion last night at
conference of Hitler with various
trusted Geutenants. It was also
admitted that the precarious state
OF relations with Great Britain was
likewise a major topic.
Whether Germany actually would
abroeate the 1885 naval agreement
with Britain could not be learned.
Informed German editors, however,
predicted that Germany would take
up the race in naval armaments
as soon as practicable, at the same
time bending every ounce of energy
toward keeping up the strength of
the air arm.
The Berlin midday newspaper
BIZ Am Mittag cited the British
German treaty as evidence of a
German desire for friendship and
added warningly:
If the impression were to obtain
IN Germany that the English people
are to be psychological into con-
ceptions which would make them
most embittered enemies of Ger
many's existence, then logically the
German tendency in the direction
OF an equalizing readjustment
would be put to radical halt
The Frankfurter Zeitung:
1T would not have been difficult
for us to build a larger fleet. The
meaning of the treaty seems not to
have been grasped in England"
Bolstered by Czech Planes.
Maintaining The air strength
would be considered easy, because
Germany obtained an excellent COL
lection of airplanes from Czecro-
Slovakia.
For the immediate future, Gov
ernment spokesmen intimated, Ger
man propaganda would be turned
upon an alleged effort at London to
hinder negotiations between DR..
Helmuth Wohlthat, German eco
nomic expert, and the Rumanian
government for trade agreement.
Reports that Hitler intends soon
to summon the Reichstag were dis
pelled when it was announced that
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goerlng intends to resume tomorrow
night his holiday on the Italian
Riviera and at points further south.
He was summoned back by the
chancellor from the vacation Just
before the entrance of German
troops into Moravia Bohemia.
When he came back then from
Italy, official commentators said that
he had "by no means been resting.
but had been at work" The remark
seemed to indicate that the renewed
holiday would include a report to
Premier Mussolini on the new Gen.
trail European situation and on Ger
manys attitude toward Italian aspi-
ratlons concerning French colonial
territory.
Hitler Back in Berlin.
Hitler returned to Berlin last night
acclaimed with the title of medieval
German emperors, "Augmentor of
the Reich"
-Four days after setting out to
supervise his third reshaping of
Europe's map within little more than
a year, the Reichsfuehrer was back
again in his glistening new chancel-
lery engaging in urgent con.
ferences"
-Four times last night Hitler ap-
peared spot-lighted on the chan
celery balcony to receive the "heils"
of a throng that welcomed him home
from tour of Germany's new pro-
tectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
The multitude shouted for still
another appearance, but this was
denied to them and an announcer
urged the people to go home be
cause the Fuehrer has important
conferences before him.
Marshal Goering, vino shared the
balcony spotlight with Hitler last
night, struck the keynote of the
homecoming welcome rendered to
the Fuehrer when he gave the ma
tons pledge Never to relinquish
this gigantic, this great and tre-
mendously courageous creation of
yours, come what may"
The former army corporal made