Evening star., 1939-04-28
Hitler Is Willing
To Give Reciprocal
Security Pledges
Answer to Roosevelt
Is Ironic;; British,
Polish Poets Killed
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AAOVO w VAC OpCAd AAOuoC Ill oil
open car.
Marshal Goering opened the
session with a silent tribute to
deputies who have died since the
last meeting and with greeting to
seven new members from territory
newly incorporated in the Reich
Memel land and Bohemia and Mo-
ravia.
Hitler first called upon the Reich
stag to ratify or reject his answer to
the United States President and then
launched into recital of his aims
in Europe.
The first applause came when he
said, Il merely restored to the Ger
man people what others had broken
by force.
Il have not taken any steps that
violated foreign rights, but nave
merely restored the rights violated
20 years ago.
providence has let me find ways
for liberating our people from the
deepest misery without bloodshed
and for leading them upward again."
Navy Pact Basis Gone.
Hitler declared that the basis for
the naval treaty with Great Britain,
limiting the Reich's navy to IS per
cent of the British, had been re-
moved.
Since England today, both by the
press and officially, upholds the view
that Germany should be opposed
under all circumstances and con-
nrms this by the policy of encircle-
ment known to us, the basis for the
naval treaty has been removed.
I have, therefore. resolved to
send today a communication to this
effect to the British government.
This is not matter of practical
material Importance to us-for I still
hope we shall be able to avoid an
armaments race with England-but
an action of self respect.
Should the British government.
however, wish to enter once more
into negotiations with Germany on
this problem, no one would be hap
pier than I at the prospect of still
being able to come to a clear and
straightforward UNDERSTANDING"
| In further explanation of his de-
nouncing the Anglo German naval
accord. Hitler said he had heard the
statement of the British prime min
lister to the effect that he is not
able to put any trust in German as
surances"
Under the circumstances" the
Fuehrer said, Il consider it a mat
ter OF course that we no longer wish
or expect him british Prime Min
lister Chamberlain or the British
people to bear the burden of a sit
uation which is only conceivable in
an atmosphere of mutual conf
dence'
Regarding Poland. Hitler reiter-
ated his views that necessity of
free access to the sea for the
Polish state cannot be ignored"
He further declared that nations
which. like Poland and Germany.
were condemned to live side by side,
would be well advised not to make
life still harder for each other arti-
ficially and unnecessarily
Pact Breach Charged to Poland.
The Polish German pact, he held
had been infringed by Poland and
thereby becomes void.
Il look upon the agreement which
| Marshal Pilsudski and l at one
time concluded as having been uni
laterally infringed by Poland and
thereby no longer in existence.
Il have sent communication to
this effect to the Polish govern
ment."
The Polish German non-aggres-
sion agreement, for 10 years, was
concluded in January, 1884
In repeating his guarantee to re-
spect Alsace-Lorraine as French
territory, Hitler said:
Il have not as France did in 1870
IL, described the cession of Alsace-
Lorraine as intolerable for the fu-
ture, but have drawn a difference
between the Saar territory and the
two former imperial (German prov
inces.
Il have never changed my attitude
nor will I ever do So"
British, French ENJOYS Absent.
Neither British Ambassador Sir
Neville Henderson nor French Am
bassador Robert Coulondre-both of
whom returned to Berlin only this
week after absences of more than a
month following German absorption
Of CZecho-Slovak territory-were
present at the momentous session.
Sir George Ogilvie- Forbes, Charge
d'Affaires of the British Embassy,
represented Britain, but no French
men or Poles were noted in the dip
lomatic circle. Acting Charge DAFT
faires Geist and Donald Heath rep
resented the United States.
Refers to Rumania.
Without naming Rumania, but
obviously referring to her. Hitler de-
clared that Germany is determined
not to allow certain economically
important markets to be stolen from
her by terroristic intervention or
threats"
How often" he asked, do we
have the pleasure of reading the
amateurish economic articles of our
democratic newspapers that Ger
many, because she maintains close
relations with a country, makes that
country dependent upon her? This
is sheer, hair-raising Jewish nom
sense"
This apparently referred also to
Britain, who has guaranteed Ru-
manian independence.
In his direct replies to the points
Of Roosevelt's message, Hitler did
not disclose how many OF the 81
nations enumerated by the Presi-
dent replied to the German ques-
tionnaire asking them If they felt
themselves threatened.
He merely said "the reply was
in all cases negative, in some In