The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28
Hitler Rejects Peace
 Message Of President
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, which he denounced the treaties with Poland and Great Britain. There was a roar of cheers as he said of President Roosevelt's pro- posals for conferences, that Ger many would never go into a confer ence again without weapons as it had done at Versailles.
 Nations Not Threatened
 Referring to the inquiries he sent nations, asking them on the basis of the presidents peace message, whether they felt menaced by Ger many, Hitler said that all replies were negative.
 Answering the presidents request that he guarantee 31 specific nations against attack by Germany Hitler said he would give them the assur- ances desired under conditions of ab- solute reciprocity, provided that the state concerned makes the request itself and direct to Germany "to- gether with the appropriate pro posals."
 As regards allegations that Ger many might some time plan aggres- sion against the United States, Hit Ter said:
 T here solemnly declare that all assertions circulated in any way concerning an intended German at- tack or invsaion on or in American territory are rank frauds and gross untruths."
 Turning to Great Britain, he said:
 "The only demand I have made from England is restoration of col- onies."
 Unqualified Demands
 He made two direct and unquali- fled demands on Poland whose se- curity against attack is now guaran- teed by Great Britain and France:
 1-Solution of the problem of Danzig, which he wants returned to the German reich.
 "A strategic road across the Polish Corridor to connect Germany and East Prussia
 Germany, he said, considered the new agreement between Britain and Poland an unfriendly gesture.
 "Danzig must be returned to the reich" he said. "The Polish borders must be rectified.
 "The Polish government has de- clined my suggestions. regret such an attitude. Like Czechoslovakia, Poland now stands under the pres sure of the international war mon- gers. Rather than accept the gen. erous German offer of a 25 year pact, they prefer to arm against an im- agined danger"
 Lashes War Mongers
 Lashing out at war mongers," he said:
 If conflict comes the German na- tion will oppose resistance com- pared with which 1914 would be nothing"
 The speech was one of the most momentous Hitler has made in his dramatic life. He addressed the 888 members of the reichstag of the greater reich, answering the appeal the president made to him and to Premier Benito Mussolini to guar antee not to attack 31 specific na- tions for period of 10 years and if possible for 25 years, in return for the promise of world conference to discuss disarmament and trade.
 Bitter Over Message
 He complained bitterly and scorn- fully that people had read of the presidents appeal in the newspa- pers and heard it over the radio be- fore he himself had received it. For that reason, he said, he had called the Reichstag to hear his answer.
 Denouncing the olish-German friendship and non-aggression, which was concluded in 1884 to ex- tend until 1944, he said that he regarded the pact as having been violated by Poland's military agree ment with Britain.
 Of the Birtish-German treaty, limiting the German navy to 35 per cent the size of Britain's, with the exception that Germany could have equality in submarines, he said he was informing the British gov- ernment that he felt the basis for the treaty had been removed.
 Should the British government. however, wish to enter once more into negotiations with Germany, no one would be happier than I at the prospect of still being able to come to a clear, straightforward understanding" he said. But since England today, both press and of- ficials, upholds the view that Ger many should be opposed in all cir cumstances and informs this by a policy of encirclement known to us, the basis for the naval treaty has been removed"
 Even while he spoke, the German charge d'affaires went to the Lon don foreign office with a note de- nouncing the treaty.
 A British spokesman said the gov renment would regard the denuncia- tion illegal because no direct or unilateral denunciati ton was pro- vided in the treaty
 Hitler showed plainly his anger