The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-03

starting at 3 a. m. EST. only
recorded excerpts would be
provided In later broadcast
on the speech which they ar
ranged 10 give between 10
q. m and IL D. m. psf.
AZ Germans awaited the speech.
Admiral Adolf Won Troiha, launch
Ing the Tirpitz, said:
This proud ship shall carry Ger
honor into the outside
world and break the resistance of
our enemies II they oppose Ger
right Of equality within
the community Of nations"
The new ship. sister ship of the
Bismarck launched in February.
was named Won Tirpitz for Grand
Admiral Alfred Won Tirpitz OF the
World war navy.
Though NAxia had not vcn-
turod 20 predict Hitier's
course, their rage wns uncon-
cealed Ut British Prime Minis
ter Neville Chambcrlain's
promise of aid TO Poland
against an attack which could
be expected only from Ger
many.
The broadcast was by shortwave
from Germany % that IL could be
picked up abroad. but 1t was not
To German radio listeners.
After Hitler had spoken a few
words lauding the revival Of Ger
man shipping under the Nazi re-
gime. the broadcast was inter-
rupted from the German end.
National Broadcasting COM
pany said II UNDERWOOD the
United States WAS the only
country scheduled 10 pick up
the speech by short wave
radio.
II speculsted on the pos
ability that II had been cut
off In Germany to avoid q
chance that Germans with
powerful radio sets would pick
up the re-broadcast In the
United States.
There had been considerable con-
fusion preceding the start Of the
of Hitler's speech, which
the world had tensely awaited as
4 possible reply to Great Britain's
stop Hitler" front and especially
to the British-French pledge of
aid 10 Poland
The exact time for the speech
had been uncertain and several
different times had been set.
Finally 1t was said he would start
speaking at 8 a. m. psf. but 1t
was a minutes later that he
started. Meantime. the Berlin
radio announcer had repeatedly
told listeners to stand by" and
Indicated the speech would start at
any moment.
Before he was cut off. Hitler
said:
German comrades:
"Whoever wants to measure
the decline and rise Of Ger
many would have 10 look to
the development Of q city like
Wllhelmshaven. A short time
ago II was . dead place and
now there n work. There was
no hope for the future before"
MIC officials indicated the
broadcast was interrupted because
German officials believed the
speech was being re-broadcast ts
Europe from the United States.
Columbia Broadcasting system
reported three bells were heart
Just before Hitler's speech was cut
off. A spokesman said he under
stood this was the signal for al
automatic cutoff Of any radio pro
gram in Germany.
SCHENECTADY. n. Y.-Joh,
Sheehan, manager Of the Genera
Electric short wave radio stations
said today Adolf Hitler's Wilhelm
shaver speech WAS being rebroad
cast TO Germany by short wav
radio when the program was in
terrupted.
Sheehan said the rebroad-
cast was being carried by sta
tion W2NAD and that II Was
'bcamed on Germany"
Sheehan explained that the
broadcast was directed east
ward toward Germany by
means Of directionnl antennae.
1t would be heard at its great
est volume in the direction towar
which the beam was sent, he sale
He pointed out that the RI
broadcast could be picked up b
ANY short wave set in any cour
try of Europe
He said the broadcast was pickle
up from the National Broadcast
ing company and sent out on tn
short wave station. II was M
directed at South America, whic
is the usual direction the VIVA
beam is set for.
Mutual Broadcasting system n
ported II had received this me-
sage from radio station DUB
Berlin:
As far as cancellation Of Hi
Ter speech, nothing is known
Cites British Past
Germany does not want TO a
tack other peoples indiscriminat'
w." Hitler continued. I'VE wal
TO develop our own industries ar
we will not take orders from ar
foreign statesman.
We do not want to wage W,
with other peoples We want
be left alone. We will not star
for any policy of encirclement
II closed an agreement vii
Britain in which We declared v
will not 60 TO war against OF
another. II England is no long
Of that opinion. then the basis
which that agreement was found
is gone. Germany accepts IN
also-because we are strong.
cause we are tough.
Cracks Journalists
Il made Germany strong al
created an army on the land al
sea and In the air. II others wa