Evening star., 1940-07-19
'epaired and readied for future &C.

repaired and readied for future &C.
ton.
The army and air force are more
perfectly equipped than before our
advances In the west"
Germany's munitions were manu-
factured on so large q scale, he said,
that the storehouses were full.
Thanks to the four-year plan -
the raw material situation was COM
pletely satisfactory. 1--WE possess
the two most vital materials, coal
and iron, In amounts making possi-
BILE to carry on for any legnth OF
time"
Can Draw on 10000 900.
italy and Germany could draw on
10000, 900 for military man power
and 100000 for other services
Food supplies are guaranteed no
matter how long the war may last
The efforts Of our enemies to
destroy the morale of che German
people were as stupid as they were
futile" Hitler said.
He admitted there were people,
"even in Germany" who possibly
watched German successes with re-
gret. "but their numberx are neg
lible and their quality more So"
"The German nation has given
proof Of its morale through its sons
on the field Of battle" he said, and
'in the space Of few months over
threw that army which was second
In power to that of Germany"
He added that "the opinion of
British politicians seemed to
be based on fresh complications
which they hope to bring about"
He said this apparently was wish
full thinking that Russia and Ger
many would come to a parting of
the ways. Russia's movements In
the Balkan countries caused Hitler.
he said. to discuss the subject with
Russia and this discussion brought
about a new understanding regard.
ing our sphere OF influence. There
fore Britain's hopes of stirring up
trouble in this way would be futile.
Refers to October 6 Offer.
He referred again to his October
6 of1er OF peace to the Allies and
said that "in neither this world nor
the next can Churchill and Reynaud
answer for the suffering they have
brought on their peoples"
From Britain I now hear only a
single cry-not from the people, but
the politicians-that the war must
60 on"
He felt only disgust" he said. at
the necessity Of carrying on the
war.
He said the British had bombed
hospitals and schools in Germany.
So far. he said. he had not ordered
any reprisals.
But this does not mean this will
be my only reply.
Our answer some day will bring
untold misery-but not on Mr..
Churchill, because he undoubtedly
will already be in Canada.
He said the end would mean only
the complete annihilation" of one
or the other of the two adversaries,
and he knew, he declared, this
would be Great Britain.
He thus was making one more
appeal for peace-not as the van
quished, but as the victor.
Possibly Mr.. Churchill will again
brush aside this statement of mine
with the statement it is born of fear.
''' Then he will only have to wait
for the things to come"
The. humiliation of Germany.
born at the forest of Compiegne.
had been wiped out forever, he said,
through the valor of those soldiers
whom he named today and the
millions Of others.
In closing-he had spoken / hour
and IS mlnutes-he paid final trib-
ute to those German soldiers who
had died on the field Of battle.
Prepared to Strike.
It is generally known that dur
ing the past fortnight Germany
has prepared the entire Atlantic
Coast from German-occupied Mar.
Wk, Norway, to Brest, France. for
the greatest onslaught in history
on the British Isles.
1t was taken for granted here
that such an offensive would begin
soon after the Reichstag speech in
case Hitler's last call for peace goes
unanswered.
The news of the calling of the
Reichstag reached the Berlin public
In the first editions of evening
papers.