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the war, and in that case hostilities
would be prolonged. Once France
was out of the war, the Nazi of-
ficials insisted, Germany would
abondon building tanks, and would
concentrate on the construction Of
airplanes-because an Anglo Amer
lean alliance would threaten to
achieve a definite superiority in the
ai7.
This startling outline of Hitler's
peace program" is reported here,
not strictly for what it may be
worth, but for future reference. It
has reached me second hand. but
from a source which commands nv
personal confidence. The Nazis have
repeatedly confounded their critics
and enemies by telling exactly what
they intended to do. as in the case
OF their invasion of Holland and
Belgium. In SO far as the revelations
of this Nazi official are concerned,
they seem to have a marked air of
authenticity because their entire
character conforms with Hitler's
theology and ambition and comedies
with Nazi Germans immediate mil
itary needs.
For these reasons this version of
Hitlers supposed peace plan" is
being reported in the manner in
which it was summarized by a Nazi
Intermediary. who has possibly been
commissioned to break the news to
certain Balkan governments.
1t Is said that Hitler's Berlin peace
conference would probably not make
many large transfers of territory
between European states after Ru-
mania had ceded parts of Transyl-
vania to Hungary and the Dobrudja
district to Bulgaria. The Nazi
spokesman asserted that an eco
nomic union woulo be formed be-
tween Hungary and Rumania
Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and
European Turkey would be linked
into one economic group, out Italy's
precise sphere of influence was not
discussed-perhaps significantly.
The plan that Poland would be
reconstructed as an independent
state" had a familiar startling sound
to it which was typically Nazi. 1t
was explained that the new Poland
would resemble the present Czech
state and that the two would be
linked together, presumably as Ger
man protectorates. Around Ger
many, as the main political and
economic body, would be grouped
France, Switzerland, Holland, Bel
GUM and Denmark.
Totalitarian Pattern.
But all states in the Hitlerian
continental federation" would be
totalitarian in pattern, aside from
the fact that none would be allowed
to have armies of their own. It is
stated that this map of Hitlerian
Europe has already been completed
in Berlin and all its essential as
poets. Delegates to the so-called
peace conference apparently would
merely examine the new European
map and sign on the dotted border
lines.
Hitler's emissary to the Balkans
declared Germany would try to
break Britains resistance by violent
aerial bombardments. He admitted
that British air raids had heavily
damaged the industrial districts of
the Rhineland and the Ruhr. After
confessing that the Nazis expected
America to enter the war and that
they feared Anglo-American su-
premacy in the air, the Nazi spokes-
man said Germany would discon-
tinue building tanks in order to in
crease her production of warplanes
He claimed that Germany already
has several subterranean airplane
plants in operation and would build
more so they could function with
out danger from air raids.
The Nazi official made it plain
| that Germany was deeply concerned