The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-31
Hitler, in Major Address,
Rabs Britain, Warns France

fhat Britain mad tried continually
to prevent establishment Of a con-
solidated Europe.
Why. he asked. does not British
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain = who goes around with q
Bible preaching war aims'-openly
admit that he aims at the destruc-
ton Of Germany"
Then we would understand each
other" Hitler said. we know he
wants to tear Germany apart"
ACCUSES BRITAIN
Hitler said that after the World
war, Britain talked about setting
up a new European order. but
that as soon as IL showed any
possibility of succeeding. the Eng
lish then hacked 1t to pieces.
England saw the regeneration
of (NazD Germany and decided TO
wage war" Hitler charged.
"Of course, the English did not
intend to carry the weight Of the
war. II soon persuaded others to
take part in the battle.
'England's aims always have
been materialistic. II Chamber
lain now talks of idealistic aims,
none will pay the slightest atten-
ton to him."
Hitler's speech was the sole
observance of the day, usually
one of parades and celebratory
speeches.
The prevalence Of the sober
grey green army uniform, the
rigorous rationing of food and a
grim attention to business marked
the anniversary of the triumph Of
Hitler's national socialist party.
A year ago today brass
bands blared martial airs in
the streets. Buildings and
houses flew the Naxi swas-
tika. Adolf, Hitler, in
speech before a celebratory
gathering of his reichstag,
expressed his faith In q long
peace, emphasized the value
of the German-Polish non
aggression treaty, spoke In
friendly terms of Great
Britain and France, and said
Germany aided the Spanish
IN MT tho
"Bolshevist lust Of blood"
from spreading.
Today 100000 German men
were under arms. Poland and
Czechoslovakia, like Austria, were
no more. Germany was a friend
of Russia.
It was estimated by some that
$4,000 war planes stocked the
hangers Of the German air force,
and there was an increasing belief
that many of them would see serv-
ice this spring.
Up to as submarines, also &C.
cording to estimates, were ready |
to prey upon commerce.
USE RATION CARDS
The Nazi party, as It was
year ago, was the unchallenged
authority.
There was no reichstag meeting.
BY official order, celebratory flags
were not flown, and Germans used
ration cards to get food.
Some developments Of the last
"a hours, as contrasted with the
situation year ago. were:
An official announcement that
precious or semi-precious stones
must not be disposed of without
official permission, and that their
possession must be reported to a
reich office for miscellaneous
objects"
PRIEST Is EXECUTED
An announcement that Nazi
party leaders would be held re-
sponsible for the morale and atti-
tude of people in their districts.
Heinrich Hoffman. Hitler's Of
fetal photographer, opened a
branch shop in Warsaw for the
sale of pictures of Hitler and
other leading Nazis The Nazi
newspaper zeitung of Warsaw an
nounced there was a great demand
for such pictures.
Arthur Greiser, Nazi admini-
strator in Poznan Province Of
Poland, announced that Polish
priest, the Vicar of Poznan Ca
thedral. had been executed after
having been convicted by court
martial of encouraging Poles to
take up arms upon the entry of
German troops.
A Prague dispatch said "a
Czechs had been arrested for re-
fusing to raise their hats to the
Maxi flag; that 74-year-old DR..
Premysl Samal. former chief of
Cdulffcl W titcAQCHA jan NAdcdi n
and Eduard Benes, had been ar
rested on suspicion of having con-
nections with secret Czech opposi-
tionists, and that Gen. B. Neu-
mann, former chief of the Czecho-
slovak general staff, had fled TO
France.
Most Germans were convinced,
as Nazism went into its eighth
year as the total power, that this
year would bring decision in
the war. Hitler himself had fore
cast this would be the most de-
cisive year in the country's his
tory, and might be decisive as to
the country's life or death.
EXPECT ACTION
There was little doubt In the
minds of most people that mill
tary operations would begin in