Evening star., 1940-07-20
"and the end OF it all will be Joint
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spared from war purposes.
"and the end Of it all will be a joint
victory"
Feels Disgust at Prospect.
In asserting there was mo real
ground for prolongation Of the war;"
Hitler confessed he felt disgust"
at the prospect Of fight to the
finish.
But from Britain now hear only
single cry-not from the people
but from the politicians-that the
war must 60 on"
I'm neither this world nor the
next" he exclaimed bitterly, "can
prime MinisteD Churchill and
Reynaud former French premier)
answer for the suffering they have
brought upon their peoples"
Hitler said German losses, from
the polar regions to the Spanish
border, were extraordinarily small.
I'VE are prepared for much greater
losses" said Hitler. The men saved
now are available to carry on the
fight for freedom.
AT the moment many of our
divisions are returning from France.
Many are on leave. Weapons and
equipment are being repaired or re-
placed by new" 80 - .. ,
Armed Forces Praised.
Throughout Hitlers speech ran
a high note of personal praise for
the armed forces and the German
people, capped by the announce
ment that Field Marshal Hermann
Wilhelm Goering has been elevated
to the position of Reich's Marshal
of Greater Germany and, in addition,
may now wear the Grand Cross Of
the Iron Cross.
Col. Gen. Walther Won Brauch-
itsch. the army commander in
chief, and Col. Gen. Karl Rudolf
Gerd Won Runstedt, commander in
chief in Poland, were made field
marshal generals, and other gen.
erals were promoted to field mar
shall.
Marshal Goering closed the Reichs-
tag session after the singing of
Deutschland Uber Allies" and the
Horst Vessel Song"
"Never before has there been such
a session." Goering said. You, my
Fuehrer, again and again stirred
the German people up. To the
world you even gave prophesies Of
vast magnitude.
To-day nobody can deny all your
prophesies had usual fulfilllment."
Conscience Declared Clear.
The first British reaction, frosty
comment by the British radio, was
regarded here as inconclusive and
not necessarily binding.
If the conflict does continue. all
commentators said, the German
conscience is clear.
They emphasized Hitler's feeling
OF compassion for the suffering
which his war machine could in
fiict on Britain, but noted the sar-
casm of his anticipation that Mr..
Churchill and other British leaders
probably would escape such suffer-
ing by escape to Canada.
THE people, am afraid, will
have to remain in Britain" Hitler
said.
Germany's strength is greater
than it was when war began, Hitler
said. with the home front united,
supplies assured and relations with
Soviet Russia and Italy on most
satisfactory basis.
Hitler himself appeared physically
fit and bearing up well under wars
strain.
The address was translated into
80 languages. Wireless and tele-
graph were kept busy throughout
the night delivering his words to
the ends of the earth. More than
1000 radio stations in all CONT
nents broadcast the address, off,
cials said.
Receives New ENJOYS.
Hitler began going through rou-
tine business today, receiving the
credentials of newly accredited for
eign diplomats before seeing Count
Ciano.
Count Ciano's visit to the Fuehrer
later in the day was said to be
merely a courtesy call, since all
important axis decisions were re-
ported reached during recent dis
cussions in Berlin and Munich.
Count Ciano, scheduled to return
to Rome tonight. had luncheon and
dinner engagements in a small
circle of German and Italian dip
lomats after being honor guest at
a banquet given last night by For
eign Minister Won Ribbentrop.
The new Chilean Ambassador to
Germany, Col. Tobias Barros, Fin
nish Minister Toivo Mikael XVII
maxi and new Rumanian Minister
Alexander RONALD went to the
chancellery shortly before noon to
present their credentials in the Gus
tOmarv brief ceremony.