Evening star., 1940-09-27
Three Axis Leaders Statements on Treaty
Foreign Minister Rbbentrop, Ambassador Kurusu
And Count Ciuno Announce Aims of Poet

FOLLOWING is the tert of a radio
statement made today by German
Foreign Minister Joachim BON
Ribbentrop at the signing OF the
JupdneeS-German-It Italian pact:
Since the National Socialist Revo-
luton in the year 1893 it has been
the aim OF the German Reichs gov
ernment to bring about ways and
means of peaceful arrangements of
those reviSionS which not only re-
moved injustices of the Versailles
Treaty, but which could also serve
new. lasting cooperative living OF
European peoples.
The German people as well as
other great nations had right to
participate in the benefits Of the
wealth Of this earth, and especially
because these once were their own
property. have a right to administer
them themselves.
The fight Of peoples for domestic
social justice and thus for balanced
living conditions and possibilities Of
the single individual demands a
Similar order in relation between
peoples
This endeavor for a free hand in
living space to which they are
entitled by their geographical situa-
ton, historical past and national
greatness as well as economic posi-
ton was no invasion of foreign
essential interests, but represented.
on the contrary, extraordinary self
restraint.
Found Common Ground.
The National Socialist CNazD gov
ernment, however, is determined
under all circumstances to make
sure of the German peoples right
TO existence within the living space
due it and that, too. at time when
other, smaller peoples thought it
right for centuries to claim a vast
part OF the world for themselves.
In SO doing, she found common
ground with efforts of other nations
concerning whom. as in the case of
the German nation, an attempt had
been made to limit their possibii-
ties for existence and deny them
the right to their own living spaces.
After years of labor had succeeded
in removing by peaceful agreements
large part of the injustice done
Germany, organized war meters OF
Jewish capitalist democracies finally
succeeded in throwing Europe into
new struggle not desired by Ger
many.
Thereby, however, revision OF Eu-
ropean conditions which had become
unbearable was not hindered but,
on the contrary, accelerated. The
status of this world which has be-
come untenable is collapsing through
military blows of the nations at
tackled.
To Achieve Equality in Combat.
Great nations who hitherto have
been denied participation as equal
members of human society in en-
loyment OF the good things Of this
earth will achieve their final equal
itv in combat with the highest of
all earthly rights as their justifica-
ton. This fight. however. is not
directed against other peoples, but
against the existence of an inter-
national conspiracy which once be-
fore succeeded in plunging the earth
in bloody war
The three-power pact which
have just signed on the Fuehrer's
orders with plenipotentiaries Of
Italy and Japan is a solemn procla-
nation of the welding together of
Germany. Italy and Japan in a
bloc of the highest mutual repre-
sentation of interests in the midst
Of new world in the making. 1t
has as its task, rendering secure a
new order under joint leadership
of Germany and Italy of sections OF
Europe involved in the war as we'll
as new order in the greater
Asiatic space under leadership of
Japan.
It's basis is constituted not only
by friendship but above all by a
community of interests of three
young peoples who are striving for
ward and who are serving the same
social aims.
This pact, accordingly, is not di-
rected against any other people, but
exclusively against those meters to
war and irresponsible elements in
the rest world who are striving
for further lengthening out of the
widening scope of this war contrary
to the real interests of all peoples.
In setting this aim for the pact,