Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-04
Hitler Threatens to Erase
Britoin's Cities in ReprisoI;
Big Air Fight Over Germany
Intensified Raids
Promised as Reply
To Night Attacks
By LOUIS p. LOCHNER,


BERLIN, Sept. Adolf Hitler
broke weeks of silence today to
threaten that his air force would
"erase" Britain's cities if the Royal
Air Force persists in its night raids
on Germany and to predict-again-
that England will crack up
1t was his first speech since July
10, when he addressed what he
called lone more appeal to reason"
to the British and warned them that
their empire would be destroyed if
they kept on fighting.
Hitler, in high humor, jeeringly
declared England was asking why
Hitler didn't come. MY reply u.s." he
said, "just be quiet, he's coming all
right"
Then he said that he alone would
set the hour for the war to end.
Starts Relief Campaign.
The Nazi Fuehrer spoke for so
minutes in the Sports Palace, ira
ditional party rallying place. The
occasion was inauguration OF the
winter relief campaign for Ger
many's needy.
In the early hours of the day
British bombers and German de-
tenders had met west of Berlin in
Central Germany's biggest air en-
gagement Of the war so far.
Hitler gave no indication of how
soon he expected the war to end. but
he said that when at the beginning
Prime Minister Chamberlain of
Britain spoke of a three-year conflict
IT told Field Marshal Goering to
prepare for five years"
Hundreds of thousands of pounds
of bombs will drop from the sky on
England nightly hereafter in retalia-
ton for the British night raids, Hit
Ter said, amid enthusiastic cries of
the audience of Is 900.
For three months I have waited
for the British to cease the nuisance
of nightly. planless bomb-throwing
Now we will give the answer night
after night"
(The German radio quoted the
Fuehrer as declaring that II
know only one date as the date
of English collapse If it is said
in England, Why does it not
Gomez then I say, be sure it will
Gomez ...s.
viii Erase" British Cities.
eff the British throw two or three
thousand Kilograms (of bombs),"
said Hitler, I'VE will unload 10000,
10000, yes 100000. -" ."
apparently Hitler intended to
continue with this progression of
figures, but he was stopped by the
shouts of his audience. GA kilogram
is % pounds.
IF they attack our cities we will
simply erase theirs" Hitler declared
pirates. The hour will come when
one of us two will crack up-and it
will not be Nazi Germany"
Whatever may come, England
will collapse"
The Fuehrer made fun of the
English for wondering when Hitler
would come, saying he always has
prepared for everything thoroughly.
IF they ask, Why doesn't he Gomez
my reply is: Just be quiet. He's
coming all right"
Hilarious laughter greeted this.
Pokes Fun at England.
Hitler was in a facetious mood
throughout. He poked fun at Eng
land at several points, first speaking
Of General Revolution" as the chief
British ally, then General Winter"
and General Hunger"
They ought to make General
Bluff their reichs marshal" he
roared amid applause.
Against these generals of the
British Army we pose the general
deed" he said.
Later referring to the winter relief
work, Hitler also suggested that
General Volksgemeinschaft"-
eral Walfare-would be one of Ger
many's chief military leaders.
Contrasts Nazi-ism With 'Plutocracy'
Much of his 50-minute speech was
concerned with contrasting German
National Socialism with what he
called British plutocracy.
("I have offered my hand to the
British people so often" the ra-
dio quoted him. "An understand
ing with England was the aim
of my foreign policy. now
prefer to fight until a clear de-
cision is reached.'D
I'VE drew the envy of the world
nv oI1r social measures Hitler said