Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-31
Berlin Papers in
Echo ofHi+Ier
Defiance

BERLIN, Jan. 81. (UP)-
Inspired N All newspapers
took today as the keynote of
Adolf Hitler's anniversary
speech last night his declar-
alton that Germany would live
and fight until its rights" were
won.
Answer to Chamberlain and Dal-
adler and settling of accounts
with the plutocracieS" we're two head
lines. Voelkischer Beobachter, Off
cial newspaper organ of the Nazi
party. headlined in red ink across
its first page they will get their
fight!' and said in subsidiary head
lines: Adolf Hitler's reply to Cham
berlain and Daladier: There can be
no agreement without achievement
Of our rights"
Lokalanzeiger called the speech
historic, and in It's banner line
proclaimed: Germany Shall Live
The Deutsche Allgemeine Switung
headline: "Fuehrers peace aims
Achievement OF our rights"
Hitler had broken a silence OF
more than two months to make 4
speech TO an assembly OF German
civilians in the Sports Palace on
the occasion OF the seventh ami
versary Of his accession to power
His last public speech had been at
the Nazi Beer Cellar at Munich
and he had left few minutes be-
fore bomb exploded over the
speakers platform.
Political quarters, discussing last
nights speech. called it "particu-
larly noteworthy" because of the
bitterness with which he spoke OF
Prime Ministers Neville Chamber
lain and EdOuard Daladier of Great
Britain and France, and because
he attacked France as bitterly a.
he did Britain. thus departing toI
the first time from his policy OF
centering his attacks on Britain
and almost ignoring Frances part
in the war.
Foreign quarters inclined to re.
gard the speech as ueolellca prlmar-
lily to hold the German people al
wartime pitch. They noted his en-
phasis on Germany's intensified
armament program since the star
of the war and his expression Of
readiness to give battle.
For the most part the speech raj
to the usual formula, with emphasi
on the difficulties the Nazis over
came before they got into the of
flee and their accomplishment
since.
Preparation for the Sports Palace
meeting were of the favorite Naz
"Blitz" Qightning) variety. 1t wa
only six hours in advance that thu
speech was announced NeWspape
correspondents were directed TO re
port to the propaganda ministr.
two hours before the meeting. The,
knew it would be held at the Sport:
Palace only when they were bun
died into buses and driven there
About 5000 ordinary Germans, in
stead of the usual select Nazi audi
ence. filled the TERED oval arena
They received their tickets eigh
hours in advance and were advised
only at the last moment where Il
present them.
1t was said that tickets had beer
distributed haphazardly at a dozer
or SO factories and big shops. Tht
only uniformed men, aside from
those with Hitler, were about 40.
storm troopers who stood in group
around the hall and the black uni
formed "SS" bodyguards who linet
the center aisle along which Hitle
went to the platform. At exactl.
8 pm. Hitler appeared hatless ant
! without an overcoat, at the bacl
5 of the arena. He walked swift
down the aisle. followed by Prop
, aganda Minister Paul Goebbels
| Heinrich Himmler. chief Of the Sc
cret police, the Gestapo, and som
is to 20 army officers. On tn
sWastika decorated platform he wa
S greeted by Robert Ley, Nazi labo
1 front leader. and Alfred Rosenberg
: the Nazi party ideologist.
S Neither Field Marshal Herman
;, Goering, Hitler's official heir, no
!. Joachim Won Ribbentrop. his for
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