The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-05
Hitler Is Sure Nazis
 Will Prove Victors
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NGOHCllueu said, was to emphasize that re- gardless of American claims ant regardless of how long the war lasts the Germans will continue to have the best weapons.
 He reviewed the Balkan triumph and reused ringing cheers with his statement that nothing is impos- sible to the German soldier"
 He referred to "the democratic glators of a country to which the German people has never done any harm," presumably the United States, and said their fear that Germany intended to do harm to that country "is nothing but an absurd lie."
 He assured his uniformed Reich stag auditors that he looked into the future with perfect tranquility and the greatest confidence"
 He said that "the German Reich and its Allies represent in military and economic and, above all, moral respects, a force which Is superior to any possible coalition in the world"
 But what interested diplomats was that whereas in recent speeches he had flatly promised Germany Q deflnitive victory over Great Britain this year. in his speech last night he promised the army better wea- pons next year.
 Stlll Predicts Victory
 Gn his New Year proclamation to the armed forces, Hitler said: "Thc year l04l will bring the consumma- ton of the greatest victory In our history" He had made similar speeches Jan 90 and March i6),
 It was not regarded as surprising that Hitler did not so into detail on foreign and military policies; he was reporting oil the Balkan cam- paign.
 But neutral diplomatic observers were disappointed that his speech contained no clue to his next moves,
 Also they expressed interest in his failure to reafIlrm his statements that he was conndent of winning the war this year. Some said also that, though there was nothing to indicate any doubt in his mind re- garding the outcome of the war, his speech lacked the rGsounding ring he had attained in his speeches Of the last year,
 They asked whether his promise of better weapons next year meant that he had already given up hope of winning this year; whether 1t meant that no invasion of Great Britain would be attempted within the calculable future.
 German informants cautioned a. gainst too much interpretation along this line. They said Hitler still possesses the initiative and always counted on the element of surprise.
 No Peace offer Made
 Germans said also that 1t might be significant that in this speech Hitler did not repeat the peace of- ferS he had made in previous speeches.
 There was general surprise at Hitler's statement on the compara- tive losses of the Balkan campaign He asserted that the Germans had taken more than 5000 prisoners from the British Empire Expedi- tionary force. 2l8,000 greeks and 344, ,l82 Jugoslavs, excluding Croats Macedonoans and Jugoslav soldiers of German nationality"
 Against this he said 1909 German army and Nazi SS storm troop officers and men had been killed, 3,752 wounded and 385 missing. He gave air force casualties as 52 killed and 385 missing.
 As regards nations still outside the war In Europe, Hitler's most important reference was to Turkey.
 Turkey was our ally in the great war" he said. e.. That great genius who created the New Turkey was the first to set a wonderful ex- maple of recovery to her Allies whom fortune at that time had des- erted and to whom fate had dealt 90 terrible a blow. Turkey, thanks 60 the practical attitude Of her leaders, preserved her independence in carrying out her resolution Jugoslavia fell victim to British intrigue"
 Jugoslavla to Pay
 He intimated that Jugoslavia would pay most dearly for its tenn erity in resisting Germany, but praised the Greeks.
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