Evening star., 1941-10-03
Hitler

Fuehrer said, history will decide
what was worth more-Churchill's
speeches or my actions"
He declared Germany had tried
to achieve disarmament among ma
tionS and better relations, but, he
said, all Germanys gestures were
repulsed.
I'VE gained friendship with Italy
and Japan the Fuehrer said, but
unfortunately not with that nation
I courted most-Britain. Now the
British people must assume the
responsibility"
He accused Prime Minister
Churchill of crying Il want war"
although, through the years, he
said, the Fuehrer had tried to reach
an understanding with Britain.
He has it now Hitler snapped.
Sportspalast Jammed.
The Sportspalast, which holds
$4,000 persons, was jammed when
Hitler. fresh from the eastern front,
entered. There were deafening
cheers when Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels, who had re-
viewed winter relief work, intro
duced the Fuehrer.
Many Of the early passages of the
speech dealt with Britain. Hitler
said that if all his attempts at agree
ment with Britain had failed in the
past then nothing else could have
achieved it
Nothing was left but to fight. I
thank fate that the fight can be
led by me"
Now Churchill has the war he
wanted" the Fuehrer reiterated.
He said also that there were eff
forts at an understanding with
Poland.
1T must have been providence
which prevented it." he said, ap-
parently implying that greater OBJ
jectiveS now are possible.
Hitler recapitulated the occasions
on which, he said. he reached out
the hand of peace" AS a soldier, he
continued, Il know how much blood,
misery, suffering and sacrifice"
there is in war.
Hitler said he watched with great
est concern the mobilization of
great Russian forces east of the
Reich's border and realized the
danger as early as August and Sep
tember of 1910. Thereafter he in
vited Molotov to Berlin
Since June % when Russia was
invaded, he went on, every single
thing went according to plan. '''
I have not been disappointed either
in the German soldiers or the home
front"
Hitler paid tribute to Finland and
Rumania and recited the nationali-
ties of volunteers in the fight against
Russia.
He asserted Germany was saying
little while operations were under
way but that did not mean that
nothing was happening.
He ridiculed what he called mis-
cradle" news reports of the enemy
and asserted the German high COM
mand communiques we're precisely
accurate
Approximately 25OO,OOO Russians
have been taken prisoner, he said.
Twenty-Five thousand Russian guns
are in German hands. $4,000 tanks
have been captured or destroyed,
and l4.500 planes have been de-
stroyed.
The area conquered in the east
is four times as large as England,
Hitler said, and twice as large as
the Germany he took over in 1888.
German soldiers have advanced
300 to 1000 kilometers $500 to more
than 900 miles, figuring on an air
line, he said.
Referring to the labors already
expended by the Germans in Russia,
he said $1,000 kilometers (nearly
10000 miles, Of Russian railways
have been changed over to European
gauge-a distance IS times as far
as from Stettin to the Alps.
weapons stand at the disposal of
the German soldier in unlimited
quantities compared with the World
War;" he asserted. I'VE have an
advantage in this respect that no
power can surpass."
| He emphasized these points:
First, we are putting the whole
continent into our service;
Second, we do not talk of capital
but of the strength Of labor;
Third, that we are not talking
does not mean we are not acting
Germany today presents history's
first example of united people, Hit
Ter said.
THE whole people is in the battle
parity at the front, partly at home,
1T is a people which for COM