The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
HITLER SPEECH
 IS DEFENSIVE
American Invasion Called Gangsterism; Has COn-
 fidence in Future
CRy United Press)

Adolf Hitler's speech in Munich Sunday on the 23rd anniversary of the Nazi beer hall putsch was in terpreted today by officials familiar with Der Fuehrer's oratory as his most defensive since he touched off World War II three years ago.
 Hitler asserted that he faced the future with confidence-"with much more confidence than before the last winter"-but elsewhere in his speech he betrayed that he was now promarily concerned with holding the territory he has conquered.
 Hitler indicated that the Amer ican and British invasion of French North Africa either had caught him off guard or he was powerless to in- tervene immediately. Tn typical beer hall language, Der Fuehrer called President Roosevelt a lying old scoundrel" and "chief gangster" and asserted:
 But the decisive and last word certainly will not be spoken by Herr Roosevelt. Of that he may be sure.
 We will prepare for all our blows, thoroughly as usual, and we have always arrived at the right time thusy far
 "You can have full confidence that the leadership and the armed forces will do everything that has to be done and can be done"
 Later he declared the hour would come when he would hit back.
 In the same vein, Hitler said the Allied successes In Egypt were not decisive because they have ad- vanced before and retreated again, Without elaboration, he asserted Germany would deliver the decisive blow in the desert battle.
 Hitler's version of this years cam paign in Russia was particularly weak. He claimed the Germans had captured Stalingrad-"eXcept for O few areas"-and tried to explain the slow process of the assault on the city with the declaration that time doesn't make any difference" He added that enough blood is being shed anyway"
 And if the enemy is preparing for an attack" Hitler said, do not think that we want to prevent him. Defense is much cheaper"
 Only one year ago, speaking be- fore the same old guard of brown shirts, Hitler had exuded confidence and aggressiveness. At that time he announced he had ordered Ger man warships to fire upon any Uni ted States vessels if 1t was attacked first.
 This year Hitler's tone was char acterized by his statement that:
 Tt is impossible to gain a victory every week, the decisive part is to hold positions acquired. You may believe that what we have we hold SO firmly that nobody else can take 1t away from us."
 It was also considered significant that Hitler contrasted himself with the Kaiser who ruled Germany In World War and declared that to- day the government Is headed by a man who will mot go abroad in critical situation"-a reference to the Kaiser's flight to Holland when Imperial Germany collapsed.
 Hitler revealed that the fierce pounding Germany is taking from the air has impressed him.
 e. Don't believe that my heart Is not torn with wrath when I hear of these air attacks" he said. When the British dropped bombs on our cities. waited for three months. We were strong enough, but we waited because I thought they would return to reason.
 And today 1t is not different. l keep all this in mind. They will realize over there that the German inventive mind was not idle and they will receive an answer that they will never forget"
 This was not the first time Hitler threatened to take terrible veil- geance on Britain. Some observers, however, believed his reference 10 the inventive mind' might mean that Germany eventually will use gas in desperation.