Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-25
Kill All Reich Traitors, Hitler Demands
Plots 10 Tighten
War Chains on
Slave Countries

)ldV6 LUuHHcS
NEW YORK. Feb. q GNS).--I
"A proclamation attributed to.
adolf Hitler by the Nazi wireless
limited today at internal plots
disturbing Germany'S home front
.lh consequence of reverseS Suf-I
tCred on the war fronts.
IL also suggested that vast
plan is afoot to mobilize the man.
power and material of Germany's
satellite and conquered countries,
particularly France. for defense Of
lHitler's European fortress"
The proclamation, read in Hit
ller'S absence to his old cronies
Assembled in Munich 10 mark
the twenty third birthday of the
Nazi party, threatened the eX-I
Termination of European JewryI
and predicted that all nations
even Germany'S enemies eventu-
ally will adopt the Nazl theology
HINT OF DIssENTION
The intimation of internal splits
lin Germany and possible con-
lspiracies against Hitler in high
circles was discerned in a passage
that quoted Hitler as commanding
the die-hards of his Nazi party
ito break terrorism with tenfold
error" and 10 "exterminate
TRAITORS regardless Of who they
may be or under what gulse
they try TO put into effect their
Itreacherous devices
The use of the phrases regard
less of who they may be- and
"treacherous devices appeared to
be illusions to persons of ranking
Importance within Germany and TO
precise plots OF some kind against
Hitler and the NaZi hierarchy,
Rs Their than TO the activities of
the usual run OF disconnected ele-
Iments.
This was perhaps the most en-
phatic reference TO traitors and
"treacherous devices" ever made
i'm a declaration by Hitler.
1t recalled recent reports from
Europe of brewing opposition
within the German high command
to Hitler's conduct of the war in
Russia and of increasing grum-
bling among the German people
under the impact of military
defeats.
CALLS ON OLD GUARD
Hitler's statement, as tele-
graphed over the Nazi wireless,
also bade the Nazi old guard to
l"pour energy into weaklings' and
to destroy ruthlessly all sabo-
Iteurs.
That vanquished France would
be called upon TO share more SUBJ
stantially in the Nazi war effort
was indicated when Hitler's state
lment declared
1--WE shall also not hesitate to
demand contributions TO this
fateful struggle from those
countries which are responsible
for the outbreak of the war.
We shall consider II n matter
of course not to spare foreign
lives AT time which demands
great sacrifices Of our own lives"
To the NaZis France and Britain
are the countries which are re-
sponsible for the war" Behind
them, according TO the HitlerianI
dogma, stand the Jewish world
coalition" and Jewish bolshe-
vism." In today's Hitlerian out
pouring much vective was
devoted to the Jewish menace. y
as the proclamation called il,
declaring;
This fight will not end with
the humiliation OF Arysn man.
kind. but with the determination
of Jewry in Europe.
SEES NAZI CONVERTS
estate by state, while all Of
them are engaged in fighting
against us, they will be ever
more compelled TO employ the
national socialist (Nazi thesis
|, for the conduct OF the war pro-
voked by them"
4 The Owl pointed out that, In
CONFORMITY with Nazi propaganda
practices. the German Transocean
, News Agency sent out in its Morse
,lc Q wireless transmission "a
Especially edited version" OF Hit
ler's proclamation FOR outside
!, consumption"
, The transmission was preceded
by an advance build-up in which
, the Nazis advised American short
! wave posts that big story" was
| coming shortly"
, TranSocean pointed out that
! Hitler was still in the East" and
that therefore he was prevented
! for a second time" from appear
! ing personally al a Nazi party
b celebration
I The first instance occurred Janu-
! airy 30 when Hitler was absent
. from the Berlin commemoration Of
! the tenth anniversary Of his
! accession TO power.
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