Evening star., 1944-01-31
Hitler Warns People
They Face Hardest
Task This Year
~ the Associated Press.

Ter apparently has discarded the
line he took only a month ago
that the war Will end without a
victor-rand returned to his old
theme that only Soviet Russia or
Nazi Germany can win the strug-
gle.
In grim New Year message on
December 81, the Nazis Fuehrer as
serted .that "in this war there will
be no Mctors and losers, but merely
survivors and annihilated."
Yesterday, on the 11th anniver-
sary OF. his rule. he declared that
from this night can emerge only
one victor, and this will be either
Germany or Soviet Russia. A Ger
man victory means the preservation
Of Europe, and Soviet victory Eu-
ropes annihilAtion."
Hitler told his people they faced
"the hardest task immaginable"
this year and exhorted them to per-
severe 80 that the fight may lend In
the biggest victory Of the German
Reich in spite Of all the devilish
tricks Of our opponents"
Says Britain Has Lost Power.
The German news agency DNB
said the broadcast speech was re-
layed by Berlin from "Hitler's
headquarters" The speech was de-
livered In q calm, even voice, as II
read from script.
Hitler said that England already
had lost her power on the continent
and he seized on the Russian Polish
question as evidence Of the decline.
What Europe in practice could
expect from British promises of help
is best proved by the Anglo Amer
lean attitude toward Poland, Fin
land and the Baltic states, as well
as entire Southeast Europe" he said.
All these states have been
dropped and sacrificed" he contin-
ued, mot because this is demanded
by the individual Englishman, but
because Great Britain Is incapable
Of preventing such a development
in the case Of Bolshevist victory"
Speaking within "a hours after the
Allies greatest daylight aerial as
sault on Germany, Hitler said that
high explosive and incendiary bombs,
instead Of bringing about Germany's
collapse. will create that hard state
which has been slated by Providence
to shape European history during
the coming centuries"
Gloomy in Tone.
Hitler declared that the question
which faces both England and the
United States no longer Is whether
they want or are able after this war
to fight Bolshevism. but whether
they will be able to defend them
selves against Bolshevism In their
own countries"
George Schroeder, chief corre-
spondent Of the Nazi news agency
Iransocean, noted in a broadcast
analysis Of the speech that Hitler
had not touched on military events.
Instead he touched upon those
things which he considered the de-
cisive questions Of the war" Schroe-
der said. In these serious times
the Germans are seeking for
deeper sense OF events"
Although generally gloomy In tone,
Hitler did not deprive his people OF
hopes OF victory, but his promises
were based on mystical grounds. in
stead Of boasts 'of superior arms.
Listeners here thought the ab--
sence Of background" in the broad
cast and lack Of inspiration in Hit
ler's voice indicated he was speaking
without an immediate audience.
| AT, the end Of the broadcast there
was a rendition Of Deutschland Uber9
Allies" and the Horst Vessel sona ]
One Of the German xhort-wave sta
tions which relayed the address was
interrupted constantly by unintel-
ligible shouted remarks from a.
ghost" voice.
At the end Hitler uttered these
words to his suffering people:
However the storm may rage and
howl around our fortress, in the end
1t will abate one day like every
thunderstorm and from the dark
clouds again the sun will shine on
those who steadfastly and unflinch-
ingly true to their faith did their
duty"