"DO NOT WORRY THERE'LL BE NO WAR."

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 78, 3 April 1939, Page 9

"DO NOT WORRY THERE'LL BE NO WAR."

BRITISH PRESS VIEW.

Opinion After Study Of

Hitler's Speech.

MILDER THAN EXPECTED.

Independent Cable Service. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 2.

After further study of Herr Hitler's speech, Whitehall officials declare that it contained no surprises. It is believed, however, that the Fuehrer, is planning more definite action in connection with the naval treaty with Britain.

The "Sunday Express," in an editorial headed, "Don't Worry, There Will Be No War," says the decision to go to war would mean the end of Hitlerism, a defeat for Germany, bankruptcy of Europe and crucifixion of mankind.

"We must expect alarms to continue, but there will be no war. Instead there will be a settlement of Polish differences with Germany by negotiation. Danzig is a German city and should never have been excluded from the Reich."

The "Sunday Graphic" says that Herr Hitler showed the "jitters" in a climbdown speech and adds: "The speech is milder than anybody had imagined."

A message from Warsaw states that official circles regard the omission of any reference to Poland in Herr Hitler's speech as proof that the Fuehrer does not include Poland in his plans for future expansion.

Herr Hitler's speech is welcomed by the Press in Budapest, which stresses the declaration that Germany does not intend aggression against others, but seeks to serve the peace of Europe.