PAST REBUFFS

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 228, 27 September 1938, Page 9

PAST REBUFFS

ARMY IS READY

ATTACK ON DR. BENES

(Received 11 a.m.)

BERLIN, September 26

Herr Hitler enumerated various peace and disarmament offers he had made since 1933, in which he declared that he was always rebuffed. "I have been rebuffed for two years. I ordered the German Army to be prepared for everything. Our foreign policy is not determined by any world opinion. Our aim is preservation of the German people. We are not interested in suppression of other peoples nor having other people among us. Let them be happy in their way and let us be happy in ours. This is the limit of our foreign policy, but the aims of foreign policy are neither unlimited nor erratic. Only one State shares our grief, only one man understands Signor Mussolini—whose friendly attitude in the hour °i! ,j rmany s need will never be forgotten. If ever occasions should arise when Italy needs similar service, we shall come to her assistance." Referring to May 21, Herr Hitler said: "The lie of German mobilisation was invented to justify the Czech mobilisation. Cermany hoped for a peaceful settlement, but Benes rhoußht he could permit himself everything since he was covered by France and Britain, and if it came to the last by the Soviet. "Finally, at Nuremberg I demanded self-determination. Benes answer was new deaths and imprisonments. "Then Britain came. I told Mr. Chamberlain the only solution we would consider. I left no doubt that German patience had ended. France and Britain saw that the only solution was to cede Sudetenland. "When Benes saw that Britain and France would not help unless territories were ceded he agreed, but what did he do? He is hanging Germans. Military oppression was aggravated immediately Benes spoke. He did not cede territories, but expelled Germans. Here the game ends. "When such patience is shown as we have shown, it cannot be said that we thirst for war. My memorandum, which is my last and final word, was nothing but a realisation of what Benes had promised. Its essence is that territory which belongs to Germany and which Germany wants shall become German, not after Benes has succeeded in exterminating 500,000 Germans, but now, immediately. (The audience roared and six times shouted, "We thank the Fuehrer.") "I first demanded a plebiscite of the whole of Czechoslovakia, but yielded and told Mr. Chamberlain the vote would be only in some parts. I also agreed to a plebiscite under international supervision and an international commission to determine the frontier. "Benes rejects the proposals and says the memorandum created a new situation. What new situation? That he keeps his promise. He must hand us the territory on October 1. Now it is two men against each other—Benes and I. We me, Germany! "Benes will have to hand us the territory by October 1."