PLANS FOR NEW ORDER

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23494, 24 November 1941, Page 3

PLANS FOR NEW ORDER

GERMANY ARRANGING CONFERENCE NO INVITATION FOR BRITAIN (8.0. W.) RUGBY, November 22. A statement made in Washington to-day by Mr Stephen Early, secretary to President Roosevelt, concerning German plans for the holding of a “New Order’’ conference, has been received with interest in London where a number of similar reports concerning the holding of such a conference have been received during the last few weeks. Mr Early stated that President Roosevelt had received confirmation of reports that Germany plans to call a conference of European nations late in 1941 or early in 1942 for the purpose of binding them to the New Order. Diplomatic advice from Germany has indicated that the meeting is being arranged on account of Nazi losses and the depletion of reserves and materials. Mr Early said; “The idea is to dress some high-sounding formula of economic reconstruction and the restoration of independence for European nations—carefully providing for leaving the door open for German violation later on and German control of all these governments in practice. That is what would be essentially required of the puppet States throughout Europe with Germany always holding the strings.” Mr Early added that feelers for the conference were being sent to all the Axis Powers, and also to some of the belligerents and some neutrals, but England would be excluded.