SOLEMN LYING

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 229, 24 June 1941, Page 8

SOLEMN LYING

Nazis’ Past Pretences To Moscow REMEMBERED WORDS (British Oflieial Wireless.) (Received June 23, 7 p.m.) RUGBY, June 22. Mr. ChurchilTs exposure in his broadcast of the Nazis’ duplicity hi attacking Russia is amply illustrated by a study of Herr Hitler’s solemn assurances to Russia in the past. In a speech in the Reichstag on September 2, 1939, Hitler said, referring to the Nazi-Soviet pact, "Wc have resolved to conclude a pact which rules out for ever any use of violence between us. "At the same time,” Hitler continued, “I should like here to declare that this political decision means a tremendous departure for the future, and it is a final one. Russia and Germany fought one another in the World War. That shall and will not happen a second time.”

Not quite so emphatic, but equally enthusiastic was. Herr von Ribbentrop in August, 1939: "Germany and Russia always fared badly when they were enemies , but well when they were friends. The non-aggression pact is a firm and unalterable basis on which the two States can build up close collaboration.”

Field Marshal Goering said on September 9, 1939: . “We are two great peoples who want to be at peace with each other,' who have now established peace and who will keep the peace.” Hitler was more explanatory in a later Reichstag speech, when he said, “These arrangements show in an authentic manner that all these assumptions of Germany’s aims in the direction of the Urals, the Ukraine, Rumania and so on are only an abortion of morbid imaginations,” and again later he claimed, “German-Rus-sian relations have been finally settled. Any hope that new German-Russian tension ritay intervene is infantile.” It is generally felt in London that the position in which Russia now finds herself is the most powerful example yet given of the idiocy of making any kind of pact with Nazi Germany and of hoping that it might have any enduring meaning.

Pacts with the Nazis should merely be regarded as dope for intended victims. M. Molotov has rather pathetically announced his realization of this by citing a long list of Germany’s previous dupes and victims in his message to the Russian natiou. The British Government has never been in doubt and fully understands, that no possibility exists of compromise with the Nazis. -The only possible ending of the war is the elimination of Hitler and Hitlerism. G.B.S. ON RESULT “ Germany Has Not A Dog’s Chance” (Received June 23, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 22. “Either Hitler is a greater fool than I took him for, or he has gone completely mad,” said Mr. George Bernard Shart-. “Why people seemed' to think Hitler could beat Russia I cannot imagine. “The news is beyond anything we could hope for. Yesterday Britain and America faced the tremendous job of smashing Hitler with Russia looking on smiling. Today there is nothing to do but sit and smile while Stalin smashes Germany. “Now you will see what will happen. Germany has not a dog’s chance.” NEW “COMRADES” W. M. Hughes’ Statement ' SYDNEY, June. 22. “Those strikes and lockouts which interrupted our war effort have been stirred up to a large extent by Communist propaganda. Now I expect things rt’ill be ' different,” said the Attorney-General,' Mr. Hughes, commenting on .the news of the war between Russia and Germany, “Everybody is my friend who stands on, my right in . this fight,said Mr. Hughes. “I do not care whether be calls himself a Communist or a cap italist. I say to my comrades in the Communist Party: ‘You have made some remarkable changes of front in the past, but your attitude should now be clear and unmistakable.’ ” RUSSIAN EXILES SUPPORT MOSCOW SHANGHAI, June 22. A mass meeting cabled to the Soviet President, M. Kalinin, pledging the support of Soviet nationals abroad The majority of the White Russians In Shanghai fully support the Soviet. They believe the Soviet will be able to hold the Germans it there is real co-operation between tin Government and the people, - which however, is doubted. NAVAL CRAFT SUNK (British Official Wireless.* RUGBY. June 22. The Admiralty announces that H.M drifter M. A. West and H.M. trawler Sindonis have been sunk. There were no casualties in the former.