IN GERMANY

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1939, Page 5

IN GERMANY

CHANGING VIEW

RIBBENTROP’S STATEMENT.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, September 7.

A German- broadcast states that Herr Hitler has spared no efforts to reach an agreement with France. Herr von . Ribbentrop '(Foreign Minister), has emphasised that Germany would take no aggressive action against France. The French should know that the Germans did not wish to revive the- old struggle, but a French attack on Germany would spoil the chances of peace for generations.

HITLER AS MODEL!

BERLIN, September G.

General von Brauchitsch, in his order of the day, held Herr Hitler up as a soldiers’ model. He said: “Soldiery, days of great accomplishments lie: behind you. Now the task is to keep after the- enemy. Before you stands as a model of personal courage and stout determination our Fuehrer. } Forward to victory.” TOWNS EVACUATING. LONDON, September 7. The women and children in many of the big towns in western Germany have been evacuated. GERMANS GETTING BUTTER. LONDO'N, September 7. The German people have been getting butter since the start of the war. Possibly this was to make them think that there is no food shortage in Germany. GERMAN PROPAGANDA. LONDON, September 7. A' German short-wave broadcast declared that it had been proved beyond doubt that a British submarine sank the liner Athenia on the orders of Mr Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty). GERMAN PUBLIC IGNORANT. (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 7. Reuter’s Brussels correspondent says the German public are still ignorant of operations on the Western Front. German newspapers are filled with jubilant articles about the progress of the troops in Poland.

Britain’s activity is thus far represented as a number of isolated actions, all of which, according to the German version, apparently violate international law.

French operations are not mentioned. The press is noticeably friendly to France.