BRITAIN'S PERFIDIES

Inangahua Times, 26 October 1939, Page 3

BRITAIN'S PERFIDIES

A Bombastic Statement By Herr Ribbentrop WHO PREDICTS A DECISIVE GERMAN VICTORY Allies Unmoved By Nazi Threats - LONDON, Oct. 24. "Germany takes up the British challenge, and the end can only be a decisive German victory, said Ribbentrop, who spoke for seventy-five minutes. He declared that the new order in the East gave Germany colonising space for generations, and then said, with the exception of the return of the colonies, to which every great Power was entitled, Germany had no demands on F^nc^and Britain. . . j. He detailed British "perfidies, including. First: The 1915 Italian agreement. Secondly: Promises to the Arabs last year. Thirdly: Non-payment of war debts to America Fourthly: Promises of Dominion status to, India. Finally: The Hitler-Chamberlain agreement of 1938, in which Mr Chamberlain promised not to make war on Germany. THE REACTION IN ENGLAND "Ti.e Times" publishes the following official London reaction to Ribbentrop's speech:— "England and France contemplate this latest effusion from Germany unmoved. Their standpoint Las been made abundantly clear in Mr Chamberi j'm'-s and M. Daladier's recent speeches. It is evident from his speech that Ribbentrop is still far, V. -om comprehending it. **d both countries will, therefore, continue on the course they have set themselves until the Grman Govrnment's attitude Undergoes a change." —'Kl