MAY DAY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22409, 4 May 1936, Page 12

MAY DAY

GERMANY EN FETE HERR HITLER'S SPEECH PEACE A NECESSITY' COUNTRY REHABILITATED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright BERLIN. May 1 "Peace abroad is necessary to our plans," declared ,Herr Hitler in a speech at tho May Day celebrations in Charlottenberg. Greeted by wild cheering, fanfares of trumpets and the beating- of drums, Herr Hitler made a triumphal march to the Opera House, where he was ecstatically welcomed h'y Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda. In greeting Herr Hitler, Dr. Goebbelf: said: "You are the whole German people. You have given us internal peace and now prepare for world peace." Herr Hitler said that formerly May Day was a soiree of strife and bloodshed, but the Nazis had changed that. It was now a day of national rejoicing in 'Germany, in contrast with troubled celebrations in other countries. The Leader-Chancellor then said: Others conduct a campaign of lies, saying that Germany threatens Austria and Czechoslovakia, but they are a small band of international war profiteers." "Rejoice in life," was the slogan adopted for Germany's celebration of May Day. Children began to assemble as early as 4 a.m. to hear Herr Hitler and Dr. Goebbels speak. The former ji; told them that Germany had no use for children who were' "mothers' darlings." He said they must think only of the nation, which must live united according to one will. All Berlin was closed to traffic from 8 a.m., when every street was lined with Storm Troopers. Every town and village was ablaze with decorations. Brass bands paraded the streets and orators held forth almost at every corner. Herr Hitler's' reaffirmation of his desire for peace was accompanied by a somewhat truculent warning against interference in Germany's internal affairs. "We wish to say to other nations,'* said the Leader-Chancellor, "Do not cross our path. We have overcome our internal problems without involving others in our difficnlties. Be good enough to do the same and not draw others into your quarrels." The crowd's enthusiasm was at fever heat when Herr Hitler concluded by declaring: "I would rather be the smallest worm in Germany than a king elsewhere." NEW YORK LABOUR PARADES AND MASS MEETING LEFT WING'S UNITED FRONT (Received May 3. 5.5 p.m.) - NEW YORK. May 2 Radical Labour supporters celebrated May Day in traditional fashion yesterday with parades and a mass meeting. For the first time since the war, the .Radicals effected something of a " united front " with the Left Wing. Socialists, Communists and some American Federation of Labour units marching together.' Right Wing Socialists, however, remained aloof. MOSCOW'S PARADE BIQ MILITARY DISPLAY TROOPS AND AEROPLANES .' MOBCOW. May 1 In celebration of May Day Stalin and Molotoff, standing on Lenin's tomb, inspected a parade of tens of thousands erf troops in the presence of more than J,000,000 citizens of Moscow. Overhead hovered an air armada of 750 machines, deluding 375 ultra-fast small fighters v Increasing mechanisation was the most notable feature of the military display. FRENCH CELEBRATIONS ORDERLY CROWDS ! LONDON. May 1 May Day passed quietly in France. Mass Labour demonstrations were held throughout the country, but they were very orderly, as the Left parties wero anxious not to prejudice their success at the seeond ballot in the election on Sun-