HITLER'S PLANS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23470, 6 October 1939, Page 7

HITLER'S PLANS

FUTURE OF POLAND EXPECTED OFFER TO ALLIES PEACE SCHEME FOR EUROPE By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received October 5, 11 p.m.) NEW. YORK, Oct. 4 Now that the "liquidation" of the Polish problem has been completed, says Mr. Otto D. Tolischus, Berlin correspondent of tho New \ork Times, the salvation of the rump of Poland rather than the conquest and partition of the Polish State, is expected to become a dominant point in tho German peace offensive, as well as in a German campaign to win over at least part of the Polish population and to find a figure willing to establish a Polish puppet Government under German suzerainty and control. This point is expected to be one of the principal arguments and inducements offered to the democracies in Hitler's speech in tho Reichstag on Friday. Everything Germanised According to well-informed foreeasts Hitler will propose a status for Poland mid-way between that of tho Protectorate of Bohemia and that of the "garrison State" of Slovakia. Thus Poland would be included within tho sphere of lleich interests as specified in the German-Russian pact, but not in the Reich itself. Gerinany would content herself with rounding out her 1914 borders, within which everything would be Germanised, to the last inhabitant. Whatever form is chosen, it is assumed that the rump of Poland would have even less nominal sovereignty than Slovakia. Its foreign affairs would be administered entirely by Germany. Big Garrisons Needed In view of the population s bitter hatred of conquerors and the menace of powerful Russia on Germany's eastern flank, the German garrisons in Poland would bo proportionately much larger than in Slovakia. For such a solution Germany is now trying to win the support of tho Polish bourgeoise and nobility, who are living in terror ol Bolshevisation being accomplished in Eastern Poland. Hitler is also expected to announce that if the Western Powers accept his peace terms he will join in organising a new peace scheme lor Europe. Some forecasts to-night even suggest that he might undertake to join in far-reach-ing disarmament and a system of collective security based on a new equilibrium among the big Powers.

BUTTER FOR NAZIS LEADERS' OWN SUPPLIES BRITISH CONSIGNMENTS PARCELS FOR DR. GOEBBELS LONDON, Or.t. <1 A Ministry of Information communique reveals that, until the outbreak of war, Field-Marshal Goering and other Nazi v leaders, while preaching the gospel of d 'guns before butter," were receiving personal supplies of butter from England". Consignments, usually of about 12 parcels, each between 21b. and 41b., were shipped weekly from Bradford via Cologne ab a special delivery rate. They were describe® as being of Danish origin. Ln the week before the war, nine j parcels were despatched, of which three were addrossed to Goring, three to i Goebbels, and three to \Bergmann. | CAPTURED TERRITORY RAPID B 0 LSH E VISATJ ON LONDON, Oct. t The Berlin correspondent of the? New York Times, Mr. Otto 1). Tolisclius, sa.vs that the lirst account of the Holsho visa t ion of Polish territory to appear in the German press states that 500,000 pictures of Stalin and Lenin were distributed to the poor in West Ukraine* alone and 1,400,000 Communistic books. Motion pictures and gramophone records were kept abreast of tho marching troops. Schools have been reopened and teachers at evening classes are being instructed in the spirit in which tuition in tho future is to he given. Religion and Polish history are no longer to be taught. Propaganda work is being carried out among the war prisoners and organisations are being founded in every village and hamlet, one of the principal duties of "which is to seek class enemies—from the police. Army officers, nobles, estato owners and Government officials.