CELEBRATION OF MAY DAY

Southland Times, Issue 23498, 3 May 1938, Page 7

CELEBRATION OF MAY DAY

HERR HITLER SPEAKS TO GERMAN YOUTH ■ DR GOEBBELS ADMITS LOSS OF WAR (United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright) BERLIN, May 1. “My boys are lucky to live in a time of which Germany need never be ashamed,” said Herr Hitler in opening the May Day celebrations, when addressing 150,000 members of the youth organizations at the Olympic Stadium. His speech was broadcast throughout Germany. Herr Hitler told his audience that they were the greater Germany and when he looked upon them his faith in Germany s future was unshakeable. . In a speech delivered later in the square opposite the Imperial Castle, Herr Hitler said: “There are people who say: ‘Down with war. That is

my catchword, but, in order to be strong and ward off external troubles, we must be strong internally. Our motto must be: ‘Never again civil war nor class struggles.’” The Minister for Propaganda (Dr Josef Goebbels) is probably the first Nazi leader to admit that Germany lost the war. “We lost the war,” he declared. “We have no economic reserves. We must try to replace by united will those things other nations possess in abundance.” From Red Square to the tiniest village militarism marked the May Day demonstrations and units from all sections of the Army were followed by tens of thousands of civilians, their banners acclaiming Soviet power and achievement, states a message from Moscow. The Commissar for War (Marshal Klement Voroshilov), in a May Day Army Order says: “Soviet sympathies are whole-heartedly with China and Republican Spain.” He describes the conflicts as a rehearsal for a world war. “The Soviet,” he says, “will continue to strive for peace but cannot ignore the fact that the world has become an armed camp. Russia must increase her army’s fighting capacity in view of the numerous enemies preparing to attack her.”

The Red Flag processions all day from all parts of London to Hyde Park for the May Day demonstration were devoted this year to a demand for help to Spain, states a message from London.

Hundreds of young Fascists emerged from the tube station as the Labour supporters were passing over Westminster Bridge to Hyde Park and they stretched out their arms in the fascist salute, to which the Labour supporters replied with clenched fists, resulting in isolated scuffles outside the Houses of Parliament. The prevented any serious disturbance. Two hundred thousand persons in Hyde Park passed a resolution opposing war and Fascism and supporting peace and freedom, and also urged the abandonment of neutrality to Spain. Eighty thousand Chinese workers staged a May Day parade and passed a resolution in favour of continued resistance against Japan, states a message from Hankow.

DEMONSTRATIONS BY SUDETEN GERMANS DR HENLEIN SUGGESTS PLEBISCITE PRAGUE, May 1. . Coaches and cars bore Sudeten Germans from the capital to Korkau for demonstrations on Sudeten German territory, where the leader of the Sudeten German Front (Dr Konrad Henlein) made six speeches. In the meantime Czechs celebrated May Day as enthusiastically as ever, the principal streets in Prague being packed with people listening for hours to tfie speeches and national music. Dr Henlein suggested a Czech plebiscite to decide their attitude towards the Sudeten Germans, states a message from Berlin. UNUSUAL QUIETNESS IN AMERICA PARADES IN CAPITALS OF NATIONS (Received May 2, 8.35 p.m.) NEW YORK, May 2. May Day was unusually quiet, both in North and South America. Ten thousand persons paraded in Brooklyn without a sign of disorder. At Toronto 6000 participants m a celebration at the park clashed first with college students and second ■ with rival factions. One student’s nose was broken and two girls were scratched and bruised. Order _ was restored qU In Buenos Aires sympathizers with the rival Spanish factions fought with fists and guns in the midst of a parade. Nine persons were wounded and a woman died of a heart attack caused by excitement. DEMANDS OF BELGIAN WORKERS ARMS FOR SPAIN AND DEFENCE OF JEWS BRUSSELS, May 1. In the May Day celebrations thousands of workers took part in processions and held mass meetings without any incident. The principal demands were arms for Spain and defence of the Jews.