GERMAN ORDERS ISSUED

Southland Times, Issue 23948, 14 October 1939, Page 5

GERMAN ORDERS ISSUED

“Prosecuting The War” NAZI PEACE EFFORTS “TORPEDOED” (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received October 13, 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, October 13. Herr Hitler has decided that - Mr Chamberlain’s speech constitutes a definite “no” to his peace offer and has therefore taken “all measures to prosecute the war,” says the Berlin correspondent of the Swedish newspaper, Stockholms Tidningen. Orders have already been issued to all large Rhineland towns to prepare for evacuation. Herr Hitler’s decision followed a long conference at the Chancellery at which Herr Hitler and the Nazi leaders carefully studied Mr Chamberlain’s speech, adds the newspaper. Mr Chamberlain was considered to have “torpedoed Herr Hitler’s peace efforts.” Berlin therefore believes that peace is no longer possible and the responsibility for continuing the war lies with Mr Chamberlain. The Berlin correspondent of the British United Press says that the official newspaper Diplomatische Korrespondenz declares that Mr Chamberlain has interpreted as weakness the goodwill which the German people, through the Fuhrer’s mouth, showed to the British and French peoples. Herr Hitler’s readiness for peace was prompted by a genuine sense of European responsibility, but Mr Chamberlain had answered it by shamefully insulting the German people and lerders. It adds that the German people honestly desired to come to terms with Britain, even to living in friendship on the basis that each should work in their own sphere, undisturbed by the other. “Britain envies the German people its benevolent fate,” the Diplomatische Korrespondenz says. “With jealousy, Britain strives to calumniate the Reich for the purpose of afterwards annihilating- it. “Germany has not forgotten what she must expect from her Western adversaries, but she has learned her lesson and knows the road she must travel in order to destroy the aims of her enemies.” Apart from this comment, the Berlin newspapers completely ignore Mr Chamberlain’s speech. The official German radio fiercely assails Mr Chamberlain and adds: “Britain wants to destroy Germany and the German nation. Her warmongers want to fight Germany and so we will show them how to fight.” The newspaper Voelkischer Beobachter says Mr Chamberlain’s’ speech was inspired by international criminals and warmongers. The newspaper, Allgemeine Zeitung says that Mr Chamberlain has proved his responsibility for the war. The official German news agency, in a long diatribe, says. that Mr Chamberlain left the impression that Britain desires war, irrespective of anything Germany may say or offer. The Berlin correspondent of the Brit-: ish United Press says well-informed Nazis predict early Germano-Russian consultations in which Italy may also be drawn for the purpose of a joint declaration.

FINNISH BROADCAST TO U.S.A. CANCELLED HELSINKI, October 12. The broadcast by the Finnish Foreign Minister (M.- Erkko) to the United States was cancelled, the German radio refusing to relay the speech for “political reasons.” RUSSIA BOYCOTTED BY AMERICAN LABOUR CINCINNATI, October 12. The American Federation of Labour unanimously resolved that its 4,000,000 members and all workers will boycott the Soviet, thus adding Russia to the category of Germany and Japan, which the federation boycotted in previous years as aggressor nations,