NAZIS’ NEXT STEP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 254, 27 October 1939, Page 7

NAZIS’ NEXT STEP

LEADERS DESPERATE Will Shower Bombs On Britain ATTACK AGAINST EMPIRE ALONE (By Tc'cjrraph—Press Association--Copyright] LONDON. Oct. 2d. The German Press, a Berlin message states, generally suggests tlr.H the Danzig speech of the German Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, means a war fa the death with England. The Boersen Zeitung says that from now everything depends not upon diplomatic manoeuvres but on the strength of weapons alone. The Air Minister, Field Marshal Goering’s National Zeitung states: 'The Germans’ next step will be to shower bombs on England. The moment has come when the kind of war England has desired must rain down on the British Isles.” The German Pi ess harps on th* theme that Britain has rejected the Fuhrer’s magnanimous and unselfish offer to preserve the British Empire, but Britain wanted to keep Europe divided because it is easier to dominate it. just as British envy perse* cutes Japan. Herr von Ribbentrop's specs'* shows that the German attack will be directed against the Hritisn Fmpir* alone, declares the National Tidende (Copenhagen), which adds: The Reich does not hate France and would gladly make peace with her, but doos not think peace will come until Britain is knocked out. “We must be prepares for unexpected actions in unexpected places,” it states. Dutch observers in Germany conj sider that the speech was a great , shock to the German people, who still j hoped for peace. Their fear of war i was intensified by stories of horrors , which the troops brought back from j Poland. The revolutionary sentiment • is especially strong in Hamburg. Challenge Taken Up ‘Germany takes up the British challenge. The end can only be a decisive German victory,” said Herr von Ribbentrop in his speech in Danzig, which lasted for 75 minutes. He declared that the new order in the east gave Germany colonising space for generations. He then said that, with the exception of the return of the colonies to which every great Power was entitled Germany had no demands on France and Britain. He detailed the British “perfidies.” including the .1915 Italian agreement, the promises to the Arabs last year, the non-payment of war debts to America, the promises of Dominion status to India and the agreement be- ! tween Herr Adolf Hitler and the Brit- ! ish Prime Minister. Mr. Neville Cham- ' berlain ii. 1938 in which Mr. ChamI berlain promised not to make war on I Germany. | Germany, he said, had absolutely i no interests in the American Continent except for trade. Britain, on the j othehr hand, had infringed the Moni roe Doctrine because she had colonies Inear the American Continent. ! The German freedom station was ' again on the air to-day. according tc i broadcast. It stated that ' the Nazi Propaganda Minister, Dr ' Josef Goebbels, had imputed to Great Britain what in effect the Nazis were I responsible for. The station adde-i i that similar methods were used during the Nazis’ struggle fm pover, I namely, to commit a crime and ther I blame someone else for it. French Sarcastic ! French newspaper comment on i Herr von Ribbentrop’s speech is very sarcastic. Several newspapers declare that the speech discloses tlv utter confusion of the Nazi leaders and their attempt to divide Britain and France is regarded as a clumsy and useless gesture. The Petit Parisien says: "Herr vor Ribbentrop has the effrontery to af firm that the war has been imposer on France by Great Britain. Fro' quently he has deceived himself anc the German people. This time he ha‘ uttered the biggest lie of his life. The whole world knows that our armiei are determined to fight to finish Hit Icrism.’ The Victoire says: “Herr Hitler i. alone. He has disgusted Italy anc ’ Stalin despised him and Germany.” i ‘Pert inax” says that the speeche. ' of Nazi leaders dishonour their coun ! try more than their crimes. BACKGROUND OF NAZI FALSEHOOD TRUTH THROWN .MORE SHARPE’ INTO KF.LIEI’ , ' l British Official Wireless I ' RUGBY, Oct. 25. Although delivered 100 late Io general comment in the mornin newspapers, the Danzig speech by th German Foreign Minister, Herr vo Ribbentrop, is reproduced with head lines indicating their views on wht is described as an extraordinary tirad against Britain, which, says the Dail Telegraph and Morning Post. Irate: lied events leading to the Allied di claration of war. The Times publishes the followin official London reaction:— "England and France contemplat ' this latest effusion from German ' unmoved. Their standpoint has bee 1 made abundantly clear in recer V speeches by the British Prime Minis 1 ter, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and tl French Prime Minister, M. Edouat 1 Daladier. "It. is evident from his speech ths Herr von Ribbentrop is still far froi comprehending it and both countrii therefore will continue on the conn they have set themselves until tl German Government's attitude unde: goes a change." p The view of The Times that Hei von Ribbentrop's charges that Bri ain prepared the war are fantast is developed by other newspapers. Nazi Ambitions r The News Chronicle says that tf s speech was calculated to have tr n greatest effect inside German, i- where there are fewer facilities f( - checking historical facts. Notinr e that Herr von Ribbentrop sa. weakens the main count against 1f