Report of a speech on Germany's attempt to maintain peace with Poland and Poland's aggressive acts, blaming Britain for stirring up conflict (promoted by Jews and Freemasons)

VOELKISCHER BEOBACHTER, 28 August 1939
Rudolf Hess answers Chamberlain—
"We stand by the Fuehrer's banner, come what will!''
The Fuehrer's deputy again gives proof of England's responsibility.
GRAZ, August 26th.
The 7th Reich session of "Germans abroad", as already reported in another section of this issue, was opened in Graz on Friday evening with a great demonstration on the Trabrennplatz (Racecourse). A culminating point in the proceedings which took place with strong support from the population of Graz was a speech by the Fuehrer's deputy, Reich Minister Rudolf Hess.
Rudolf Hess, constantly interrupted with strong applause from the Ausländsdeutschen (German citizens living abroad) as well as fellow countrymen from the district of Styria, who were their hosts, stressed the unexampled forbearance shown by Germany towards Poland, and the magnanimous offer of the Fuehrer that had endured peace between Germany and Poland.
An offer that Mr. Chamberlain seems to have forgotten. For he says he has heard nothing of Germany's having tried to solve certain acute present day questions by peaceful discussions. What else ivas German offer then if it was not such an attempt?!
Poland, continued the Fuehrer's deputy, had however not once made the attempt even to negotiate over this offer. On the con-
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trary, it abused Germany, agitated for war, demanded new German land as far as beyond the Oder, violated the frontiers again and again, and shot down German transport planes.
The responsibility for Poland's lack of responsibility is England's.
And when, cried Rudolf Hess, "the English Prime Minister speaks of 'alleged' ill-treatment of Germans living in Poland, and when he finds it extraordinary that these statements bear a striking similarity to similar statements last year, we can only say that England's attitude this year has unfortunately also a striking resemblance to her attitude last year! And her attitude this - year as last year has been construed as giving license to ill-treat Germans living under foreign nationalities, to plunder their possessions and to drive them out of the country. Go to these refugee camps yourself, Mr. Chamberlain, and you will see with your own eyes and hear with your own ears: it is not a question of 'alleged' ill-treatment—it is a question of grim reality.
Here is bloodshed, Mr. Chamberlain! People are being killed! Innocent people are dying! You can see it for yourself. You will then realize the better what you said in your speech, that nothing can arouse so much indignation in a country as the ill-treatment of one's own fellow-countrymen in another land.
The responsibility however (he said) was England's, who spoke of peace, and stirred up war. England, who in all the years had soundly rejected all the Fuehrer's proposals for peace; and not only rejected these proposals, but before and after the Munich agreement built up threat to Germany by arming Czecho-Slovakia. After the Fuehrer had eliminated this seat of conflagration, England induced Poland not to accept the Fuehrer's offer of peace, and to appear as a new threat to Germany from the east.
The more reasons England blares forth as justification of her enmity towards Germany, the less we believe her. There is only one real reason:
Jews and Freemasons want a war against this hated Germany, against the Germany in which they have lost their power.
In spite of all England's efforts she has not succeeded in prevailing upon Soviet Russia to complete the encirclement by the aggressors.
' Germany and Soviet Russia have made their contribution to the peace of the world by their Non-aggression and Consultation Pact.
"We Germans", said the Fuehrer's deputy, as he concluded his address which had been received with fervent enthusiasm, "we Germans face the future in a calm and steadfast frame of mind,
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whatever it may bring us! In former years all that came, both good and bad, was necessary to the life and development of our people. And we believe that it will be so in the future.
We know that everything undertaken against the new Germany and its Fuehrer always turned out in favour of the new Germany and of the Fuehrer. So it will be in the future also, for we hold the belief that the Almighty is on the side of Germany and her just cause. For we believe that the Almighty sent us the Fuehrer to save us in our direct need. When we stand by the Fuehrer we carry out the will of Him who sent us the Fuehrer.
We Germans: we stand by the Fuehrer's banner—come what may!