26 APRIL 1940, Page 5

"The theory he had always put forward, and on a

very sound basis, was that the German Empire is a fraud and a bluff."—Lord Londonderry, April 23rd, 1940.

"In an incredibly short space of time Herr Hitler restored the sense of national pride and self-respect. He carried out his programme in the face of the tremendous difficulties which had assailed his country. . . . On becoming Chancellor in 1933 Herr Hitler challenged these disabilities ; and by his example and inspiration he inculcated in the people he was leading the spirit of self-respect and the desire for equality with other nations in their rights and respon-ibilities."— Lord Londonderry, Ourselves and Germany, 1938.