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Show sm mssm foes k hit; PftEQR SAYS AGGRESS!0;ilS CRUXOF FIGHT Declares Arms Will Not Be Lowered Until Security Is Won PARIS, Oct 10 (UP) Premier Pre-mier Edouard Daladier told the nation in a radio speech tonight that the allies had taken up arms against the threat of aggression ag-gression and would "put them down" only when security is guaranteed. Daladier's speech was regarded here as a flat refusal of Adolf Hitler's Hit-ler's peace terms, and a declaration declara-tion of determination to carry on the war until the threat of nasi force In Europe Is eliminated. In a direct reply to Adolf Hitler's Hit-ler's peace offensive, the French premier said: . "If Hitler really wants a durable peace It must be based on the security se-curity of nations, guaranteed reciprocally, re-ciprocally, without the danger of Surprises.' "We have always wanted sincere collaboration of peoples, but are resolved not to accept a dictate of violence. ' Daladier described Hitler's peace speech as a maneuver. "We are offered a peace which . would recognize the German conquest," con-quest," he said. "We have seen such maneuvers before. "Neither France nor Britain entered en-tered the war as an ideological crusade or In the spirit of conquest We were obliged to fight because Germany wanted to Impose her domination on Europe." Broken Premises Hitler, he said, made promises before his previous conquests and then broke them. "Such a word is no longer good," he declared. "After Czecho-Sloi vakla and Austria, Hitler told the reichstag that Germany wanted nothing more. After Poland It was the same. 1 "How can we believe him now?" he asked. "These were only steps on the road which would lead to French servitude." "We stand with Great Britain." he said, "against Hitler's demands." He emphasized French determination determi-nation and called upon the people to be ready for great sacrifices. "France once again will overcome over-come all dangers," the premeir went on. "Free human beings will serve the great tradition of western civilisation." Against Aggression "Europe must be liberated from aggression," he declared. He said that France was determined deter-mined to remove that threat and that the government demanded a (Oeathnwe i Past five) IColuna Two I FRANCE SCORNS HLTLERVPEACE' (Coo UnlMS from Psss Om guaranty of security for the French people. Daiadler reviewed Hitler's broken brok-en promises of the past and asked: "What next?" "Certainly, we want peace," he said. But the nation's mind Is made up that It must have security,' se-curity,' he added. What confidence can any nation have that Its security will be protected? pro-tected? the premier asked. He said that France certainly would not agree to demobilization on the basis of false promises. He expressed confidence that the "German soldier" cannot be convinced con-vinced "he is fighting a Just cause. -The time for territorial conquests con-quests has passed, Daiadler said, and If Hitler expects to try to remake the map of Europe "we are headed for new wars." |