The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16
Hitler's Financial Masters

THE recent flood OF conferences between Hitler
L and foreign bankers and diplomats, and The
tremendous amount of publicity given every
move of the German fascist leader, is evidence
that international capital is prepared to accept
a Hitler government in Germany. This although
Hitler's program includes the cancellation OF the
war debts, expansion of Germany partly at the
expense of France and the notification OF the
Versailles Treaty in general.
At the recent convention of the fascists,
number of the leading bankers and industrialists
were honored speakers. This although HltlerS
internal program includes the confiScation OF
all industrial plants and the banning of all pr1-
yate trade with the death penalty as punish
ment Tor violation
1t is quite clear that neither the foreign bank
ers who have billions invested in Germany nor
the home industrialistS are ready to commit
suicide The Communist Party of Germany has
always commended that the program of Hitler
was demagogy of the worst sort, pack of lies
intended to convince the workers that not Com
munism but fascism, the way out. The
Communists also stated that Hitler was actively
supported by these very same industriaLsts whose
factories were to be confiscated and that Hitler
never intended carrying out his foreign policy.
The New York Times recently wrote: when
reminded that dozens of Na1 pamphlets adyo-
cate abandonment of the gold standard and
abolition Of interest on state loans, one Nazi
leader shrugged his shoulders and said that
might be their philosophy, but they were prac-.
teal men"
Now 1.-THE Annalist," in an article called Hit
ler's ''Nazis" AS Political Instrument of the
German Industrialists, brings us some extracts
from German book entitled Money in Poll
tics" which exposes the financial backings Of
Hitler and proves the correctness of the Com
munist contentious.
The sudden growth Of the Hitler movement
was not an accident and not spontaneous. At
the close Of the war, with proletarian revolution
threatening German capitalism, Hugo SHINES,
Germanys richest man. led the financing of the
various reactionary organizations, such as the
Black Reichswehr and the Stahlheln. Also Fritz
Thyssen, the steel magnate, is a leader in the
Stahlhelm.
At that time social-democracy was able to
smash the revolution. The shock troops OF fas
cism were held in readiness for Use when the
proletarian revolution would threaten to blow
the dam of the social-democratic party into the
ocean The deepening OF the crisis and the
growth of the Communist Party, which as
suned mass proportions about three years ago.
was the signal for the temperance of Hitler
Tin 1923 Hitler attempted putsch in Mlu1ich)
as the rallying point for al German reaction.
"Trhe Annalist' writes "ttitler's advent coin
cided with tensely expectant time. The Mes
slab of Absurdity was welcome, the Bible OF
Hatred wss his writ Out Of the bondage of
Versailles the New Man was to lead his flock
into the land freedom The antagonism OF
worker and capitalist accentlated the conflict.
Bolaheyism has been nightmare for the heavy
nadustries, and even socialism wes SUSPECT Iebcs