Evening star., 1933-09-22
WELLS SEES NAz|S
AS SAN|TY'S FOES
Rule Symbo|izes Clumsy Lout
in Revolt Against Books,
He Says.
Nv the Associated Press.

LONDON, September 22.-An admo-
milton not to be blinded as to what ac-
tually is going on in Germany, was
made yesterday by H. G. Wells, British
writer. in a luncheon address in which
he criticized the Hitler regime IN Ger
many and commented upon condltlonS
in Russia and Italy
One thousand persons attended
luncheon party at GroSvenor House IN
celebration of Mr.. Wells 67th birthday.
Il wish it was only by book burnngS
Mr.. Wells. "Unhappily, intolerance
does not always stop at the burning
of books.
1T strikes at those who read them,
write them, and spread them about.
They are more vulnerable.
Just now in many regions OF the
world there is an epidemic Of intoler-
ance which takes ugly and novel forms.
1t is all very well for the exceedingly
lucky and pampered writer OF radical
ideas like myself to discourse IN q
valiant and facetious manner about
book burning, but it is quite dt-
ferent business in Russia, in Italy and
in Germany. above all in Germany.
The life of a sincere radical author
In this country is largely sedentary
In Germany the radical writer and
the original and honest writer follows
an adventurous and dangerous trade.
He is hunted and manhandled ana ne
is lied about He is struck at through
his family and friends and he will Ger
tainly be deprived of his property. He
NAV be killed violently and disgust
ingly.
Says Point Is Proved.
"These are not facts in dispute;
yoroVad IN the nllC.
Don't let the advertising and mo-
nopoIizing energy of one part Of race
"a charming race but viciously and
Incredibly a nationalistic race-blind
us to the reality Of what Is happening
in Germany"
OF the situation in Germany, Mr..
Wells said further:
The German affair is not pogrom.
The Jews make the most noise. but 1t
is not only the Jews who suf1er.
ITO me it seems more than anything
else a rebellion of the clumsy lout
against civilization. 1t is the clumsy
louts revolution against thought.
against sanity, and against books.
Where it will take Germany, no one
knows.
1T is not only in Germany that the
wide tolerations with which this coun-
try was opened are disappearing The
clumsy lout is rampant everywhere, with
idiotic symbols and idiotic salutes, con-
triving imbecile cruelty"
He asked, Are we safe in England?"
Does Not Feel Safe.
Personally, 1 do not feel bit safe
for 10 years ahead" he said, out ne
caused laughter when he added:
Luncheon parties for literary men
may give place to lynching parties be-
fi,,n &c taken
from here and beaten up by Sir Oswald
Mosley" CThe leader Of the British
Fascists is Sir Oswald MosleyD
"* About one thing feel safe
in the long run books Will win. the
author said. The clumsy lout will be
brought to heel. We shall have Hit
Ter weighted accurately to his last yawp.
I'VE shall know the truth about Goe-
ring and Goebbels and about the foul
murder of Matteotti and the subtle
issues between the administration OF
incapacity and sabotage in Russia"
(Wilhelm Goering is premier OF
Prussia and Reich cabinet minister.
DIR. Joseph Goebbels is German min
lister of public enlightenment and prop
aganda. Matteotti, wealthy Italian
Socialist Senator, was killed several
years ago.
Mr.. Wells, in concluding, said:
The mills of the books grind slowly,
but they grind exceedingly small. Men
may suffer and men may die, but the
human thought embodied in science
and literature goes marching on. Let
us get back to the enduring things, to
our books"