The Washington times., 1933-02-04

States with only twice great total has eight times
as many Jews and racial prejudice instead Of farlng
up, slowly dies down. One wonders what makes the
German Nazs so angry. w..
Lesson Of History
Hitler has had until now, rather skeptica reception
in America-what is called "a bad press He was not
impressive candidate for dictatorship out ne may
be better and more responsible when he gets into his
stride. The threat of a threeday revenge meaning
slaughter of Jews and Communists will probably not
off but the expulsion OF the ne ora 1ne Sec
suggesting that Hitler had not studied the decline and
fall of the Spanish Empire.
In his Illuminating book Germany Sets the Clock
Back" Edgar Anse Mowrer has penetrating sketch OF
Hitler and passage his success which bears think
ing about Hitler started out in political party con-
ssting of exactly men, ne was jailed Tor ate1npt
ING rebellion and as martyr thousands to his sides
but he did not reach millions until unemployment set In
in 1927, especially among educated young people tine
ripening millions of the lost generation. Then the
growth of the Herites became prodigious and after
that all Hitler needed to do was denounce everything
from the treaty of Versailles to the Young pan because
everything had turned out badly
Questions and Answers
In the Nazi catechism says Mowrer the question is
asked What is Adolf Hitler to us and the obligatory
answer is, "a faith?' Then, What else| with the
reply "A last hope" And finally What ese? to which
the answer u.s. "Our Leader" It may sound like mum
boumbo but it incorporates the true reasons Tor mas
success that he actually represents in world OF DroKea
faiths faith and in world of lost hopes hope, and
in a world of bemuddled leaders who cannot leao a
leadership which is at least untrled. .
At the moment 1t appears LnaL W
promises ought lead to reputation OF pay
ments and to breaking the bonds of interes-that ls
to easy fiat money for the impoverished farmers OF
Germany Whether he will lead to friendhness with
other nations whether he will help Germans to pay ther
private and municipal loans ade by the citizens OF the
United States among others) to war with Russia or
to loud speech and sensible deeds ION the mode OF MS
forerunner, Mussoini), he hasn't yet said wen see
he remarked when he returned from receiving the cnan
cellorshp and "now let eat" Perhaps that is the
diplomacy. ..-..
A Good Drinker
George Santsbury is dead and the obituary notices
divide their space between great Tory critic OF hera
ture and great lover of wine. e loved good COOKING
and good company and good rogues, too) With DOCKS
representing his two major interests at my nana
choose wne feeling that many men may be good crtcs
but few can both taste and write about drinking. IN
the introduction find these words apropos OF pronol
ton: "AI fanatics and all faddsts dishonest Inat
is the kind of statement he loved to make and ms
admirers loved to read. Further he says, with all MS
fnaty: "There is absolutely scientific proof
that moderate consumption of sound alcoholic liquor does
a healthy body any harm at ALL" He was over ~ when
he ded-and had drunk moderately of the best alcoholic
liquor for at least 60 years.
I take special pleasure in Saintsburys notes on
celarbook because it uphods two Of my most violent
prejudices, for both of which have been called Dad
names. One is my patriotic feeling that rye whisky
is thoroughly bad drink and Scotch thoroughly good
one; the other that German wines, however attracVe
are not in the great line Being loyal citizen should
add that [ writing from memory, and the lips thaC
touch LIQUOR shall never touch mine.