The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-13

took an engaging pride in his &C
cumulations and famed with en-
thusiasm for Hitler.
For three hours tirelessly he
poured Berlin's favorite summer
time drink, bowie, of moselle,
champagne, and fresh peaches,
and told the glories of the new
regime. 1t was impossible not to
to respect his zeal and to hope
Germany would prosper accord
ing to his faith.
Germany had thirty-eight sep
arate political parties and of
course the government never
could make up its mind" he said.
Business had no security. We
had an election every few months
and got nowhere. The reichStag
did nothing but talk, talk, talk"
Already he was suggesting Sen
ator Reeds prescription, What
this country needs is another
Mussolini."
SOCIALISTS wasted MONEY
1.-The government in Prussia was
Socialist" he went on, land it
wasted money in vague schemes.
The Communists were ready to
take over everything.
Morality was in a terrible state.
The city was full of places like
the FL Dorado night club, where
perverSionS were Haunted under
your very eyes.
"A friend of mine in Hamburg
found that his small children at
school we're learning nothing but
free love and Communism. He
had to send them away to
school in Switzerland. 1 am no
Puritan, and believe in having a
good time, but some things are
going too far"
A Ii that is changed now, quite.
N One of Hitler's first moves
was to shut the Ell Dorado, and
although street walkers throng the
Kurfurstendamm and Inter den
Linden, their solicitations are dis
Greet. The El Dorado's clients
now are out of sight.
Politics has been eliminated,
too. The political scene presents
the flat. smooth going of an as
phalt pavement after the steam
roller has passed over.
And the business community
likes it. I heard absolutely no
indication that German business
men cared a hang whether an :
other election ever should be held.
They are betting on this regime.
Ny Nazi friend went on de-
Scribing changes:
Many business men have to
take smaller profits and reduced
salaries, but they are submitting
through patriotism. In any en-
terprise where government funds
are invested, no director or eX-
ecutive may receive more than the
pay of a cabinet minister. And
Hitler has persuaded most of them
to stay right on.
We have the best business men
In Germany on the economic
council, advising the government
men like ThySSon and Krupp
Won Bohlen. The minister of eco
Monies is DR.. Kurt Schmidt, abb
solutely a sound man. who used
to direct a huge insurance COM
pany.
Any concern now erecting new
buildings or buying new machines
may get an exemption of 10 per
cent of the costs off its income
tax. The railroads have a build
ing program of 56O,O00.OOO marks,
which, will give lot of jobs"
A my host talked. I heard
L n echo after echo of CONVEX
sationS heard at home. Amer
lean business men on boats and
in Germany almost unanimously
were catching the fire of pro-Hit-
Ter enthusiasm, some quite frankly
because of his anti-Semitism
rather than in spite of it.
One American acquaintance was
praising the new regime. But" 1
objected. the outrageous tyranny
Of it For instance, his depriving
the imprisoned Communists Of
food as a reprisal for the activities
Of other Communists still at
liberty"
Il don't care what he does to
the Communists" he said.
German business men, very
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