The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-18
On the
World Front
Hearst Visits Hitler
What Did They Say?
Not Far Wrong
BY HARRY CANNES
WILLIAM RANDOLPH

WILLIAM RANDOLPH
" HEARST, chief purveyor
of yellow journalism in the
United States, failed to give
his American readers the
greatest story he ever came
across. That is, his own inc
terview with the No. NaH butcher,
Adolph Hitler.
Hearst, who has no conjunction
in printing the diaries of other per-
verts and murderers, giving the
most intimate details of their life
and conversations, stopping to
ordinary burglary in order to get
the information, refuses to mention
one word of what went on between
him and Hitler.
Visiting Hitler" he told the
Associated Press correspondents
in Berlin, SIS like calling on the
President of the United States
one doesn't talk about it for pub
licatiOn."
OUCH modesty, however, did not
" prevent Mr.. Hearst from utilizing
the first page of every one of his
many newspapers to print the filth
of Alfred Rosenberg, chief of the
Foreign Political Department of the
NaziS.
Knowing both the views and
deeds of Hearst and Hitler we can
not be far wrong in reporting their
conversation as follows:
HEARST: This is one of the
greatest moments of my life, your
excellency. I have always admired
you, and in my own way have done
the best I could to carry out your
great historical task, the fight
against Bolshevism.
HITLER He'll I am very happy
to make your acquaintance. Ac-
cept my thanks for your service to
the spirit of Fascism in your press.
The very high ideals of your Jour-
nalism proves that at least you in
America are not in the pay of the
Third International and of the
Jewish intellectuals. Let me COM
pliment you on your expert job in
San Francisco. I see our methods
have penetrated even to the Far
West. The Vigilantes, you know,
remind me of the early days of the
organization of the Storm Troops.
Splendid work your papers did
against the Red Menace, Herr
Hearst.
HEARST: We have only begun,
Fuhrer. The real task lies ahead.
We are all confronted with two
alternatives maintaining our
system by whatever means neces-
sary-we may not have to do ex-
actly as you have; historical con-
ditions are different--or succumb
to the savagery of Bolshevism.
HITLER: Precisely. You have
also understood our chief world
task. That is wiping out the root
and source of world Bolshevisn1,
the Scourge of the civilized world,
Soviet Russia. Some of our best
friends, Britain, Italy, France, don't
seem to understand us in this re-
gard. We are the wall of civiliza-
ton between the Bolshevist East
and the capitalist West. The
damned Bolsheviks have succeeded
in helping to isolate us and to sur
round us with ring of hostile nom
aggression pacts. But there must
be war. We must burn them out
with fire and blood.
HEARST: There is no other way.
My papers never lose an oppor-
tunity to fight against Bolshevism,
whether in the United States or in
Russia. Just now in the United
States tremendous wave of strikes
are being directed against us by the
Third International. Our workers
do not appreciate what we have
done for them, what wonderful
country they live in. Bolshevism
is raising its ugly head; and we
must smash it. I agree with you-
all our efforts should be bent pr1-
marily on ending the scourge at its
worst point, in the Soviet Union.
HITLER; I have always felt in
you a kindred spirit, a true son of
the purest blood of our race, the
last troop of great knights in the
battle for civilization in its greatest
crisis. I know we pursue different
methods. Democracy is not for us.
You can still utilize 1t; but the day
will come when you, too, will have
TO look for your great leader, when
the old forms must crumble, and
the dictatorship of your great in
dustrial families, of your aristo-
cratic barons of finance, such as
my friends, Krupp and Thyssen,
must seize destiny by the forelock-
or else. the Red Tide will pass over
you.
HEARST: We are already posing
the question. We have begun by
a series of articles against Com
munism. You will notice that my
newspapers are the most implacable
foe of the Red scoundrels, of strikes,
of labor organizations. The trade
unions are becoming too outspoken,
and the leaders seem to be weak
ening against the red uprising in
the unions. My paper has already
fought union labor. We must now
organize our Liberty Leagues to
smash them, even as you have, my
Fuhrer.
HITLER: You can always count
on our advice and counsel. would
suggest that you establish closer
connections with DR.. Rosenberg's
agents in the United States. They
will be of immense service to you.