Evening star., 1935-09-15
BY JAMES l.. WRIGHT.

IA N.A.NA.).-German people gen.
orally cannot comprehend why the
Americans "misunderstand" them.
They feel that because we do not
like their form of government, be-
cause We resent religious intolerance,
such as has been shown toward the
Jew, Catholic and Protestant, we close
our minds to the troubles they have
had, and turn unseeing eyes to what
they have done in the direction of
bringing order out OF chaos.
Such occurrences as the tearing of
the NaZi flag from the Bremen when
she was in New York Harbor, the
inferential likening of that ship to a
pirate ship by the New York magis-
trate who freed the demonstrators
responsible for this act OF violence,
are regarded in Germany as evidences
of our misunderstanding of their con-
dition.
Gathers Impressions.
With the idea of looking at the situ-
alton in Germany through the spec
tacles of the composite German, ]
have made notes on conversations
with people, some of whom we're in
the old government, and are now out
with some who were in the old and
are in the new, with the waiter who
brings ones breakfast to the room in
the morning, and with casual &C
quaintanceS.
have reached the conclusion that
the German people as a whole feel
that we are unwilling to concede them
anything in their efforts to come back.
1t does seem that the average Ger
man is happier now than he was be-
fore Hitler took control; that he be-
lieveS the country, which he feels has
been treated as the ''underdog" of the
world since the great war, again is
able to lift its head and command
recognition. if not respect, of the other
great nations; that Germany is beat
ing back.
The average German feels he Is
not greatly restricted, and he bows
his head to the yoke in the belief that
he is helping to pull his country out
of the mire.
Unsentimental Survey.
Now for an appraisal Of Germany
without regard to our likes or dislikes
OF that nations form of government;
in other words. a hard-boiled. unsenti-
mental survey of what Hitler has
done, the bad with the good.
He has taken the dole from all un-
married men under 25 years of age.
making them go to the labor camps to
work for 10 cents a day, food, clothing
and quarters unless they can get jobs.
These camps in their character and
the work the young men must per
form are comparable to our own
Civilian Conservation Corps camps
He has wiped out the Brown Shirts.
many of whom did nothing but play
soldier" while they awaited one dole
receipt after another, and we're threat
ening to take over the army.
He wiped out the Steel Helmets"
a veteran organization similar to our
own American Legion, which was a
substantial, conservative. law abiding
agency.
Church SubOrdinated.
He has subordinated the church to
the state. The movement against the
100000 Jews has now been broadened
to include the 10000 900 Catholics and
40.000,000 Protestants.
He has abolished all unions and
labor organizations. as well as COM
binations of employers. so that now
the employers walk with the employees
in the Labor day professions, May l.
He Is breaking up great land hold
ings. partly by greatly increased taxa
ton. but more directly by compelling
persons owning 5000 acres or more to
turn over part of the land to the
people.
He dictates the prices Of food. even
to what the housewife shall pay for
raspberries and asparagus.
He has compelled German industry
to contribute 100000 600 gold marks
to an export fund, which is twice the
amount all German industry netted
last year. and therefore represents
capital levy.
He has levied on the postal savings
banks for 500 900 900 marks of the
peoples savings, and on the insurance
companies for a like amount
Political Parties Abolished.
He not only has abolished all polit-
ical parties other than the one he
controls, making it impossible for
minority opposition to become the
majority except perhaps by revolu-
tion, but he has wiped out secret
societies Of all kinds.
He has brought about complete sub
ordination of the states to the federal
government, and thereby created a
great national unity in putting forth
his will.
He has established economic con-
troll of the state as requisite for the
liquidation of the crisis due to over
indebtedness.
AS a result, Germany's foreign in
debteoness has been reduced in three