Evening star., 1936-09-09
The Nazis at Nuremberg.

Once again the German National So
cialiSts are assembled in annual congress
at Nuremberg, the party's spiritual home
and shrine. AS on three previous occa-
sions, the historic Bavarian city is the
mecca of throngs approximating million
of Hitler's devotees, drawn by the pros
pect OF another series of inspirational
addresses by the Fuehrer, in which Nad
national and international policy for the
succeeding year Is customarily enun-
ciated. AS in the past, too, the congress
has its setting amid a spectacular exhi-
bition of Germany's armed prowess. 1t
is of course, marked by perfervid demon
Strations of loyalty to the Nazi cause,
including, first and foremost, fanatical
allegiance to Hitler personally.
The Nuremberg rallies are traditionally
characterized by some keynote struck by
the Fuehrer. In succession, the con-
crosses have denoted victory of the
faith" triumph of the will" and
achievement of freedom" The 1885
conclave was the one which eliminated
the equality of Jews, the idea connoted
by the freedom" slogan being that Ger
many was about to liberate itself of
Semitic influence. The leitmotif of this
years congress will not be disclosed until
Hitler sounds it. Advance indications
are that the central theme will be his
campaign against communism. DR..
Robert Ley, head of the German Labor
Front recently declared that faith and
strength will be the guiding thoughts at
Nuremberg-faithi in Hitlers mission to
save the world from bolshevism; faith in
Germanys strength to do so, as repre-
sented by the army"
Hitler faces his frenzied followers at
the zenith Of Nazi prestige, might and
achievement, fact which he is sure to
adduce in lurid terms as justification for
the means adopted to accomplish it. In
defiance of the treaty of Versailles, Ger
many has steadily rehabilitated herself
as a military, naval and air power. She
has remilitarized the Rhineland, made
terms with Austria, which bring that
decrepit state effectively within the Nazi
orbit; established relations with Italy on
basis strongly suggestive of an offensive
and defensive alliance, and in other
directions fortified Germany's interna-
tional position in way that promotes
her pre-war ambition to become the
dominant force throughout Central Eu-
rope. Restoration of the Reich's place in
the colonial sun Is another Naz objective
likely soon to be vigorously pursued. His
financial and economic situation leaves
much to be desired, but Hitler, monarch
of all he surveys at Nuremberg, is able
to paint a general picture of national
socialism as a triumphant ard beneficent
institution for Germany. The response
to the account of his stewardship is
bound to evoke impressive manifesta-
tions of abiding confidence from nation
born anew under Nal leadership and
with revived hope of old-time political
and military glory.
The presence of distinguished foreign
visitors, including David Lloyd George,
former Premier Laval and DR.. Jacob
Gould Schurman, one-time American
Ambassador to Germany, lends to the
Nuremberg proceedings an international
flavor thoroughly to the liking of the
Berlin dictatorship, so anxious to "sell"
the virtues and blessings of the Nad
cult 70 q hostile outside world.