The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

tional Socialist semi-military organiza-
his radical associates were wiped out.
The bombshell which broke when Ger
many on March 16, 1895, announced its
program of military CONSUMPTION, orga-
nized as eXpertly and impartially as
in the days of the Old-time "Prus-
the supremacy of the state. The party
has become merely the "bearer of the
states political will" Army leaders
have wisely left all internal politics
to the party.
CONSUMPTION Well Received.
Propaganda has been cleverly directed
to the emotions of young Germany and
it's inherited love of the military, with
the result that CONSUMPTION has been
well received. The young recruit is in
spired by the thrill of knowing that
he's getting into a darned good army.
The food is good, the quartering ex-
cellent and the discipline the kind to
arouse German admiration.
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nations foreign relations, as well as
those of every other European nation,
for it made of international disarma-
ment an impossible thing. The effect
was intensified by, the naval agree
ment with England. Hitler's first pact
with another nation was the ten-year
treaty of non-aggression with Poland,
in January, 1884. In March, 1885, the
Saar plebiscite returned that valuable
mining territory to the Reich, and le-
gally eliminated a point of dangerous
friction with France. Germany and
Italy almost reached a friendly agree
ment but fell out over the future of
Austria; now with MussOlini very busy
waging war in East Africa, der Fuehr-
er is contented to pursue a patient
course of strict neutrality.
Perhaps the most spectacular evil
dence of the iron hand of Hitler has
been shown in the dealings of the state
with the church, particularly the
Roman Catholic church, although the
Protestant church has also felt its
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stamp out what it is pleased to call
political Roman Catholicism" the
church press has been stified, and
priests and nuns have been condemned
for violations of the states rules on
foreign exchange.
State Differs With Church.
The concordat of June so, 1888, was
supposed to have cleared up all rela-
lions with the Pope, but it was later
discovered that some subjects were
left unclarified. Most important of
| these to the state was the education of
| it's youth, for the life of National So
| cialism in future years lies largely in
| the planting of the seed with coming
| generations. The Roman Catholic
Youth organization holds out for the
| right to pursue its own methods.
On September %, 1884, the govern
| ment named DR.. Ludwig Mueller reichs-
bishop in charge of Protestant church
affairs. and a year later named DR..
Hans Kerrl to administer the affairs of
| the German Evangelical church.
Doctor Kerrl approached the prob
lem from the other angle, holding
| ecclesiastical meetings always being
careful to see that they were presided
! over by members of the National So.
cialist party who would uphold the
states stand against the Jews). He
/ got little further than did Mueller and
Jaeger, and finally gave up his concil.
| iation policy as failure. When subse.
ouent threats of force and state inter.
ference still got nowhere. he went back
again to his plan of trying to effect q
mutual agreement, and is still strug
Cling along that line. Despite the com
parative futility of his efforts, it is
| admitted that the influence of the
church over German life has greatly
deprecated.
The tragedy of Hitler's first three
years is, of course, the Jews. Held uI
as .'propagators of bolshevism, the de
stroyers of German cultural and ma
tional values and responsible for the
imitation of 1928" they have beer
thrown out of German national life and
prosecuted in many ways.
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