Evening star., 1936-09-28

tripled and quadrupled their workers;
automobile factories are increasing
Tremendously; and motor cars viii In.
crease from $1,000 in 1882 to 25o. 900
this year: the deficit Of states and
cities has been removed; the Reich
has an increased tax revenue Of
five billions, the German Reich has
roads unequaled anywhere. in the
world. These are the high points Of
the Fuehrer's claims.
What Is there IN them?
!. The International Labor Office
recently reported that German citi-
zens had been removed from the un-
employment rolls In the following
manner: BY absorption in increased
business largely due to the immense
armament program which Is busy
manufacturing goods Of no use to
Germans except to fight with; by
spreading work in the factories.
whereby more people work, but for
less average weekly wage; and intro
ducing universal compulsory two
year military training; by removing
women from industry: by work camps
which demand compulsory service Of
all young men for stated period;
by the forced emigration Of over
$4,000 Jews.
Limiting Ownership.
2. The peasants have been saved
from foreclosure by completely limit
ing their ownership rights; no peas
ant may raise credit on his land,
mortgage it, or sell it. Nor may he
sell his products to any one except
government agencies at fixed prices,
and he must deliver fixed prices.
Agriculture enjoys . monopoly Of the
domestic market at the cost Of high
food prices and definite shortage to
the urban consumer.
3. Trade has been restored> to al
most the position which it occupied
when Mr.. Hitler came into power at
the bottom Of the depression. Today
trade Is ON the increase everywhere
the republic surpassed the figures Of
Of 1913.
Z. Ships are being built and the
government is paying heavy deficits
for their building. The whole mer-
chant marine has been socialized, and
the amount Of the deficit Is kept
secret.
5. Production Is enforced, by gov
| ernment order, many factories being
compelled to undertake reorganization
at loss. Armament orders are max
ing others prosperous.
s. In the democratic country of
England. which Hitler referred to dis
dainfully under his blanked indict-
ment, the number Of automobiles has
increased from 223,000 in 1891 to
384. 900 In 1894. Last year Germany
had less than half as many autos Is
England, in spite of the fact that
| autos in Germany are exempted from
taxation because their widespread own
ership is desired for military purposes,
and in spite Of the fact that there
has been q vast increase Of party and
army orders for motor cars. There
are more automobiles in democratic
| France with less than two-thirds of
Germany's population.
z. The deficits of states and cities
have been taken over by the federal
government and thus removed"
Debts owed to foreign creditors have
been frozen"
Increased Tax Revenue.
8. The Reich certainly has an IN
creased tax revenue. The income tax
begins at . wage or salary Of 900
marks ($22S a year, on which . fiat
10 per cent Is paid. With compulsory
party contributions and the compul-
sorry social assurances, the total taxes
are 80 per cent of such an income.
9. The great housing program which
Hitler points to with pride has not
proceeded faster than under the great
building days of the republic. Demo-
cratic England has rehoused so per
cent Of her entire population since
1918; Holland and Sweden are almost
completely rebuilt. All without die
tatorship.
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