Evening star., 1938-10-13
Nordic blood, mixed with that Of

Nordic blood, mixed with that Of
other races. =
The Nordics very virtues have
played important parts in the de-
cline, in the opinion Of Guenther
and other leading Nazis in the field.
The Nordic is brave, for example,
the Nazis report, and makes an
ideal military commander. The re-
suit is that he has died hero's
death on the battlefields in greater
numbers than men of other races
and has left fewer children behind
him.
The Ncrdic is also adventurous
in other respects, according to the
Nazis. He thrives best in the great
open spaces, and he despises the vile
conditions of life which the Nazis
say resulted from the industrial
revolution. The result is that Nor
dies emigrated from Germany in
large numbers, especially during the
10Th century-and above all to North
America.
Gratifying For U. s.
The effects Of this migration were
gratifying for the United States
Guenther writes, but disastrous for
Germany. Some of the less lovable
qualities of the German character
are due primarily to this loss Of Nordic
blood, in Guenthers opinion, and
he cites as an example the lack OF
civil courage" OF which Bismarck
complained.
The Nordics who went into civilian
careers and stayed in Germany died
out, too, the NaZis say. Because the
Nordic, they assert, rises to the posi-
tions of greatest honor and achieve
ment in civil life-in the professions,
for example, and the upper ranks Of
the civil service-and it is precisely
these positions which were most poorly
paid in an era of race ignorance The
result was that the Nordic elements in
Germany had few children, or, in
many cases, none at all
The greater modesty which the
Nazis attribute to Nordic women, their
later ripening and the reserve Of both
sexes in their relations with each other
which the Nazis report, have also con-
tributed to the virtual disappearance
Of pure Nordics, Guenther believes.
Inclined to Suicide.
Even when Nordic men do marry
Nordic women they are likely to marry
relatively late in life and have rela-
lively few children, according to
Guenther. And, what Is equally seri-
GUS, Nordic men are very liable to
marry the dark and "diabolically al
Turing" women of other races alto
gether, and thus to mix their superior
blood with that of inferior races,
Guenther writes. The innocence and
magnanimity OF the Nordic help be-
tray him into committing this sin
against racial purity, in Guenther's
opinion.
Still another characteristic of the
Nordic has played a part in his I'M
doing, the Nazis announce. 1t appears
illogical-in view of the formidable
list of virtues which Nazis attribute
to the Nordics-but party students of
these matters also report that the
Nordic is especially inclined to COM
nit suicide. This, too, presumably has
helped reduce his numbers.
Whatever the other causes, however,
the Nazis proclaim that the pure
Nordic has practically disappeared,
chiefly because of race mixture. Sub
sequent articles will report the Nan
version of this race mixture and will
show the conclusions the Nazis draw
from their version and how they apply
these conclusions in their program for
selective human breeding In the Third
Reich.
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