Evening star., 1939-12-03
About q Nuzi in Rurnunio
Hitler Has Made Things Different Since
He Came to Power, Says Herr Doctor

"Why not send more while you're
about it?"
"We're not allowed to-" he an
swered. 1.-TWO weeks ago I sent
them five pounds of stuff but at
the border the customs reduced 1T
to a quarter of a pound of each
item. They sent word to me that
the rest had been given to wounded
soldiers and that must never send
more than a quarter of a pound OF
tea or coffee at time"
"Is the food shortage very bad?"
mot too bad"
But you admit there is a short
age" we pressed. HAS it made the
people discontented?"
Used to Lack of Food.
"Why should it" We're used to
living without food. During the last
war and for years afterward we
lived on starvation rations. When
in the late 20s, when the busi-
ness collapse came, we went back to
the same thing. Not until our lead
ers came to power did we get really
good meals and even then it didn't
last long because the Jews made your
country and the others boycott us.
No, we're used to it; the food rations
will have to be cut to nothing before
the Germans will complain.
Too, it's different this time than
in the last war. Then there was
privilege and if you were rich you
could buy all the food you needed.
NoW-Well, look I can only send a
quarter of a pound of coffee to my
mother and she can't buy any at
home. If there is no privilege, if
everybody is treated alike and all
are on food rations, then nobody can
complain. It's for the common good.
Wiessenfeldt only came out from
Germany few weeks ago-almost
a month after the war started-and
he keeps in pretty close touch with
his friends at home. We meet him
regularly, he to learn what We know
and We to get what we can of the
German point of view. The one
thing he doesn't like to di,nuss and
admits he knows little about is the
German-Soviet relationship. He
says that Hitler was forced to sign
up with Stain after England had
turned down all his efforts to ar
rive at an agreement. He says all
young Germans feel that way.
They're sorry to be on the side Of
the Bolshevlks, as they call the
Russians, for it would be better for
the world if England and Germany
we're together. But since England
wouldn't have it, since England has
forced war on Germany, then all
Germany can do is to fight and win.
Think Leader Has Right.
That's why we think our leader
was right to make the Bolsheviks
our allies
But how do you know the Rus
slams will really be your allies?" we
asked. "They like you no more than
you have liked them in the past.
How do you know what they are 60
ing to do?"
He looked at us with q puzzled
frown and then laughed.
Il don't know he said. Il only
hope that in Berlin they do know"
England made a very bad propa-
ganda before the war" he ex-
planned. Our leader did his best
to make peace with Poland, but
England wouldn't have it. Musso-
lini made his attempt and then.
even though the French liked it,
England turned it down. Our peo-
pie know all this; we know that
England forced this war on our
leader and so we1are behind him."
Maybe so," we interrupted. But
whenever we have been in Germany
your young compatriots told us that
they didn't want to fight. What
are they thinking, now that they
are actually fighting?"
"Oh. WELL" he said. They're
fighting, yes, but very few have
been killed. Only two out of my
town of 10000 have been killed.
How can their deaths have any