Evening star., 1940-02-04
AN "ACCIDENT ~
For HITLER? ?
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step to stop the war before it destroyed
Germany, even if Hitler had to suffer
the fate of Won Fritsch. The beer hall
bombing in Munich, to be sure,
proved nothing definite. But it may
be significant that Goering was in
Berlin when the bomb exploded. And
his enemies - Goebbels, Rosenberg,
Streicher - were with the Fuehrer
1t may be only wishful thinking, of
course, but these insiders now conf
IDENTIFY predict that one of these days
Hitler will suffer fatal accident
He may meet his end in an auto
mobile wreck or plane crash; he may
be hit by shell splinter at the front or
he may die suddenly from some OBJ
scure cause. And once Hitler is dead,
Goering will be the new Fuehrer No
one would grieve outwardly for Herr
Hitler more than his successor. Goer-
ing would undoubtedly weep at the
grave and proclaim that the departed
Fuehrer was the greatest German of
all time. Just the same, Goering
would be the new Fuehrer
Goering. SO the French and British
insiders believe, would at once set to
work to rid Germany of the wild
men, in the Nazi party 1t is said that
Fuehrer Goering would not even wait
for sunrise to have Won Ribbentrop,
Goebbels, Himmler, Streicher and
other enemies shot. His new govern
ment would be strict military dicta-
torshlp with only the outward trap
pings of National Socialism. The
stage would be set for restoration of
the monarchy and the installment of
the Goering dynasty at Berlin There
is always the possibility, of course, the
wild men, may beat him to the
draw The mysterious September
explosion in Goering's Air Ministry
is taken by some as an attempt on the
Marsha's life)
And what about Goering's attitude
toward the war land the Western
democracies?
The insiders are of the opinion that
Goerlng would be fairly easy man
to negotiate with. He would be will
ing, they believe, to withdraw from
Bohemia and Moravia, and would be
willing to evacuate some of Poland
now held by the German army. Most
important of all. they feel sure. Goer-
ing would abruptly break the quasi
alliance with Russia. Indeed, it is the
view of many informed French and
Brltains that Goering would be will
ing to leave Western Europe in peace,
while he turned Germany's energy
into fight against Stains Drdng mach
Westen drive to the West>.
At the end of September member
of a Balkan government told me that
his secret service knew that the Soviet
Ogpu. operating in Germany, was
guarding Hitler against Goering and
the army leaders 1t is fantastic
story. but this is fantastic war.
In preparation for Goering coup
dftdt in Germany, the Western
democracies have been turning out
some subtle pro-Goering propaganda.
The word is being passed down the
line in Paris and London that Goering
is mot such bad fellow" that he is
family man. that he is opposed to the
wild men," that he would be vast
improvement over Hitler. They say
that his is normal human world, in
contrast to the murky realm of night
mare in which Hitler dwels
A striking example of this propa-
ganda to build up the Marshal was
provided by Sir Neville Henderson,
the last British ambassador to Berlin.
Writing to the Foreign Secretary of
Great Britain, Sir Neville said that
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