Evening star., 1940-09-18
Latin American Plans
By DIR. HERMANN RAUSCHNING.

1t was usually among small
group. sitting together after dinner
in the evening that Hitler found an
opportunity to reveal what was fer
menting in his mind. On one such
occasion, early in the SUMMER Of
1888 he turned his attention to
South America, disclosing how far
reaching were his ambitions and
how uninformed were those who
thought his aims went no further
than an empire in Europe.
A trusted, leading member of the
S. A. had just returned from South
America, and Hitler had engaged
him in conversation, and asked him
many questions. Over the coffee, he
took up the thread of the discourse
again Evidently his information
was not detailed, and he was merely
repeating various notions-hlghly
popular at the time-concerning the
land of the future that he had
cleaned from certain publications.
He was specially interested in Brazil,
1--WE shall create new Germany
there" he cried. I'VE shall find
everything We need there"
He then outlined broadly all that
q hard-working and energetic gov
eminent could do to create order.
All the preconditions for a revolu-
ton were there. a revolution which
IN a few decades, or even years.
would transform a corrupt mestizo
state into a German dominion.
Claims Right to Continent.
besides, we have a right to this
continent, for the Fuggers and Wei
sers had possessions there. We have
got to repair what our German dis
unity has destroyed we must see to
1t that it is no longer true that we
have lost all that we once occupied.
The time has passed for us to give
place to Spain and Portugal, and be
everywhere at a disadvantage"
Won P, his guest, agreed as to the
special opportunities Of Germany in
Brazil.
These people will need us if they
are going to make anything Of their
country" Hitler remarked. They
had less use, he said, for investment
capital than for the spirit of enter
prise and for organizing ability And
they were fed up with the United
States. They knew they were being
exploited by them. and had nothing
to expect from them for the de-
velopment of their country
I'VE shall give them both: cap
ital and the spirit of enterprise.
We shall make them a third gift:
our philosophy" said Hitler. IF
ever there is a place where democ-
racy is senseless and suicidal, 1t is
in South America. We must
strengthen these peoples clear con-
science, so that they may be en-
abled to throw both their liberalism
and their democracy overheard.
They are actually ashamed of their
good instincts! They think they
must still give lip-service to de-
mocracy. Let us wait few years,
and in the meantime do what we
can to help them. But We must send
our people out to them. Our youth
must learn to colonize. For this. we
have no need Of formal officials and
governors. Audacious youth is what
we want. They need not go into the
jungle, either, to clear the ground.
What we want are people in good
society. What do you know about
the German colony? Can anything
be done along these lines?"
Seeks Two Movements Abroad.
He turned to Won P, who replied
that 1t was very doubtful whether we
ought to keep in touch with good
society. In his opinion we should
attain our purpose more quickly by
making use of other classes, such
as the Indios and the mestizos.
Both, my dear P" Hitler inter-
rupted impatiently. 1--WE require
two movements abroad, loyal and
revolutionary one. Do you think
that's so difficult? 1 think we have
proved that We are capable of it.