The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-27
Greater Than Alexander

history of all time is that of Alexander the
Great, who antedated Christ by more than
300 years.
Accepting the regency of Greece at the
age of Is, the latter raced from one capt.
tai to another with his conquering hordes
and when he died at the age of 33-a briet
span of II years of political and military
ascendancy-he sat on the throne of the
world.
And agonized in his dying days because
there were no other worlds that he might
conquer!
But a greater than Alexander the Great
is here in the audacious and unique genius
of Germany's Fuehrer.
The world which Alexander conquered
was hardly more than an island in dimen-
sion compared to the empire which Hitler
has created.
The relative smallness of his military
forces as against the enormous man-poWer
that is involved in modern warfare, the
crude and primitive weapons which he
used as against the streamlined leviathans
of mechanical might which dominate to-
day. and the tedium and difficulty of ira
vel prevailing in his time as against the
lightning-s peed of modern chariots of des-
truction and motorized means of transpor-
tation,-upon whatever basis the measure
ments of Alexander the Great and Adolf
Hitler are taken, the latter far outshines
in his phenomenal and unprecedented dash
to the throne of empires of the world the
historic masterpiece of the Grecian Won
der-boy the story of whose exploits as the
supreme military premier of all ages have
always read like legends up to now.
Slightly more than II years were in
Guided within the scope of the conquests
of Alexander the Great of this relatively
tiny world which fell to his precocious pro-
wess.
But within q months, Hitler has cap
tured the capitals of ten countries-an ave-
rage Of one country for every 81 days with.
in this span.
Nor is his conquest concluded.
Within the known compass of his blue
printed plans is the immediate subjugation
of the British empire when once he has.
forced France to it's knees, now perhaps
only matter of days or hours.
Beyond that, what?
Hitler is thinking in terms of worlddo-
minion. He is picturing himself as astride
the continents.
Presumably, South America, where at
least in Brazil he seems already to have
begun his preliminary procedures, is next
in line for his dazzling adventure.
After that North America.
1t is stupid for the people of this country
to imagine themselves beyond the range
of his outreaching strength
Military conquerors of his lustful and
majestic resources in arms are never stated
except by continuous test of their power.
Hitler's covetous passions and purposes
include the whole habitation of man within
their orbit
With Europe virtually under his iron
heel, he will press both toward the rising
and the setting sun.
Like all of his predecessors who dreamed
and planned in such universal dimensions
one taste of victory only sharpens the ap-
petite for more extended triumphs.
He has already undone history that has
stood for thousands years. He is writing
new chapters in world revolution which
may itself stand for another millennium.
Conceiving himself to be a divinity
Hitler has all of the illusions of Alexander
the Great, Caesar, Napoleon and Bismarck
of being half-god and half man, and such
physical and material resources of power
at his command as to make the combined
armed strength of these illustrious en-
pire- builders of old to resemble no more
than police forces.