Evening star., 1940-08-25

The Chilean Army is German trained,
and the Nazis take advantage Of this
fact by trying to create anti democratic
sentiment, especially among the officers.
Recently, proof of German propagan-
dist penetration in the Chilean armed
forces was revealed by the interception
OF report written by a German in
structor in the "Escuela de Carabineros,"
the Chilean police training college. The
following are pertinent excerpts from
this document, which was addressed to
''The Chairman of the War Group, Herr
Wilhelm Reinhard, General of the In
fantry, Geisbergstr. g. Berlin w. 3d."
Firearms Retained.
I'm Santiago my ordnance officer had
visit from two police officers who stated
that it had come to their knowledge that
he was in possession of unauthorized
firearms Thereupon the ordnance Of
flcer showed them our small revolvers
and informed them that we were au-
thorized members of the State Shooting
Ranges, at which the police smilingly
withdrew. The police can take no ac-
ton against us. as the League in Sam
tiago is registered as Chilean concern.
The Chilean government knew that the
commercial attache of the Germany En-
bassy is at the same time a district
leader of the N. S. D. A. P. and have
taken no further steps against the party.
The party and the EX-Service Mems
League keep themselves in the back
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special badges and not arranging a lot
of fagwagging at functions Except for
this, the life of both league and party
continues undisturbed.
I'VE old soldiers are naturally disap D.
pointed that we can't take part in the
campaign; I went to the consulate on
the 1st of September with my oldest boy,
as he wanted to try to get home via
Japan and Vladivostok. But then the
order came from the leader that all Ger
mans living abroad were to stay where
they were. We realize from this that our
chief task is propaganda. :. :"
Particular attention also is paid by
the Nazis to the militarization of their
youth, and in Chile it is believed that
obOuS ofOVO VA NIlCoC dlC dACduy
for service. The "Sportverein" at Santi-
ago, nominally. a recreational center for
the German colony, has now become
military training school, where drills take
place day and night. The club has
other training fields outside the capi-
tai, the location of which is secret,
but reports indicate that these are used
for military rather than athletic pur-
poses.
Extensive Military Drilling.
Extensive military drilling also is car
ried on throughout the south, where, in
addition to the local clubs, there are
several youth camps for the Nazis from
Conception, Temuco, Osorno and VAL
divia. Chlleans believe that all of these
institutions are potential munitions and
supply bases and would be used by revo-
lutionaries in the event of an attempt to
establish Nazi government by force.
In Santiago there is evidence to the ef-
feet that considerable quantities of arms
and ammunition ale stored in some Ger
man and German Chilean warehouses
and that there is large stock of cara
binero' uniforms in the house of Ger
man colonist
In the press and on the radio the fifth
column is equally active. Two Chilean
dailies in the capital are in control of
the Nazis, who also are reported on good
authority to have subsidized the Com
munist paper Ell Siglo. Nazi radio propa-
ganda, which gives trans ocean" news,
is carried by Radios Hucke and Espana.
which are shared with the Fascists and
FalanglstS. 1t is thought that the Ger
mans also have illegal radio transmission
sets in various parts of Chile.
Today there is no patriotic Chilean who
is not column conscious" The fall of
France, with whom Chile has strong cul-
tural ties, was a shock that brought
final awakening; and public assertions by
the Nazis that soon the very postage
stamps here will be German" and similar
statements about business, have further
opened the eyes of the man in the street,
who felt, until recently. that the danger
of domination was far away.
Chileans know that their economic
problems are being used by the fifth COL
umn to urge acceptance of new Ger
man order; but they know. too, that
their present government, while scrupu-
lously neutral, is also uncompromisingly
democratic. Meanwhile they are hoping
that on the foundation of the national
will sixth column can be built which
would dominate the fifth. For support
in this they look to the United States.