Evening star., 1940-08-22

series OF four articles made public
ov Secretary of the Many Knor
as part of the national defense
program. Col. DOnOudn recently
returned from a mission abroad,
on behalf of Secretary Knor. He
Drote these articles in cOllabOra-
tion lrith Edgar Ansel MotOrer,
distinguished foreign correspond
ent.
By COL. WILLIAM J. DONOVAN
and EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.
Since we must ascribe huge
share in Adolf Hitler's incompatible
military successes to his use Of Ger
mans and fifth columnists" in vic
tim countries, the question arises:
How was such a success possible?
How are Germans abroad brought
TO such self-sacriflcing enthusiasm
for the Nazi regime? How above all
can foreigners living under relatively
mild and civilized governments be
induced voluntarily to betray their
own countries for Hitler's Germany?
IL seems mysterious.
The answer is $200OO0,000 spent
annually on organization and propa-
eanda abroad. The inmensity OF
this sum is the secret. Nazi Germany
Is not government-not even a
"folkdom" of the sort Nazi orators
talk about. Nazi Germany is con-
spiracy. It's scope is universal and
its aim world dominion Its primary
agents are as many of the millions
of Germans in Germany, and
abroad. as can be induced or COM
PEELED to serve the German father
land.
It's activities begin with attempted
proselyting Of Germans abroad, go
on to the murder and kidnapping OF
real or fancied enemies, and end
in armed insurrection against the
foreign country Hitler wishes to
conquer or absorb. Such insurrec-
tions of Germans actually occurred
in Czecho-Slovakia, Austria and
Holland. But for the firm attitude
OF the United States such an insur-
ACStlOIl ~oCko, lloiiy oeoASAASo W
Ueve, have occurred in Brazil.
Double Nationality Helps.
That the Germans abroad are
usually "naturalized" into something
else is no hindrance. Pre-war i'm
perial Germany sanctioned the
double nationality status"-Ger-
mans could, that is, become French
or American OF Portuguese without
losing their German nationality. The
Weimar republic did not alter this
strange conception and Nazi Ger
many has made it the center of
its Trojan horse" tactics of placing
Germans within the enemy walls.
It is safe to say that a very fair
proportion of the non-refugee Ger
mans who have become American
since Hitler came to power did so
with the secret intention of turning
free and democratic America into
"their" that is, Hitler's-America.
Children of Germans naturalized
half a century ago are still counted
German by Berlin and every effort
Is made to convince them OF the
fact. Naturally, the Nazis accept
traitors as allies wherever they can
find them and welcome the assist
nnce of non-Nordics. But peoples
racially akin to Germans-Scandi-
navians. Dutch, Flemings. German
speaking Swiss, even Anglo-Saxons
are made the object of special
proselyting as belonging to the
same blood" These form the ma
terial with which the Nazi world
conspiracy chiefly attempts to work
The center is the Nazi party. The
tool is the Auslands- Organization
Cor Organization abroad'D of this
party. Today this organization OF
Germans abroad has nearly 4,000,-
600 members, all of whom are con-
scious agents. Over 600 local groups
or supporting points" are organ
lied in IS or more "Landesgruppen'
-one in each country.
Fancy Names for Groups.
The headquarters is in Stuttgart,
but all the groups are directed by
o single man in Berlin, Gauleiter
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle, with some 800
assistants. Technically Bohle is a
Estate secretary" in the German
Foreign Office. Where the local
branches dare not appear under
their true colors they take on fancy
names-in Rumania the Iron
Guard" in Switzerland True Con-
federates," in the United States
merika-Deutscher Volksbund."
But everywhere, whether the men,
bers are Germans, naturalized Ger
mans or non-Germans, the aim is
the same-to achieve Hitler's end
by trickery or terror; the organizing
principle is the same, with SA and
Hitler Youth and Hitler sport,
marching, emblems, ruthless dis
cipine, ceremonies in honor OF Nazi
heroes or Hitlers birthday parties;
and in case of war they would all
be on Germany's side. In time Of
peace they make lists of Hitler's
enemies, who are marked down for
murder or kidnapping to Germany
and torture when the great day
comes. ORGANIZED 1cIHdlS dDlOdu
are publicly told to "obey the laws
of their guest country" but at the
same time urged to convince every
outsider of the necessity of Ger
many's victory" The Nazi party
Auslands Organization is by no
means the only entity that works for
Hitler outside Germany.
There are, in fact, no less than
seven others. The political police.
or Gestapo the propaganda minis
try Of DR.. Paul Joseph Goebbels, the
German Labor Front. the inteli-
gence services of the German Army,
of the German Navy and of the
German air arm, and finally the
German Foreign Office. with its
embassies and consulates all over
the world.
Worth More Than Soldiers.
Together these eight organizations
spend on propaganda, espionage and
sabotage roughly 5000, 900, 1000 a year.