Evening star., 1940-08-22

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Fuehrer in Berlin for his work in
preventing the American Senate
from accepting Roosevelt's modified
neutrality legislation in July. 1899.
The intelligence services of the
German army, navy and air arm
are not much different from those
in other countries, with the possible
exception that the German army
maintains, in the Prinz Friedrich
Karl Strasse in Berlin a "phycho.
logical laboratory" The heads are
Cor were) Col. Won Voss and Ober-
regierungsrat Max Somoneit. A Sc
cret section bears the title, Inter
national Psychology" Here are
trained, not only the military spies,
but the Gestapo and party agents
especially designated for service
abroad
Organized Labor Fought.
Members of the German labor.
front who go abroad to work have
the duty of reporting anything Of
interest they may see or learn in
foreign ships, shops, factories or
other places. Furthermore since
1896 there exists in Hamburg an
international Central ONCE where
Germans and Italians work together
against trade unions, particularly in
democratic countries and support
any movement against organized
labor.
Particularly important. notably in
countries like the third French Re-
public, is the work of the press at
taches in the German embassies
and consulates. Not only do they
see that the 1,700 German language
newspapers outside Germany to-
tai circulation 3.OO0,0OO are sup
piled with interesting material of all
sorts at the price no other source
can meet, but they also watch over
German radio programs. Special
attention is given to winning over
possible Nazi friends on the local
press and combating or bringing
into disrepute newspapers and peri
odicals that oppose Hitler.
The German Gestapo Of Helm
rich Himmler, whose ruthless efn-
cheney surpasses even the Russian
Ogpu, employs only about 5000
agents abroad. One of its special
tasks is watching over German re-
fugee emigrants, but it does not
scorn to cast an eye even on Nazis
in good standing, some of whom
have been known to speak slight
ingly of the Fuehrer or to express
passing wish for greater personal
freedom. Therefore, one or more
agents can be found in every Ger
man consulate or embassy abroad.
A good angler can manage to locate
others in the larger German COM
mercial enterprises, such as ship
ping or oil companies.
Agitation in Former Colonies.
In addition to the agencies already
mentioned, there exists a colonial
political department headed by Gen.
Franz Ritter Won Epp, Hitler's
special friend, which carries on a
lively pro-Nazi propaganda in the
former German colonies and among
Germans in colonies of other coun-
tries.
Although there is some doubt,
presumably 1t is the Gestapo that
picks out special agents for partic-
ular jobs in countries that happen
at a particular moment to interest
the Nazis most. Rumor speaks of
high-class German technician who
managed to find a relatively in
significant job in an American
broadcasting company. Broadcast
ing plays a great role in German
spy life. Not only the agents pos
sess tiny SenderS with which they
transmit information UNIT for the
public, but they receive instructions
carefully concealed in public broad
casts from the fatherland. One such
typical broadcast was that called
Observation-Disclosures supposedly
intended for the soldiers at the
front.
There is no claim that this de-
scription Of the German propa-
ganda service is complete. Con-
ceiVably there exist other even more
interesting services. But this much
should make 1t clear why Adolf Hit
Ter has been so successful in utiliz-
ing Germans abroad and creating
fifth columns" among his enemies.
Thanks to the pains taken and the
money spent, Hitler has in nearly
every country been able to do con-
siderable In breaking down the ma
tional morale and enlisting traitors.
One particularly good dodge is, in
most places. the creation of two
Nazi organizations, one of which
acts in a strictly legal way. Another
(until it was found ouD was the
use Of German servant girls. Dutch
employers Of particularly dunn"
German cook were surprised to hear
her conversing in the kitchen with
a perfect stranger in fluent Oxford
English. She was dismissed-and
took with her the more important
family papers. German exchange
students, carefully schooled in es-
pionage and propaganda, collected
no end of information in Switzer-
land. Strength through Joy tourists
carefully mapped Poland for the
Reichswehr.
Every Person a Reporter.
1t must always be remembered
that no German receives police per-
mission to leave the Reich, regard
less of the motives, until he or she
promises to report everything seen
and heard abroad. Each must de-
clare his address to the nearest Nazi
official and keep in touch with him
so far as circumstances permit.
In the United States an organiza-
tion of Nazis is being trained in
arms. As matters now stand, 1t is
conceivable that the United States
possesses the finest Nazi schooled
fifth column" in the world, one
which in case of war with Germany