The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-30
German Leaders in Berlin
Hate U. S. "Poisonously"
Old World Slave State Is Goal of
Nozis. Declares Author Who Knows
You Can't Do Business With Hitler
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Under this situation the distinction between CAPT
talsm and socialism disappears There Is no point
in discussing whether Germany is socIaisc because
all capital is at the immediate disposal of the govern
ment Hitler rightly believes that he has restored
the Primary of Politics"
When a mans life is n forfeit at the whm Of govern
nent officials. makes difference whether he has title
TO his property not In this the Naz have extended
their control German economy without the necessity
of creating body Of rules or party dogmas.
They straight ahead. right their detectives,
without having to worry about maintaining the party line
conforming to any particular economic creed
The government does not need to eonfseate the
property of large industrial firms. An official needs
only to suggest that gift of certain sum would
he in order and the hint does not need to be made
twice. Even such industrial giants as krupp and
the United Steel works readily acted on the sug
gestion that they turn over some Of their most
Hermann Goering works without any compensation
except almost worthless stock.
An American company operated large plant in the
Rheinand. They told me they had made heavy ship
of equipment from their German factories To Brazil
1t happened that Brazil like Germany, had exchange
restrictions in force, that money owed not allowed
to be sent from Brazil 10 Germany The American com
pany, however, rather pleased to have spread their
risk and got material out of Germany into Brazil which,
after ALL closer to the United States.
One morning early had urgent telephone call from
the firm, stating that their American officials were all on
their way to Berlin by plane and wanted to arrange
an interview with the consul-genera Immediately. When
they arrived found that the German government had
given them two weeks to get into Germany the money
covering their shipments to Brazil or every of the
Americans in the firm would be put into jail
After considerable negotiation, the parent COM
pany in the United States forced to send very
large sum to Germany to cover these shipments and
has the money tied up in both Brazil and
Germany.
American firms in Germany, which manufactured special
equipment suitable for the army and the National Socasc
party been practically taken over by
to work such products.
large American company owns plant in Berlin which
Is making such articles tiny hidden microphones TO
be placed ordinary telephone receivers and connected with
the office of the secret police and small portable eevson
sending apparatus operated by foot pedals like bicycle
and suitable for operation in frontne trenches they
eleve to the the image received by the lens OF
a periscope projecting above the top of the trench
When the president of the American company and
other American representatives visited Berlin, they
not allowed TO enter the plant which they
normally supposed to own. or course, they
had to keep paving taxes, but this was about the
limit of their connection with the enterprise
An American typewriter company subsidiary
in Germany which manufactures office equipment TINS
firm long has been competitor OF the oon
mental Typewriter The ministry OF economies set up com
modify committees to make restrictions IN foreign trade
and in production quotas The chairman OF the committee
Accordingly. when the American representative visited
the German ministry of economics he was told that MS
German subsidiary would be given no export SUBSIDY OF
other official support such as was enjoyed by ms com
petitors. $3.50,
Finally the officials became very frank and told
him, I'VE think there too many typewriter manu-
facurers in Germany, and had better get out OF
business. We going to make regulations inereas-
ngy stiff you until you fall into line. The sooner
you close your plant, the better for YOU
Nobody, however mentioned any payment Tor
the money invested by the Americans in their Ger
man enterprise
Another important element in Nazi policy is the leader
shin principle. All inherent The person OF
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. lie may delegate limited power
sub-fuehrers and down the line. The affirmative
or assent Of the public is not necessary.
In business enterprises leader ~ responsible
for each undertaking. In the Labor Front. the
great government union, there is no such procedure
As voting by members. All decisions made nv
the leader, DIR. Ley. Hitler believes there Is only
one policy, the right policy, and that this i known
TO the leader and that questioning or complain
ing the followers amounts 10 treason and leads
TO anarchy
In the Nazi state. the individual is coming and
more occupy particular status IN life which has been
prepared for him. and ne makes fewer independent deci
sons MS This return 10 the medieval concep-
ton Of society 1t virtually places the entire population
in seryltude
illustration take the hereditary peasantry Who
make up the bulk of Germanys farmers These farmers
are tied the land. They cannot leave Il; they cannot
mortgage their property and The eldest son Of the
farmer must carry on with the farm. lie must support
the brothers and sisters long they continue
To reside al home. A farm boy only marry farm
girls and vice
dardized living; for the regimen
agitation
suefon -
mas
remain barber presumably and impulses;
Undoubtedly
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