Evening star., 1941-01-20
Sends Hitler Story
Of Decade Ago
Reader Fears Loss
Of Reel America
Bit by Bit
To the Editor of The Star:

Bit by Bit
To the Editor of The Star:
Recently I came across an old paper
and was struck by an article about Hitler.
No doubt you have it on file, but I am
sending it to you because it is illuminat-
ing 1t shows what complete turn
over" can take place even in a great ma
ton, if the people will not rise up and
stop it.
l do not understand how our own
people have lost their perspective =. We
are losing America, the real America,
little by little -.
Do you think the Carpenter of Naza-
reth would have applauded the President
had He been sitting in the gallery that
day when the First Lady was so shocked?
A. C. w.
Editors note: The clipping to which
this correspondent refers is a copy of
an Associated Press despatch from
Leipsic, Germany, printed in the Dan
vile, Va, Register, Friday. September
26, 1880. Under the headlines: Hitler
Declares He Will Set Up Third Empire;
Fascist Chieftain Takes Advantage
Ready-Made Platform in Leipsic Su-
preme Court; Says Many Would Rally
to Cause: Estimates that 35 or 40 Million
Would Follow Banner" the text of the
article reads as follows:
"Adolph Hitler, chieftain of FaSciSm in
Germany, took advantage of ready
made platform in the LeipSic supreme
court to tell Germans and the world
how he would set up German third
Empire
The plan he sketched while a wit
ness in the trial of three German
ReichsWehr officers on charges of sub
verSive activities involved tearing up the
Versailles treaty, with such consequences
as might follow that action and intima-
ton that blood would flow al home, once
his revolutionary tribunals were set TO
working.
With all of the conviction and con-
fidence of man who stakes his all on
cause, he asserted that thirty-flve or
forty million Germans voters soon would
rally under the Fascist banner.
The court at intervals exerted a mod
ulating influence upon the Fascist leader;
and the bourse, ever sensitive politically,
reacted downward, evidently not liking
the prospect.
The trial itself occupied public at
tention for several days. While Hitler
testified in the courtroom sWarms OF his
followers remained in the streets before
the building Justify voicing their slogan,
Germany, awake!
Police reinforcementS were unable to
disperse the mob and firemen turned
streams of water upon the shouting
FasciSts before the throng gave way.
Hitler was outspoken. He said that
lust as soon as German FaSClStS by legal
means had secured political ascendancy,
they would disrupt the peace treaty,
if necessary by means looked upon by the
world as illegal. He said his party did
not regard Germany's international
postwar agreements as law but as
something forced upon us
He said Fascists did not acknowledge
GermanyS war guilt, especially not the
guilt of future generations He said
his party intended to oppose Germany S
postwar treaties both automatically
and by completely evading them
Hitler declared that after TWO or
three more elections his party would be
in the majority in Germany.
Hitler made frequent use of the word
revolution Asked by the court why he
did so he responded promptly: What
other name can we give to a movement
which aims to overturn the present
state and construct a new Germany on
entirely new lines?'
Hitler, technically a man without a
country, it was developed, lost his
Austrian citizenship fighting in German
ranks throughout the war and had not
gained German citizenship. He ex-
planned today that he had made many
attempts to legalize his German citizen
ship but so far had failed. He declared
today I refuse to beg for a citizenship
which have become entitled to before
my own conscience
The Fascist chieftain's opportunity to
expose his revolutionary program came
III lllC u ldl VI AIos 1SlSIloAd SNllCllllsCli
Hans Ludien and retired 1t Hans Fried
rich Wendt, before Judge Baumgarten
He was called as a witness and reminded
that he had the right to refuse to give
evidence discriminating himself
1T was announced tonight that a
Fascist parade planned for September
% at Potsdam had been called off.
This evening passed without any
serious encounters between Fascists and
the authorities The police have been
greatly augmented and are tireless in
their activities throughout the city.
They were reinforced by troops and
mounted constabulary."
Finds Satisfaction
In Group Cooperation.
To the Editor of The Star:
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