The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-03
You Can't Do Business With Hitler

not 10 take very long once Britain
a defeated in her home territory
We may see Germans feyerish ex
ploitstion CT the Rand gold minei
and the South African diamond de
posts. These products may hav,
some value in dealings with IN,
res, Of the world. or might pre-
sage the reintroduetion Of golS
reserve behind the German reiehs
mark snd = supply Of industris
diamonds for the mschine-too ans
aviation Industries.
The first few years Of con-
quest would he the hardest.
Every additional year Of
peace would permit the Nazis
to extend their system Of
training and discipline over
the subJugated peoples. The
children would he taught new
versions Of history In the eie-
mentary schools. They would
he carefully insulated from
contact with the outer weird.
In another generation Hitler
would have passive and
acquiescent population which
had Lost its hope. though not
its love. Of liberty.
I see no reason why q new
Caesarism could not be maintained
by these methods just as effective
ly as the Roman emperors held to-
gether their subject populations
for nearly 500 years II the sd-
ministration at the top continued
TO be farsighted and severe. they
could reintroduoe the proved tech
nique and practices OF ancient
oriental despousms, refined by
modern knowledge and sharpened
by modern science.
The scientific slave state on
n continental scale Ia not
dream. II Is taking shape be
fore our very eyes.
Some critics may allege that
economic difficulties will cause
such widespread dlssension that
the regime must fan OF its own
weight. Such critics consistently
rrophesied the early collapse of
the Soviet experiment. They were
correct In asserting that Soviet
economy was operating badly, but
the fact failed TO shstter the
strength Of the Soviet state.
In 1895 and subsequent years.
Stain decided forcibly 20 remove
the Russian peasants from their
smsll farms and place them on
giant collective farms. where they
lost the ownership OF their land,
and much OF their per
sonal property.
II 10 well known how the Tx
peasants resisted and how
the Red army was sent in 10 col
lect all food supplies. 20 that after
a large number. estimated at be-
tween six snd seven million per
sons, died OF starvation. the re-
msinder were placed upon the col
lective farms.
In the same way. Hitler
will not be unduly disturbed
N there is widespread resist
ance 10 his agents In the con-
quered countries. II viii
simply prove TO he the worse
for the discontinued: they will
lose their meal tickets and
soon pass out Of the picture.
The Nazis have no scrupies
and no inhibitions. They can
not he dissuaded from any
course of action by mere
words. u does no good tn ae-
cuse them Of wickedness OF
crime.
One of their fsvorite tactics
In the past was 10 shock con
ventionally minded Germans
into complete paralysis Of
thought and action nv ad-
hitting the truth of criticism
and Dragging that they were
worse than anybody had imag-
ined. All weapons of argu-
ments lose their effectiveness
against the gle~ful c,nicism Of
DIR. Goebbels.
Shortly after the blood purge
u June 80. 1894, Goebbels made q
public speech IN which he pointed
out that the extinction OF many
innocent persons could be CON
sidered a gain for the Nszi move
ment: for the shedding Of innocent
blood made the cause more holy.
This came from a man who was
implicated in the murder Of be
tween 1900 and 1900 persons
Such an idea seems a throwbsek
10 the old belief tn human sacrifice
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