Evening star., 1941-05-13
Killers Hierarchy
Broken, British
Sources Believe
Hess Arrived in Scotlund
Sune and Defiunt of
Nozi Regime, They Hold

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crashed in a streak Of flying wreck
age
The British Minister of Informa-
ton, Alfred Duff Cooper, told
jubilant luncheon meeting today,
that II can only say that his arrival
here shows the first breach in the
Nazi party that has occurred since
Hitler murdered huge bloc Of his
own followers on June 80, 1884"
This was a reference to the blood
purge" in which Hess helped execute
Hitler's orders as one of the Oldest
and most faithful Of Nazi followers.
Foremost in the rumors linked
with Hess dramatic advent was that
Hess had said he brought important
information about the German air
force which he wished to communi-
cate to the British.
This seemed counter to the de-
claration of one informed source
that Hess came merely in defiance
of the Nazi regime and had no spe-
cial mission.
The British reasoned that Hess
few to Scotland because he antici-
pated encountering less air activity
there.
Interviewed in Glasgow.
Foreign ONCE officials went to
Glasgow to interview Hess, seeking
to the utmost any advantage that
might accrue from Hess arrival.
He was taken to a Glasgow hos
pital from the Scottish farmhouse
where he first found help and now
presumably has been removed to
another sanctuary, since word in
London late today was that he had
been taken to secret place"
Reporters and photographers were
not permitted to see him, either at
the Glasgow hospital or his later
| place of confinement.
Identification Of the 47-year-old
Nazi stalwart was established by
Ivone Kirkpatrick, who was Coun-
selor Of Embassy and Charge DAT
faires for the British at Berlin from
1888 to 1888. This came after a
medical examination had found
Hess sane and healthy, except for
the leg injury from his parachut-
ing.
Arrival Not Unwelcome."
Duff Cooper said that whatever
Hess qualities may be-" his rather
unexpected arrival In this country
as a guest" is by no means unwel-
come"
The Information Minister SAID
Hess was an intimate of Hitler ano
"a man who obviously is in posses
sion of his faculties" since he pre-
ferred ito leave that unhappy and
miserable country and NY at tre-
mendous risk to himself in order to
land in what is still a country OF
the free"
Discussing the question of why
Hess wanted to escape from Ger
many, one British source presumed
that his decision resulted merely
from disagreement with other prom
inent Nazis and what the British
spokesman called the unbearable
revulsion at associating with other
members of the gang"
This informant added that Hess
knew that If he had gone to a neu-
trail country instead of parachuting
onto q Scottish moor he would have
been in imminent danger of being
bumped off" by Nazi agents.
Just what disposition will be made
Of Hess still was uncertain. 1t wa.
suggested, however, that he might
be interned in Canada with Other
German prisoners of war.
Press Men Excluded.
The information made public to.
day was based on a preliminary re.
port from kirkpatrick, who talket
with Hess at Glasgow.
The Evening Standard declared
that Hitler fed his people on illu-
sions: but illusions, like lies, do not
live forever"
Millions of Germans were deludec
to regard the Fuehrer as a great re.
generator Of new and noble Ger
many" the newspaper added, "ane
no better man could have been Sc.
lected than the much-beloved vic,
Fuehrer to reveal Hitler for what h,
is-the enemy of Germany as he i
the enemy of all men.
The terrible myth is stripped
bare. The awful legend is killed
1t has been stabbed by its frs
disciple"
This, 1t declared, showed that 9Th
core of Germany is rotten"
Hess was in uniform. SO far a
was known officially, he made tn
flight alone.
A questioner who inquired wheth
er the fight might be q Nazi tricl
got this reply: "If 1t is a trick, it 1
q very strange one"
He was said to have bailed out ap
parently when he ran short of gaso
line.
Called Sole Mani IdeaIist.
British commentators, castinI
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