The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15

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 Tn fact, the inside story, which now can be told, is one of the most tragic of the war. Possibly if 1t had not been for over-ween- ing personal jealousies the war might even have been prevented.
 What happened was that when Hans Dieckhoff, German arnbas- sador to Washington, returned to Berlin in 1888, he brought back 6 strong report that the United States would enter the war eventu- tually if Germany became the ag- gressor. He was ready to warn that Germany faced q repetition of iol7-18. But Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop would not let him see Hitler.
 Ribbentrop, probably the most ambitious man around der Fueh- Ter and Q great friend of Himlm- Ter, wanted to be the funnel for all advice going to Hitler. Also he was feeding him his own kind
 of aggressive advice, not the cooling caution of Ambassador Dieckhoff.
 Tn the same cautious school with the ambassador were Baron von Neurath, recently busted as governor of Czechoslovakia be- cause of his moderate views; Hjalmar schacht, governor of the Reichsbank, now in virtual retirement; and Captain Fritz Wiedemann, Hitier's former corn- mander and more recently consul general at San Francisco. Even Field Marshal Goering was much more moderate than von Rivven- trop.
 CZECH PUTsCH DELAYED
 It was Captain Wiedemann who, around May 1888, chiefly per- suaded Hitler not to invade Czechoslovakia. He was then Hitler's military aide and attend ed a meeting of der Feuhrer's inner advisers ct which General Staff officers advised caution. Finally Hitler, exasperated, threw up his arms and ordered them all out of the room. But Wiedemann stayed behind, and finally persuad- ed his chief to delay the march into CzechoSlovakia ct least until the Fall Of 1888 -- which was done.
 Later, it was Wledemann and
 the m0derates who persuaded
 Hitler to receive Chamberlain and Daladier at Munich. But by this time 1t was too late for Ambassador Dieckh0off to tell his story.
 Ribbentrop never forgave Wiede- mann for this. Also his vaunting ambition would permit no rival close to Hitler. So, shortly thereafter, he got WieAemann transferred to a distant and rela- lively unimportant German con- sulate in the U. s. A.. Later when Wiedemann was deported from this country, 1t is signifi- cant that Ribbentrop once again transferred him as far as possible from Berlin - this time to Tient- sin, China. He remained in Ber- lin only two or three days.
 The Foreign Minister of Ger
 many wants no m0deFates around his leader.
 NOTE = During the last war Wiedemann was lieutenant with the 18th Bavarian Infantry and one day, while retreating under fire, the debris of @ crumbling building fell on one of his men, burying him. The young lieuten- ant leaped back, and despite heavy shell fire, pulled the man out. He was Adolf Hitler. What would have happened to the world if it had not been for Wiedemann's heroisrn?
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Henry Wallace's SpAB is mak- ing a careful check of the 56 big corporations which handle 78 per cent of all defense orders. There a suspicion that the big boys are hoarding some vitally needed raw materials which should be spread out among other industries .. Wallace's Economic Defense Board is checking reports that priorities s have been dished out too liber- ally to the British Keep an eye on David A. Rose as the next catfuliy put away in glass eases