The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-09

Alfred Rosenberg influencing the
Nazi dictator
into such excuses that he'll arouse
the Germans themselves against
HIM.
Outside the Reich, Alfred isn't as
well known as various other nota-
bilities associated with the Berlin
regime, like Gestapo Chief Heinrich
Himmler, Marshal Hermann Goer-
ing, Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Ribbentrop and Propadangist Paul
Josef Goebbels. Nevertheless. In
diabolical fashion. he's an interest
ing character and worth study, as
curiosity.
He was born In Russia, but didn't
like Communism, when it began to
manifest itself. Civilized folk
wouldn't have found any fault with
that, but IL developed later that he
had the Nazi philosophy in his sys-
TEN considers bly, before Herr Hit
Ter began to enunciate 1t. Leaving
the Soviet realm for Germany, at
a time when Adolf was in his in
cipiency. he met the prospective
Fuehrer and. being a brainy indi-
vIdual, in his fiendish way, greatly
impressed the latter. The testimony
is that he was largely responsible
for converting his new acquaint-
ance to his own line of reasoning
In fact, he's said TO have dictated
a good deal of Mein Kampf
He also was the inventor of an
anti-religious kind of religion
anti Jewish, anti Christian and
anti-everything else in the classih-
cation Of spiritual beliefs.
Persecution Of the Jews was part
Of his program. Perhaps he initi-
ated it. He favored it, anyhow.
Christianity to Go:
Now he's campaigning for Chris
tianity's determination. All its ca
thedrals. churches and chapels are
to be conhscated by the Nazi state
and dedicated to services in the in
terest Of a not very clear god Of
his personal creation. Swastikas
will be substituted for crosses and
the Bible will be replaced by Mein
Kampf. The arrangement doesn't
appear actually to have started yet,
but the does urging it, and indica-
lions are that he'll have his way.
His faiths to be known as Nazi
Weltanschauung.
The surmise IN democratic lands
is that Germany's Catholics. Luth-
Grams and believers IN assorted
other Of Christianity's creeds will
boil ovel II his plans adopted. and
that there'll be enough of EN- to
give Adolf's regime a terrific Jolt.
Spokesman like Bishop Count
Clement August Won Galen Of West
phalia already have warned the
Fuehrer that his policy will call
down divine punishment upon our
people and country" On the Profess
tant side. the case of the Rev DR..
Martin Eiemoeller. who suffered in
ternment rather than subordinate
his churchs beliefs to Nazi require
ments. already has been widely
publicized. despite all efforts to
keep it hushed up.
Catholic Italy isn't deemed likely
TO regard the suppression Of Chris
tianity in its AXIS partners coun-
try with anything but horror,
either
Spain, not yet In the Axis, but
with a government, under Caudillo
Francisco Franco, that has been
sympathetic toward it, is Catholic,
too. There's a deal Of wondering if
itll stay sympathetic in the event
Of the Fuehrers scquiescence in
Doc Rosenberg's program.
Christian Science out
Christian Science already has
been squelched in Germany
Naturally there can be no ques-
ton as to how the Jews feel.
Generally speaking. the doc has
been an unofficial influence with
Adolf The Fuehrer did, indeed,
upon launching his attack on the
L S. S. r, appoint him to the post
Of civil administration commissar
In eastern Russia, since he was ma
tive there, but it isn't position Of
much consequence with the Nazis
In such rapid retreat on that front.
The doc. like Adolf. had an art