The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-30

AS Nn AmOttcNn ueWUpApeF correspondent In Berlin from
 1919 Co lOAi, Sigrld schultz saw At first hand the events that led
 from World War I t0 World War M. And sho saw the behlnd.the- scenes preparation for the com.
 lnR ''WArsl sln.peaoe" that she warns may cWlmlnate ln World
 War TIT. This ls the story of
 Germany's plans Co win the peace, plans that even now arc
 being put Into effect.
 Every one of tho German un. derground leaders whose confidence enjoyed felt very deeply about exemplary punishment of NaEi erina- inals, The underground for years has collected evidence on the crimes and depredationS of the NaA Party members, of sympathiRers among their countrymen of oil classes, The great burden Of guilt, however, is shared by the people who have had some measure of power the Junk. CTS, ariRtocratS, professors, Indus. trialistS, businessmen, otAcialS, be- sides the army, There Is no way of knowing, of course, how many such files, whose mere existence constitutes 0 menace to the holders life, will have survived the war,
 But without exception these underground men insisted that punlshment Do administered by Germans, either directly or through transfer of those recognized As criTns inals by German courts martial, They spoke time and again of the danger that the NAalfied minds among the masses might elevate to martyrdon men and women exe- euted by foreigners, without Cor man corporation, whether or not they deserved death.
 The non.Nasls within the Ger man army have weapons and Ae. cess to weapons, When it becomes sufileiently clear to them that they cannot hope for peace as long as NaEi criminals are ct large, they can and will make use of their weapons if proper psychological pressure iS applied.
 This must under no condition be understood to mean that we countenanee the establishment Of Q German mllitaristie government. For German army leaders should never be given Q chance to repeat their performance of 1918 and Of the following years, when they were able to hide behind the Re- public, claim they had not been defeated, and regain power, They will not be able to do so # VIC make use of them to enforce the consequences of defeat.
 German army leaders who, in collaboration with the underground, nnete out court.martial sentences Co German war criminals will auto matically do everything in their power-for the sake of their own personal safety-to convince the population that the punishment ls just. This will reduce their chances of organizing one more conspiracy against whoever tries to build up Q sane government in Germany. And the new government chiefs, know ing how the Republic was tricked by the army In the past, will be on guard against an army camarilla even if 1t has helped bring about the overthrow of the Nazis.
 German psychology being what 1t is, there can be no doubt that the decent German clements would have better chance to take over governmental responsibility with a certain amount of prestige if there were no open occupation of Ger many by the United Nations. That rigid control will be necessary is self-evldent. But this control could | probably be exerted more effec- lively from bases in the ring of iron surrounding Germany than 1t could be from within.
 have seen how occupation worked in Germany after World War I, before the whole of the country was trained for national istic propaganda. As Q conse- quence of observations made at that time, I am depely convinced that the quicker the Germans are made to run their own show, with responsibility placed squarely on their shoulders. the more quickly pacification can be enforced. pro- vided they are made to realize that none of the tricks which worked after World War can serve them after World War IT.
 
 We spent 25 years being fright ened of chaos in Germany and making concessions to the Ger mans because of that fear.
 They will cry chaos again, anc still again. Yet why should WI send a single United Nations sol, dier to save them from the claaol they have inpoked2
 We want to help. Then let u concentrate on helping the emaci ated people in Germans neigh boring countries. tho innocen victims of pan- 0crnianism.
 The Germans are nothing if no realistic. When they see that cry ing "chnes Chnosls win nat hFInl us running Co help them. they wll ] promptly settle do#n and contEf the chaos lh4mz<Iees. Cerlasnl there WIli he h'ot6V 1ia8hts. hU they you'd Ae and 1aeaIa he 3sE lmenya sl