Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-09-01
Postwar German
Underground Seen

| There is nothing new to Europeans
about an underground monument"
which might be defined as a group
of persons, united by an idea, which
persists as an opposition to a partic-
ular government with the purpose Of
eventually overthrowing that gov
eminent.
With the defeat of Germany it
can be taken for granted that two
German movements will begin to
burrow, perhaps retiring to "pre-
viously prepared positions" in the
language of the communicates of
retreating army. They are the junk
ers and the Nazis.
At the present writing, for the
| first time in history, military con-
troll of Germany has been wrested
from the hands of the junker-gen-
erals. They did their best to act
on their ancient adage: 1--WE as a
caste, must always live to fight
another day." A lost war to them is
an incident and considered merely
temporary setback on the road to
| eventual World-domination. To that
end they planned a peace before
their ranks were too greatly weak
ened or their resources exhausted.
But the Nazis stepped in, wrecked
their plans. AS a caste they will
probably be completely destroyed,
their estates and therefore their
means of livelihood removed. What
| many people do not know is that
the German high command had their
| own private funds, voted by the
| government, which they managed
themselves for the benefit of the
| army.
Whether the Nazis have obtained
this, remains to be seen. But in
any case, you may be sure the burn
ing patriotism of those junkers who
survive will keep an underground
organization alive.
And then comes the Nazis, with a
younger but equally fanatical loyal
ty to national socialism. Their un-
foreground organizations we know
are already prepared.
Meanwhile there is a strong sus-
picion on the part Of many persons
in Washington that third breeding
place for totalitarian militarism is
being cultivated right here in the
Western hemisphere.
In the past weeks I have received
several letters and one telephone
call protesting against the action Of
the state department in breaking re-
lations with Argentina. So far as
could tell the persons who communi-
Gated with me were perfectly honest.
| They all stressed the known fact
that the chief characteristic of the
Argentina attitude is traditionally
"pro-Argentine," nationalists. The
inference was that the government
was not anti-North American or pro-
nazi-fascist, and should be let alone.
AS matter of fact, aside from
Argentine's own aims there seems
to be evidence that the German
Nazis and perhaps some of the Ger
man Junkers are transferring their
wealth to Argentina.
There is not the slightest doubt
that the Buenos Aires government
has aided and abetted in the spread
OF. nazi-fascist propaganda and is
that, at this very moment looking
sympathetically on the activities of
Nazi agents within it's borders. The
army has long been indoctrinated
with Prussian militarism through its
officers who have been trained in
Germany.
Unless the United States takes the
lead in applying sanctions in the
form of strict embargo on Argen-
tina. we may find ourselves with a
full-fledged war of aggression on our
hands right here in our own hemi-
sphere.
In the case of Argentina we may
be witnessing not only the growth of
powerful military dictatorship but
one which will be used to nourish
and sustain the very forces which
we have spent our blood and wealth
to suppress in European "over-
ground" underground.