The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-26
Nv LOUIS p. LOCHNER

By LOUIS p. LOCHNER
MUNICH, Oct. Is. Up The
.merican Military government,
,fter colossal job Of sweeping
hs Nazis out of public office ir
5avaria now is orking vigorously
~ denazify German industry and
came to Bavaria from Berlin
- find out the situation as an aft.
.ru,ath of the General Patton case.
FOL Roy L. Dalferes of Cham
osion H., and New Orleans, La,
hen in charge of the eastern dis
+rict Of the American Military
aovernment and Brig. Gen. Walter
MILLER of Washington, D. c., later
named director with Dalfexes as
dsnutv. provided every facility for
600 mile trip wherever I wish
ID to go.
He assigned Captain William S.
-onklin, of Trenton, N. j., to ac-
company me. Conklin knows mill
.srv government and its person
,el thoroughly, both as an expert
snced commanding officer and
rom a public relations viewpoint.
He proved of inestimable value
m cutting red tape.
Lieut.. Col. j. Hensel of Glen
hale. Calf, in charge of the upper
Ravarian detachment of Military
government, started me off with
the words;
IF you find anything wrong tell
America about it but also tell
me-"
On the American side I interro-
gated both large and small de-
fachments, from enelisted men to
generals. German contacts in.
Guided the inter-Allied Bavarian
premier, Landraete comparable
TO county supervisors Lord may
ors, mayors, churchmen, artists,
editors, publishers. youth leaders.
professors, walters, chauffeurs, in
short. Bavarians from all walks OF
Life.
Military government officers in
Bavaria use facts and figures to
show that Nazis were moved from
policy making jobs before the Pat
ton runpus ever started, and even
were being cleared out Of techni
cal positions as fast as possible
To illustrate the lengths to which
the Military government goes to
obey Instructions, the following in
cidents may be cited:
At Bayreuth, according to Com
handing Officer Lieut.. Col. Car
roll ]. Reilly, New York, all police
records were burned. The head OF
the criminology section of the po-
lice department, however, had an
encyclopedia memory and knew
Ill crooks of the last quarter of a
century in his reign. He had be-
.onged to the Nazi party, how
ever, and was removed. Even the
Counter Intelligence Corps, usually
very tough on Nazis, urged an ap-
veal be made for his retention.
At Wuerzburg, one of the most
important institutions for the dis
ribution of food, the Konsumgen-
ossenschaft, or consumers coop
.rative, still maintains some so re.
all stores although the city is re-
garded as 80 percent destroyed.
is director was regarded as unus-
Tally efficient Interrogation divulg.
led that he had joined the Nazi
party.
He was therefore removed al.
:hough this now means another
leadache-with winter approach
ng and the food distribution ques-
ion critical-for the military gov
eminent.
At Bad Kissingen, in the Ninth
Air Force area, officers come
daily to the Military government
commanding officer, Capt. Me-le
Potter of Minneapolis, Mimi, with
requests for reconstruction of thl:
Or that battered bridge, condition
ng this or that airfield, make this
y that billet liveable. Kissinger
las a contractor whose abilities
recognized by Hitler's organiza
ion Todt He could not be used
The military government is hare
put to find a substitute.
At Augsburg SO many fiscal OF
ficials had to be removed BY
Lieut.. Col. R. l.. Hiles, of Dallas
Tex, that a special finance schoo
had 10 be started Whe~e appll