Evening star., 1945-10-18

SupJecCeQ Ln6m 10 persecution
degradation, despoilment, enslave-
ment, torture and murder. These
concentration camps were estab-
lished early In 1888, under the di-
rection of the defendant Goering
and expanded as fixed part o1
the terroristic policy and methoe
of the conspirators and used BY
them for the commission of the
crimes against humanity herein
after alleged, -
(c) The Nazi conspirators con.
ceived that :" . it was necessary
to suppress or exterminate certain
other movements or groups which
they regarded as obstacles to theil
retention Of total control in Ger.
many and to the aggressive aims
Of the conspiracy abroad. Accord
ingly:
l. The Nazi conspirators destroyed
the free trade unions in Germany
by conflscating their funds anc
properties, prosecuting their leaders
prohibiting their activities, and sup
planting them by an affiliated party
organization
O. The Nazi conspirators, by pro-
noting beliefs and practices incom-
patible with Christian teaching
sought to subvert the influence OF
the churches over the people and in
particular over the youth of Ger
many. They sought to
substitute therefore Nazi institution;
and Nazi beliefs and pursued pro-
gram of persecution of priests
clergy and members of monastic
orders.
Id Implementing their master
race" policy, the conspirators joined
in a program of relentless persecu-
ton of the Jews, designed to ex-
terminate them. Annihilation OF
the Jews became an official state
policy.
Annihilation Of Jews Cited.
The extent to which the conSpira-
tors succeeded in their purpose can
only be estimated, but the annihila-
ton was substantially complete in
many localities of Europe. OF the
100000 Jews who lived in the parts
of Europe under Nazi domination, 1t
Is conservatively estimated that s.
100000 have disappeared, most OF
them deliberately put to death by
Nazi conspirators.
The Nazi conspirators placed a
considerable number of their dom
mated organizations on a progress
lively militarized footing with view
to the rapid transformation and use
of such organizations whenever
necessary as instruments OF
With the object of carrying
through the preparation for war,
the Nazi conspirators set up a series
of administrative agencies and au-
thorities. For example, in 1896 they
established for this purpose the Of
flee of the four-year plan with the
defendant Goering as plenipoten-
tiary, vesting it with overriding con-
troll over Germany's economy
Furthermore, on 28th August, 1888
Immediately before launching their
aggression against Poland, they ap-
pointed the defendant Funk pleni-
potentiary for economics, and on
30th August, 1899. they set up the
Ministerial Council for the defense
OF the Reich to act as a war cab
met. sa tF4As
The Nazi conspirators led Ger
many to enter upon a course OF
secret re-armament from 1888 to
March, 1885, including the training
of military personnel and the pro-
duction of munitions OF war, anc
thu building ofea11 air force 81
sCn 7th March. 1886, they re-
Occupied and fortified the Rhine
LARD in violation of the Treaty od
versailles and the Rhine Pact Of
Lacarno of 10th october, 1925, and
falsely announced to the world that
I'VE have no territorial demands to
make in Europe. y
An influential group of the Naz1
conspirators met with Hitler on 5th
November, 1897, to review the sit
uation. 1t was reaffirmed that Nazl
Germany must have "lebensraum'
in Central Europe. 1t was recognized
that such conquest would probably
meet resistance which would have
to be crushed by force and that
their decision might lead to a gen.
eral war, but this prospect was dis
counted as a risk worth taking.
After the Nazi conspirators threat.
ened war, the United Kingdom anc
France concluded a pact with Ger
ma ny and italy at Munich on 18th
September, 1888, involving the
cession of the Sudentenland b.
Czechoslovakia to Germany. Czecho-
slovakia was required to acauiesce
On 1st October, 1888, German troop:
occupied the Sudentenland.
With these aggressions success.
fully consummated, the conspirator.
had obtained much desired resource.
and bases and were ready to under.
take further aggressions by means
of war.
England Regarded as Enemy.
Following assurances to the worle
of peaceful intentions, an infiuentia
group of the conspirators met or
23d May, 1899, Ito consider the fur.
ther implementation of their Ian
The situation was reviewed and Il
was - decided next to attack
Poland at the first suitable oppor-
tunity. =" It was agreed that
England was an enemy to then
aspirations, and that war with
England and her ally France must
eventually result, and therefore thai
in that war every attempt must be
made to overwhelm England with q
''blitzkrieg" 1t was thereupon de.
termined Immediately to prepare de-
tailed plans for an attack on Poland
at the first suitable opportunity
and thereafter for an attack or
England and France, together with
plans for the simultaneous occupa-
ton by armed forces of airbases ir
the Netherlands and Belgium.
Thus. the aggressive war prepared
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