Evening star., 1945-12-02
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ment celebrating on his relations
with Hitler added this:
During the years before the war
we had few differences and these
were purely minor matters, affect
ing details not principles. During
the war, in the nature of things,
differences ensued more frequently.
After l943 my influence with Hitler
decreased and by 1944-45 practically
disappeared. Our differences then
were over foreign political, domestic
and military matters"
Backs Leader Principle.
IF you could start over again" :"
he was asked, would you support
the Fuehrer, the Fuehrer Prinzip
leadership principle) and National
Socialism as postulated in Hitler's
rs points?"
He replied:
Naturally, nobody ever stops
learning. II I had to do it all over
again, naturally, there are some
things ! would do differently. Fun
damentally I would say the leader
ship principle and National Social
ism were the only possible solution
for Germany at the time. We had
to get away from the multiparty
system. In America. you have two
parties. The British have two major
parties. We, however. before 1888,
had 20-odd parties. 1t just wouldn t
work"
In a supplementary statement, he
expanded on this:
II should again support the
Fuebrer as I knew him when he
took over reigning Germany" he
asserted. AS to the leadership
principle, should of course not
want it repeated with excuses but
in its original moderate conception.
Above all I should want to see I'M
corporated an independent system
OF courts to which every citizen
might take his troubles and where
justice would be done him. As to
the rs points of the Nazi program
there Is no party with principles
to which every member subscribes
in full. I, too, did not by any
means subscribe to ALL I am still a
National Socialist. 1 desire the elm
ination Of multipartisanship in poll
tics. 1 am for community of our
people (volksgemeinschaft)."
Moderates Attitude on Court.
Goerings present attitude on the
tribunals. authority to try him was
more mild than when, on the first
day of the trial, he attempted to
read a statement challenging Its
authority.
do you think the conduct of the
trial has been fair thus far?" he was
asked. 1T is understood that you
contested the authority of this court
to try you. What kind of court dc
you think should handle this case
and why?"
Goering: Il have the fullest anc
unreserved confidence in the mem
bers of the high tribunal as such
The president has conducted the
proceedings in an exemplary man.
ner and has shown that he stands
effectively above all parties. Thi.
does not obviate the fact, however
that the court as constituted is one.
sided, consisting as it does of mem.
bers of the victorious nations only
should have deemed truly inter.
national court in which somt
; neutrals and the loser were repre-.
sented. 1t would be more equitable
But now that the court has spoker
on this point, I bow to its decision
In answering another question
Goering claimed he did everythin,
he could to prevent the war. TIT
question was: do you intend t,
summon defense witnesses9 If so
whom?"
Goering: Naturally I intend tt
| request that certain witnesses bs
called, but it is too early now to in.
dicate who they are to be. That
depends on what the prosecution
does and what turn the trial takes
One thing is certain however, there
are witnesses who can testify thai
never desired aggressive warfar.
and, in fact, did everything possibl.
to prevent the outbreak of thl
war"
Explains Meaning Of Nod.
In the courtroom, Goering ha
been the center of attention, nod
| ding, laughing, grimacing an,
, shaking his head at various point
} of evidence. He was. asked: ut ha
: been noted that from time to time
as document is presented, you no.