Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-19

button Of our Senator to world
leadership.
The next frame to which I
would direct the attention of
the Senate is that which has
been constructed out of my ex-
periences of repeated visits to
Germany in the period be-
tween the two world wars. In
those visits I saw the growing
power Of communism which
formed the basis of Hitler's
rise to power. / saw the Ger
man people at various periods
during that rise.
Since my visits were BUSH
ness visits, I had an oppor-
tunity to talk to Germans on
more intimate terms than
would be the case of the casual
traveller. Furthermore, since
these visits were spaced at in
tervals of two or more years
apart. they enabled me to see
the social, political and moral
alteration of the nation and
its people far more clearly
than would have been the case
had I lived there continuously
during the period and been
conscious only of day-to-day
events.
Clenched Communist Salute.
In the first place the excuse
for Hitler's intervention was
far greater than for that of
our Senator. In Berlin in 1926
the Communists were rioting
in the streets and were being
dispursed by streams of water
from the hoses of the fire de-
partments.
On a railroad journey from
Dusseldorf, to Berlin as the
train climbed out of the Ruhr
Valley onto the plateau, we
passed a prison which, as we
passed, blossomed forth with
hands clenched in the Com
munist salute. Germany was In
infinitely more danger than we
are. although our dangers are
real.
Hitler exploited the issue of
communism. and on it he rose
to power. When it became
convenient, he allied himself
with it. But ultimately he
went far af1eld from commu-
nism. He set his nation against
the Jews and brought them
to unimaginable cruelties. He
destroyed the free labor union.
He set up his private police
force and spy system.
He worked toward, and ul-
timately achieved for himself,
the sole authority in govern
ment, in business and in So
ciety in general. Curiously
enough his financial support
came from wealthy business
men some of whom lived to
regret the contributions they
had Vaudeville others did
not live at all.
Each of these features finds
its parallel, though it must
be admitted to q weaker de-
gree. in the career of the jun.
Tor Senator from Wisconsin.
The most disturbing resem-
blance comes in his now little
remembered crashing the gate
in Senator Baldwin's investi-
cation of the Malmedy mas
acres.
1t will be remembered that
at Malmedy. armed Nazi ruff
fans slew unarmed American
prisoners. The junior SEN
ator from Wisconsin was de-
termined to prove that the
unarmed American soldiers
were the aggressors and that
the Nazi ruffians had been
tortured by the buddies of
these American soldiers into
making a false confession.
This is one of the most pc
culiar passages in all the his
tory of congressional investi-
cations. 1t does, however. fit
in neatly with the other paral-
lels between the amateurish
Senator from Wisconsin and
the accomplished and success
full dictator of Germany
The principal result of that
investigation in the Senate
was to play its part in driving
from the Senate floor into the
obscurity of a judicial post
one of the most honorable
and fine spirited men who
has ever graced this body.
Ray Baldwin was too Sensi-
tive a soul to Withstand the
Indian Charlie tactics of the
Wisconsin Senator.
ParalIeIism With Hitler.
The parallelism with Hitler
is strengthened by an analysis
of my correspondence. It con-
tainS many thousands of let
tiers supporting my efforts,
and signed by people from all
walks of life and from every
religious faith.
On the other hand, there
are a significant number of
letters which are unsigned,
supporting the junior Senator
from Wisconsin, and fantaS-