Word: hitleritis
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...DOLPH Hitler is a striking figure in contemporary world affairs. Since the War, he has risen from the humble post of corporal in the German Imperial Army to the leader of the second most powerful political party in Germany, commanding six and a half million votes, and directing one of the strongest; reactionary forces in present day politics...
...Nordicus" set out to give a complete analysis of Hitler's character and ambitions, his program, and the policies which might have a far-reaching influence should this "dapper Austrian" succeed in making himself dictator of the Reich. The anonymity of the writer testifies to the nature of this analysis. It goes behind the scene of German politics and paints a picture of which the truth can be disproved only by close contact with and observation of the men at the head of the movement...
...gave permanence to pre-war hatreds and suspicions, that a movement should spring up in Germany to relieve the nation of the crushing burdens of defeat and to enable Germany to take her rightful place among the nations of the world. This feeling has been capitalized by Hitler who has seized upon it as a means for the realization of his own dreams of power...
...characterization which "Nordicus" draws of Hitler and his lieutenant, Goebbels, is not a happy prophesy of the future peace of the world if the movement succeeds. The leaders of the Hitler movement are represented as demagogues and opportunists whose inspiration is not patriotism but a mere thirst for power. Hitler himself is depicted as shrewd and clever. He has discovered the power which he possesses of swaying the masses by his eloquence and through this quality makes his appeal to emotion and not to reason. A worshipper of Napoleon, and an imitator of Mussolini, Hitler lacks the brilliance and strength...
...life around the Kurfursten Damm. In the town of Falkenstein, Saxony, he found half the population on the dole; in Thuringian villages the spectre of starvation. In Essen there was the ever-present fear of a new French invasion of the Ruhr, overshadowing the threat of Communism. Every-where Hitler's power was rising. Nearly three-fourths of Heidelberg's students were Nazis. Germans, facing ruin, were almost unanimous in demanding Reparations cancellation at any cost. The U. S., Correspondent Knickerbocker found, has too great a stake in the Reich to be able to afford isolation. Interviews with...