THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 12, 1940
THYSSEN WARNED HITLER: DRAGGING GERMANY INTO ABYSS
in- HERR FRITZ THYSSEN, the powerful German dustrial magnate of other days and a backer of the Nazis at their beginning, now having broken with Hitler, is pub- lishing his correspondence with Goering and Hitler from his retreat in Switzerland, where he took refuge last autumn.
The documents are appearing in instalments in the Paris-Soir. They start with Herr Thyssen's refusal to attend the meeting of the Reichstag called for Sept. 1 last.
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SEARCHLIGHTS
He telegraphed from Bad-Gastein, FOR NAZI 'PLANES
in Austria, to Goering, saying, "Am against war. By engaging in war Ger- many will, as regards raw materials, become a vassal of Russia and will lose her position as a world Power."
He followed this three weeks later with a memorandum to Goering, in which he said: "Since war has broken out, Germany should endeavour to bring it to an end in the briefest possi- ble time, for the longer the war the harder will be the peace terms for Germany."
GOERING'S GUARANTEE Goering did not acknowledge this communication, and Herr Thyssen left for Switzerland. There he received a message that if he would return Goer- ing would guarantee him against any personal or economic consequences of his protest againsst Hitler's policy.
Herr Thyssen answered disdainfully rejecting Goering's guarantee. He re- minded Goering that he had been a faithful supporter of Naziism, and that he had registered only three protests, the last being when Germany was once again dragged into war without Parli- ament of the State Council having been consulted. He went on to stig- matise Hitler's policy as "suicidal."
As for his reason for not returning to Germany, Herr Thyssen reminded Goering of the fate of the Nazi seces- sionists in 1984, and mentioned that a nephew of his own had died mysteri- ously in the concentration camp at Dachau. "I count myself now an op- ponent of the regime," he said.
A TELLING INDICTMENT Goering's answer was to confiscate Herr Thyssen's possessions. Upon this Herr Thyssen, writing from Lausanne on Dec. 28 last, addressed to Hitler a letter which must rank as one of the most telling indictments of Hitlerism. The following is an extract:
"I am opposed to the policy of these latter days. Above all I am opposed to this war, which you have so frivol- ously launched, and for which you and your henchmen are responsible. new policy, Herr Hitler, is dragging Germany into an abyss;
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it will be the ruin of the Ger man people. Turn back while there is still time! Your policy, if it is carried out, spells Finis Germanial
"Remember the oath you swore at Potsdam. Give back to the Reich a free Parliament; give back to the Ger- man people freedom of word and of conscience. Grant the guarantees that will give the words 'law' and 'right' a meaning again, so that once more trea- ties and agreements can be based upon good faith!
"Then if it is not too late to avoid new disasters and the useless sacrifice of blood-then Germany may still per- haps obtain an honourable peace with her unity preserved."
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Year
Revenue
Expenditure
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1936
1936
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30,042,988
$12,387,668
29,513,520
12,917,132
1937
33,190,368 82,111,222
14,002,278
1938
1939
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13,562,234
17,091,170
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