1940-06-10 — Page 10

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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 10, 1940

GERMANY TO-DAY IS

A HYPNOTISED. UNITED NATION

Germany has come through the first The other factor is the development eight months of the war better than of national cohesion since the outbreak for, or even of war. Discussions with Germans was expected, wished believed possible by many observers of every class indicate that the bulk of at the outset, and this in spite of the the population is determined to regard serious difficul- this war as a war being waged for and numerous and, often ties which actual war conditions against Germany and not for and Whether brought in their train. The home against the Nazi regime. front is more solidly behind the mili- or not this opinion reflects genuine tary and political leadership of the conviction or is merely the result of National Socialist Reich to-day than clever and sustained propaganda, it it has been at any time during the last remains true that we meet the view even in confl- four years, even when full allowance over and over again,

non-Nazi is made for the war-weariness and dis- dential conversations with trust that exist here and there among Germans, that the present 'war was, the population, as a result of the diffi- forced upon Germany by England, culties caused by war-time economy, that Germany's right to live was deni- the almost unbearable hardships suf- ed, that premediated wanton aggres- fered by many individuals from ar- sion was practised upon, and not by, bitrary Government interference in the Reich. The envy, fear, and dis- the field of production, the rigorous trust shown towards Germany by the rationing of everyday necessities, and outside world are adduced, even by the extremely hard winter. In-spite-of-non-Nazis, as the explanation or justi- all these things the Government is fication of the present position. -Ger- able to count to-day, much more than when the war actually began, upon unifled and resolute support from the people.

OPPOSITION ENDED

At the outbreak of war the mood of the people was the worst possible from the point of view of a Govern- ment determined upon military ad- venture. Of the non-Nazi elements of the population a considerable por- ton was totally opposed to any idea of war. This opposition was based moral or ethical not so much upon principles as upon a lively distaste for the horrors of war and a deep-seated on war belief that by embarking Germany would be signing her own death-warrant. Years of Nazi propa- ganda had failed to convince the mass of the people of Germany's overwhel- ming strength. The memory of the last war and of the post-war period was still sufficiently vivid, at all events in the minds of the middle-aged, to make them recoil from the prospect of

a new war.

-By- A DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT

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many's criminal aggression against Austria and Czecho-Slovakia is con- or veniently forgotten or excused

We the background. 'pushed into hear instead wild accusations, re- peated from official propaganda a The sources, against England and, to lesser degree, against France. dfficial Nazi version is, broadly speak- ing, accepted by the German public. and conservative Many middle-class

taken up an intellectuals have now

which rings anti-British attitude great deal truer than the violent anti- Nazi postures they were at pains to On the other hand, the Nazi bureau- exhibit (in private) a year or two The people who are sometimes cracy, the fighting formations of the ago.

the referred to as "the better Germany" party (the S.S. and S.A.), and

are to-day largely behind the Nazi Hitler Youth see in this war simply the

militant heroic policy and programme, partly from continuation of the policy of German expansion which conviction and partly as the result of they themselves have always supported pressure. National Chauvinism has, a logical step towards the goal by force of circumstances, become the of German world dominion. Never-central element in their creed. theless, taking the country as a whole, the position in September was difficult and dangerous, while to-day, in spite of difficulties, national unity behind the regime has been achieved and the resolution of the people is high.

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Enmity against the Nazi regime was bound to weaken as soon as the coun- try was at war. Apart from this, and apart also from the steadily growing belief in Germany's military superiori- ty, there are two further factors de- serving of attention. One is that the political and police control of the "home front," has been thoroughly or- ganised and is functioning well. Dur- ing the last eight months the enor- mous police apparatus built up by Himmler has had its testing-time and has proved its value for the job it was designed to do.

Bringing Up Father

YES-I'LL BE NOMINATED FÖR· PRESIDENT-NO DOUBT-1 AM JUST WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS-1D LIKE TO MEET YOUR WIFE- MISTER JIGGS-OF COURSE-ALL THE WOMEN WILL VOTE FOR ME

YOU ARE COVERING A LOT OF TERRITORY-

I'M HAVING A STATUE LIKE THAT MADE OF MYSELF TO SAVE THE PEOPLE OF THE.. UNITED STATES

FROM GOING TO THAT EXPENSE-

HAVE YOU

HATED YOURSELF LIKE THIS LONG,?

AH-MRS.JIGGS-THIS IS

A GREAT PLEASURE-

WHEN I AM IN THE WHITE HOUSE -I WANT YOU FOLKS TO CAL ON ME-YOU SEE-MY -PLATFORM IN THIS

COMING ELECTION IS VERY SIMPLE-

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THE WORKERS

The process of national cohesion and the reconciliation of many for- merly hostile elements with the exist- ing regime are noticeable among all classes. Among the workers, in spite of grumbling at the hardships of war- time, there is little questioning of the absolute necessity of fighting against the "British plutocracy." The Ger- man working class has persuaded, almost hypmotised,

identifying the into

struggle against the West with the first against embattled plutocracy. Victory, they have been taught to believe, will mean for the workers material gain from the looted citadels of wealth. These

AH-

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