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GREISER
Goering's Uniforms his ambition
"HILST some large
States
W
must be (poor things) satis-
fied with one dictator, the
Hongkong Telegraph. Free City of Danzig has
Wyndham St., Hongkong 'Phone 26615 May 4, 1939
The Fifth Column
two. One is Arthur Greiser, the second, Albert Foerster.
ER
hater.
Posen
of Dr.
EAST
PRUSSIA)
DANZIG
FREE CITY
Lonza
A ND
WARSAW
All
FOERSTER
Tales out of School to Hitler
ter never liked Lester. First because he is the representative of the League and reminded him too often of the "obnoxious Ver- sailles Treaty." Secondly be- cause like Treitschke-be dis- Both have one great love mendation
Julius "better bargain with Danzig likes the English, and Irish are for Hitler, and one great Streicher, the notorious Jew- than Danzig with them."
English to Foerster, who has Thatred
never been on good terms with for each other.
Neither of them is very popu- his history books. Greiser hates Foerster like To-day both rule Danzig un- lar in Danzig. Greiser knows IN ALL the welter of crises and poison. Foerster's happiest divided. Foerster is the head of how to appeal to the masses. He dential capacity, had to "mix But Greiser, who in his presi- hell-firing threats in Europe one day-Danzigers
the ruling party, Greister the can often be seen playing the with people," of the most cheering signs of the be when he can throw an to act as Berlin bids them.
say--will
head of the State. Both have trumpet at public gatherings to sympathies for Lester. Greiser cherished some mes is the increasing evidence of
"amuse the comrades." Foerster did not want so sudden a quarrel dissatisfaction inside Germany and
inkstand
at
Greiser's
never descends to such things. and advised "tact" and "slow The rivalry between the two Italy with the aggressive policies "empty head," as he often iN common pursued by their Governments. To does at the heads of his sub- Greiser, who somewhat resem- can deliver a two-hour speech
talk in Danzig. Greiser is a good speaker and action." those who feel inclined to drink ordinates.
bles Goering, and is his faithful without reference to notes. hemlock after reading of recent
pupil, trics to dress and act like he has to do is to work himself events we would draw attention to
Foerster's attack on Lester Goering,
up into a state of frenzy and he found no favour in Greiser's the testimony of a
talks for hours. copy of the
Neither of the two has any- "Times" Just to hand via Siberia
eyes, and even some of Greiser's that there is much uneasiness in thing really in common with and medals. It is known in He is also the better diplomat Immediate followers condemned Italy, and of the "Manchester Guar-Danzig. They are both strang- sufficient of his own medals to Poles a thing no President in
Danzig that Greiser, lacking establish good relations with the harmful."
of the two. He was able to the attack "as untimely and
dian" that there is growing unresters in the Free City. in Germany.
But Foerster went to Hitler cover his whole chest, has tried Danzig ever achieved. Tall, fat and robust Greiser sometimes to wear the Iron knows when to bow and how to summoned to Berlin and told to He and won again. Greiser was born in Western Poland. Cross his father won in the bow-his "subjects" say-add go and "stand up" to the Long-headed, quick-eyed and
ing that he knows "to whom to League. Foerster was triumph- studious looking Foerster was He loves to be called "Cap-
bow."
ant whilst Grelser's star went born in Furth, near Nuremberg- and is never happier than when tain" rather than the President,
somewhat dimmed.
Had he gone himself without Greiser is 44-ten years older in gala uniform. In these dictatorships thought and than Foerster. But although
Quarrels between the
Hitler's express command or action are regimented as never_be-older-in years, he is Foerster's likes to imitate Hitler. He talks more pleasure than the
rulers are many and frequent. his position would be better than two had he shown inclination to go, Foerster, on the other hand, Nothing gives their subordinates fore In human history, there is junior in the Nazi party. Hence like Hitler, walks and behaves when Foerster runs out in an only one dictator.
it is. abundant evidence that under these Foerster's stronger position in like him. iron controls the soirit of protest is Increasingly active.
Many people fall into the error of thinking of the German or the Italian people as Robots, identified closely with their Governments and following blindly every command of their leaders. While it is true that
The "Times" Correspondent in
Rome comments: "Even Fascists are asking when the country is going to be allowed a little peace and quiet. That famous fire-breather; Signor Furinnacci, issues a trumpet call to
these weak brethrea-the whiners in
Was
Danzig.
Foerster was preaching Hit-
He has a love
for uniforms
Franco-German war of 1870.
scene Now Danzig may soon have
agitated state from Greiser's office and Greiser throws his hat after him. Or when Foerster, ler's gospel when Greiser was ture Goering of the Miniature shake hands with Greiser.
Greiser is called the "minia- angry and aulky, refuses to still a mason and the representa- Danzig State." Foerster, the tive of a Jewish business house. "miniature
a
After each quarrel Foerster
A Look Through The "Telegraph"
Hitler." Greiser goos
to Hitler to complain In Danzig Greiser arrived with
likes shooting, Foerster prefers against Greiser and Greiser goes medal he won during the war daughter of a Danzig builder throw mud at this co-ruler Foers- home life. He has married the to Goering and Goebbels to the party. 'Our young men,'
he and
a good record as a pilot and his father-in-law is said to ter. It is Foerster that wins. says, 'wish to live in a state of Foerster came as a petty official have made a fortune from build- spiritual mobilisation from the first with torn trousers and a hungry ing contracts for the Danzig in the conflict with the League It was also Foerster who won to the last day of the year, with but stomach. To-day Greiser
State. Cynics say that both of Nations and Lester, the Foers-
can
a single hope, that of being called afford to spend lavishly, and Greiser and Foerster made a League Commissioner. on to fight. The very vehemence of Foerster is the owner of many
this rhetoric leads one to suspect the beautiful villes in and around
extent of the revolt against the doctrine of eternal agitation."
The "Manchester Guardian," in a
Danzig and one in Wiessee, the place where Rochm was murder- long article, bears testimony to the jed. Both have a great thirst every-growing malulse in Germany, for money, Greiser to spend with the spirit of moral resistance to Facrster-to save and hoard. the regime stronger than it has ever been before.
Grieser made himself popular It, therefore, we attempt to fore-
through his numerous love cast Europe's future from the char affairs, his numerous rendezvous Acter of its most powerful Govern-on the local cemetery, and his ments, then the horoscope would be shooting parties. Foerster be- gloomy indeed. But we can avold came famous when he was
necepting this fatalistic conclusion thrown out from his post for a that war is inevitable if we remem-violent attack on President Hin- ber the ever-widening gulfs between denburg when the Marshal was the dictators and their peoples.
first elected as German Presi- dent.
Great nations and great peoples cannot he cowed forever by the knout and the blackjack. The time upirit and the Innate decencies of
Both came to power through human nature are in league against loyalty to Hitler. Greiser be- the dictators. The greatest common came President of the Senato denominator of the European peoples when Dr. Rauschning showed to-day is an immense yearning for some deviation from Hitler's
anti-Jewish teachings.
peace.
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We do not subscribe to the believe: that war in Europe Is Inevitable. We believe that the will of the Ger Авл man and Italian people is not re- Jewish firms Greiser somehow former employee of presented. by the lust for conquest proved to be the better pupil as that had gripped their leaders and far as Jowish, hatred was con- that, if war does come, the German corned. Foerstor's nomination and Italian military machines will as "Gauleiter" In Danzig was have as may powerful enemies bo-the result of a good word from hind their lines as they will in front. Hitler's sister and the recom
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the
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