Show Hess Act Blow to Nazis Say Diplomats in U. U S. S v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 13 Cm- Cm Diplomatic circles seemed agreed Tuesday that the melodramatic flight light of Rudolf Hess to Britain would be a great blow to the morale morale morale mo mo- rale of the German people no matter matter matter mat mat- ter what explanation they accept Both the official German and the British Bi a accounts coun of the wars war's strangest episode it was said contain contain con con- tain elements that can hardly be bere re reassuring to the average man in inthe inthe inthe the third reich retch These sources reasoned as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows The German version speaks of Hesss Hess's failing health for years and raises doubts as to his sanity at least at the time he decamped Inasmuch as Hess continued active in important government and nazi party affairs almost to the end the inevitable question arises to to Hes Hess Hess' mental condition for some sometime sometime sometime time past In short the German people may maywell maywell w well ll wonder how long Important affairs have been in the hands of a aman aman aman man of dubious mental stability The British account shows different different different dif dif- ferent seeds of doubt It represents Hess long one of Hitler's closest associates as deserting der fuehrer at the high tide of victory to surrender surrender surrender sur sur- render voluntarily to Great Brit Brit- ain And it stresses his complete sanity Accepted in this light Hess' Hess flight light can only dumbfound the average average average av av- av- av German it was said There never had been any question of Hess' Hess loyalty to Hitler r in the past He had stuck to der fuehrer during the most discouraging days of the nazi movement Why this amazing turnabout Did it mean he saw defeat ahead for the reich Had he lost faith In m Hitler |