| Show Hitler Declares Germans Solidly Back His Regime Chancellor Makes Plea for tor Understanding of Himself and His Country an and l Banishment Banishment Banish Banish- ment t of Prejudice By KARL A. A BICKEL President of the United Press Associations Copyright 1933 by the United Press BERLIN June 26 Adolf 26 Adolf Hitler in an exclusive interview with the United Press today said the G German people must solve their own problems themselves and according to their own lown own methods This will be understood he said when it is ls realized abroad that the whole German nation is behind me Hitler HiUer made this utterance in a special message to th the people of the United States State through the United Press The German chancellor wielding more power over his country than any chancellor since Bismarck received received received re re- re- re me in the richly panelled but simply furnished private office of the In the interview he defended Germanys Germany's course and predicted the doom of parliamentary tary government The chancellors chancellor's first firt appeal was for understanding understanding-a a doing away with prejudice against himself and his his' country His second was for world realization that the German people are arc solidly back of my regime regime regime re re- re- re gime and that the power I wield has been legally acquired I ask the thoughtful people of at America he said to ato weigh this regime in the balance only with authentic authentic au au- au information and not to forget forget for for- get that no American government ever had more loyal and united support support sup sup- port than I 1 have today P PHYSICALLY ALERT The chancellor appeared physically physical physical- ly alert and remarkably fit His face was bronzed and his clear bright Continued on Pare Para Two I I Interviewed tved F r l 41 M s I 4 r I r F Adolf Hit Hitler er f- f HITLER CLAIMS SOLID BACKING I t Continued nom From Pare One S blue eyes were his outstanding fea tea ture Hitler met me In the private 0 office U. U Ice of the and at once led Jed th the way to a small conference table for tor background It w was an impressive our our conversation The highly pol polished walnut panelled walls wails were relieved re reo by no decorative fea feature ure save for a bronze bust of President von Hindenburg and a tall tali vase of blue cornflowers In Ira sharp contrast was the unassumIng unassuming unas unas- suming and exceedingly democratic attitude altitude of ot the chancellor who has become th the unchallenged leader of loyalists to the nazi cause Hitler spoke poke slowly cho choosing i g his w words r carefully at the beginning of our conversation Then as it progressed progressed and he be began developing his theme he became animated emphasizing sizing his his points with a stabbing g gesture ture lure of his index finger As he swept into an In attack on modern parliamentary t tary try s systems ste he c became came vehement almost eloquent He argued vigorously for what he termed personal leadership as op opposed opposed opposed posed to the fumbling methods of par par- ties tie parliaments and consortiums Parliaments are arc doomed he de de- de dared The Idea of personal leadership leadership lead lead- Is the principle of oC today and for tomorrow Parliaments do not express the will of the people They function almost exclusively in behalf of the so-called so b big g interests NO Tr What are parliaments Merely consortiums working on the pie of majority rule but assuming no act actual al responsibility Personal leadership on the contrary con con- is founded on the principle of sole l final responsibility After all aU what Is dictatorship All great sue sue- ceS ful business enterprises of the world are run as dictatorships on the basis of courageous single re rc re- re ty If U is when things begin to go bad I when firms or governments governments' are threatened with bankruptcy that bankruptcy that II peo people le begin to hide behind the convenient con con- anonymity of boards of cons con con- s In response to my question whether er he believed this brand of national socialism would spread from Germany Germany Ger Ger- many to other countries Hitler declared declared de de- de- de dared There are arc certain ideas of national socialism which are fundamental such as the idea of the tremendous Importance of personality in leadership leader leader- ship and ship and such as the low esteem in ini which we hold the the- stereotyped application application ap ape ap- ap of the so-called so majority idea which in our day rules parliaments par par- the press the politics of almost al ai- most mod the entire civilized world Such Sch ideas as these thes I have mentioned men men- will very likely spread everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where within the coming years These ideas will acquire their own concrete form according to conditions conditions condi condi- in the countries to which they spread read I I asked him whether he believed that international peace would be furthered furthered fur fur- by the spread pread of national so- so o. o thought TEND TOWARD PEACE I feel teel the chancellor said that a common approach to the same thing in in th this l case nationalism nationalism-is is bound I in Sn the end to facilitate international agreement Countries in which nationalism na na- na is constructed along the same ame lines line are bound to feel a mutual respect for each others other's nationalism The result in the end would be International in In nationalism of the highest highest high high- est type throughout the world An atm atmosphere phere such as this would facilitate facilitate t tate te the solution of the most difficult difficult difficult cult problems We touched upon the tho subject of Austro German n relations and I asked him whether he believed Cb Chancellor Engelbert Dolfuss would last until the end of the year I Everywhere you hear it asserted that Dolfuss in Austria is acting on the same principles as u Hitler in Germany Germany Ger Ger- many he said quietly This is a slight error I am not suppressing I the majority with the aid of a n minor minor- I ity I am not hiding behind barbed wire fences The power I wield today today to to- day is one I have leg legally Uy achieved I have always been willing and ready to appeal to the people of my ray nation If I should bould call for a national plebiscite today every everybody ody knows I would win 75 to 80 per cent of the thew w vote cast castI L. L I II need no protection from tram th the people peo pIe I depend on them they depend on me If I should announce I 1 was going to Unter den Linden at this afternoon the streets struts leading to Under den Linden would be black With With enthusiastic crowds cheering me rue all the way The same thing happens happens hap hap- pens peru it If I travel by automobile through the remotest parts of the empire Our strength and inner coherence grow from month to month It is isery very ery much like Italy CANT CAN'T FIGHT TWO WO FOES But BuC coming back to Herr Dolfuss Dol Dol fuss I have this to say not as as' as aschan chancellor chancellor chan chan- ee lor but as aA a private individual One can can not er forever fight two foes toes foes internationalism and nationalism I consider such an attempt doomed from the start As M the interview j a close I asked the chancellor if Tie c had any special message for the people o of America He rose to his bis feet with a al brisk military gesture and said with witha a note of cordiality in his voice I 1 have only the sincere wish that tha thoughtful l people in America will ill no not p prejudice us but will judge the Ger German man situation only from authentic information The fact that the entire German people today stand behind me and my my coworkers should be convincing You have a democracy in the United States Statu but no American government I 1 ibelle believe e has hus ever had such loyal loya l w whole ole hearted support as u I have to day The criticism m of ot my regime ema ema- nat nates from quarters er which have deservedly deservedly de de- suffered from my ray reforms When it Is b realized abroad that tha the whole German nation i Is behInd me then it will be understood th the German people must solve their own problems themselves vC and according to their own me methods ho s. s |
