THE FUTURE OF HITLERISM
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] S1R,—The article entitled " The Future of Hitlerism," in your issue of January 2nd, by Herr Georg Bernhard, closes with the words, "The world would be dealing a death blow to Briining's Government if it tendered to Hitler its alms." That is certainly true, but Hitler ha's no need to beg for the alms of foreign countries in order to get to power. That state- ment of Herr Bernhard will have little influence on public opinion abroad with regard to Hitlerism ; for the time is past when the enemies of Hitler could successfully summon to their aid the help of foreigners against this great movement for German unity. The world is at last beginning to realize that a strong German government which is willing and is authorized to answer with a plain " no " instead of a forced " yes " in the international conferences will serve the peace of the world better than one which is driven from compromise to com- promise, and thus leaves out of consideration the most weighty factor of German foreign policy, that of the " Nazis."
Herr Bernhard, who is known in Germany as a fierce enemy of National-Socialism, naturally cannot be expected to give an impartial judgement on this movement. It would have been more correct to say : Hitler's party contains, apart from some indifferent representatives of all classes—which are to be found in every country and party—the really active, vigorous and constructive minds of all classes of the German population. This latter section constitutes the backbone of the party and will be its mainstay when it enters into power. Hitler's party is not a party of mere opportunists, but the political expression of a great spiritual revolution of the German people.—I am,
Sir, &c., Emn, Eumen. 33 Sandford Road, Bromley, Kent.
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