hitler

CHAPTER XI.“ G E R M A N Y A W A K E ! J U D A P E R I S H ! ”N its Preamble, the National Socialist Program says thatIit was made for all times and that it is unalterable. AdolfHitler, who regards the Nazi movement as his life work,takes responsibility for the program, although his part in itscreation was mostly passive. His was a work of selection.The ideas he liked he accepted and those he disliked he rejected.In considering the man‟s work it is impossible to leavethe guiding principles of his party out of account.Although the program is described as unalterable, manyof its 25 articles have undergone radical changes in interpretation,and although the Nazi party is an absolute dictatorship,all of Hitler‟s lieutenants have their views as to what the movementshould stand for. In the maze of conflicting views itis not always easy to find the party‟s real program. In thefollowing pages an attempt will be made to present the consensusof opinion – so far as it exists – among the leaders, indicatingthe issues on which their ideas are fundamentallydifferent.The popular mind has epitomized the party programin the slogan: “Deutschland erwache! Juda verrecke!” (“GermanyAwake! Juda Perish!”)