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60lems about which they were asked as if on their answer haddepended the life and death of the German Reich.The party had no program beyond that contained in“My Political Awakening,” which was the confession of a convert.When Hitler asked for precisions he was answeredin abstractions. At any rate the party was anti-Marxist. Itrepresented – or tried to represent – the interests of the workingman and it wanted to give him all the good things he hadbeen promised by the Socialists and Communists. The ideasof the leaders about capitalism were conveniently vague.These details, Hitler was told, would be formulated by acommittee on party program. The main idea of the movementwas to make the labourer German-minded. Theleaders felt th^t the native worker had been duped by internationalists.Herr Harrar‟s hand trembled with excitementwhen he pictured a future in which millions of Germanworkers were marching toward happiness and prosperityunder the banners of the German Labour Party.Herr Harrar grew enthusiastic only when he could talkabout generalities. It was obvious that he scoffed at detailwhich was, in his view, beyond the notice of great societybuilders. For a young man of Hitler‟s type there was onlyone thing to insure success, and that was joining the GermanLabour Party.Eyes lit up when Hitler finally declared his willingnessto become a member of the party. With undisguised gleethe treasurer placed the membership book on the table. Thetavern-keeper knocked at the door. It was time for thegentlemen to vacate the room. They must know that petro-