222 INTERVIEW WITH HINDENBURG different way than we imagined—and that, in fact, we weren't so far removed from one another. He promised me that, in any case, he would do what he could for me with Field- Marshal Hindenburg. "It won't be easy," he added, "for the 'old gentleman's' habits of thinking and feeling are in revolt against all you represent." I must recognise that Meissner was the first man who made me understand Hindenburg's exact situation. In whom could the Field-Marshal find support ? In any case, not among the German Nationalists, who were a lot of incompetents. He was not disposed to violate the constitution. So what could we do? It required a great effort from him to collaborate with certain Social-Democrats and certain representatives of the Centre. He also had an aversion for Hugenberg (who had one day described him as a "traitor" for having maintained Meissner in his job). Hindenburg invited me: "Herr Hitler, I wish to hear from your own mouth a summary of your ideas." It is almost impossible, across such a gap, to communicate to others one's own conception of the world. I tried to establish contact with the Field-Marshal by having recourse to comparisons of a military nature. Connection was fairly rapidly made with the soldier, but the difficulty began the instant there was a question of extending our dawning comprehension to politics. When I'd finished my summary, I felt that I'd moved Hindenburg and that he was yielding. At once he made this a pretext for reproaching me with an incident that had occurred in East Prussia: "But your young people have no right to behave as they do. Not long ago, at Tannenberg, they shouted out, so that I could hear: 'Wake up, wake up!' And yet I'm not asleep!" Certain charitable souls had given "the old gentleman" to suppose that the shout was meant for him personally, whereas in reality our supporters were shouting: "Wake up, Germany!" (Deutschland, erwache—a Nazi slogan). Shortly after this interview, Hindenburg informed me that he would consult me whenever there was a decision to take. But the influence of the enemies I numbered amongst those about me remained so strong that even in 1933 I couldn't see him except in the presence of Papen. One day, Papen
VON PAPEN—ANTONESCU 223 being absent, I appeared in the Field-Marshal's presence by myself. "Why is Herr von Papen always with you?" he asked. "But it's jo« I want to talk to!" When Papen came back, he must have regretted the trip that had called him away. "The old gentleman" regarded Papen as a sort of greyhound, but I think he was fond of him. Papen knew admirably how to handle him. We owe a debt of gratitude to Papen, by the way, for it was he who opened the first breach in the sacred constitution. It's obvious one couldn't expect more from him than that. Unless Antonescu gains the ear of the people, he's undone. The commander who has no troops behind him cannot maintain himself for long. It's thanks to the People's Party that Ataturk assured his rule. It's the same thing in Italy. If Antonescu were to disappear to-day, there would be a terrible struggle in the Army between the claimants to his succession. That wouldn't happen if there were an organisation that could impose his successor. In his place, I'd have made the Legion the basis of power, after first shooting Horia Sima. Without a solid political basis, it's not possible either to settle a question of succession or to guarantee the normal administration of the State. From this point of view, the Rumanians are in a state of inferiority in relation to the Hungarians. The Hungarian State has the advantages of a parliament. For us, such a thing would be intolerable; but theirs is one whose executive power is, in practice, independent. Papen's misfortune was that he had no support. We were not strong enough to shore him up. Anyway, I wouldn't have done it, for Papen was not our man. The sum total of the deficits of the Reich and the German States was reaching the yearly figure of five and a half thousand millions. On top of that, we had to pay five thousand millions to our enemies. "Marvellous result!" Papen said to me, after his return from Geneva, speaking of the hundred and fifty thousand millions that appeared on paper. "With that, on the 3Oth of January, we'll have eighty-three millions in the Reich's
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WISH TO WANDER AS PAINTER IN ITALY
VALUE OF SS ON THE HOME FRONT 13 G.
LESSON OF BRITISH RULE IN INDIA 15
NATIONAL SOCIALIST THEORY 17 12 Nig
AIMS OF COLONISATION is bad, but un
CRITICISM OF LAW AND OF LAWYERS 21
GERMAN LACK OF POPULARITY 23 Europe
BATTLES OF ANNIHILATION 25 We must
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SUPPRESSION OF CRIME AND SABOTAGE s
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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NO TIME YET FOR PEACE 35 wegians, S
FRONTIER OF GERMANS AND SLAVS 37 fi
FANATICISM OF RUSSIAN RULERS 39 But
THE GERMAN ECONOMIC PLAN 41 in the
GERMANY'S FIELD OF ACTION 43 utensi
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL 45 Who
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ART OF HANDLING SOLDIERS 49 shown t
THE KAISER IN 1914-18 WAR 51 reeler
BOUNDLESS POSSIBILITIES OF EUROPE 5
WHEN TO ORDER ATTACKS 55 36 13th Oc
ABILITY TO RELAX 57 than to write,
THE FATE OF CHRISTIANITY 59 if thes
NATIONAL SOCIALISM OPPOSED TO WORSH
TASK FOR RETIRED SCHOOLMASTERS 63 t
THE INFLATION OF THE MARK 65 foreig
ANTONESGU AND RUMANIA 67 In the fac
LEY'S TASK IN THE UKRAINE 69 to pie
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STANDARDISATION AND MASS PRODUCTION
RELIGION IN ROMAN EMPIRE 77 Roman S
EVILS OF CHRISTIAN AND MARXIST DOCT
PLANS FOR BERLIN 8l some of the thi
TEACHING OF RELIGION AND SCIENCE 83
EXPLOITATION OF FEAR OF DEATH 85 in
RUMOURS OF EXTERMINATION OF JEWS 87
CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS 89 ture.
MODERNISM. PRIESTS AND NUNS 91 weap
ADVICE TO BRITAIN 93 moment to make
THE CROATS—CONVERTS TO NATIONAL S
HITLER'S ARTISTIC ASPIRATIONS 97 fo
SPORT AS A RELAXATION 99 I paid my
POOR REPORTING BY FOREIGN MINISTRY
DUTIES OF CIVIL SERVANTS 103 2. In
TASKS OF THE JUDICIARY 105 Ministri
THE TYPE REQUIRED BY THE MILITANT P
PRINCIPLES OF RECRUITMENT FOR PUBLI
EMPIRES OF THE PAST Germany has bec
TYPES OF CRIMINALS—APPEAL JUDGE'S
HEALTH AND RACE 115 hygienically. H
THE SICK COMMUNITIES OF EUROPE 117
DISTINCTION OF STATE AND PARTY OFFI
END OF ERA OF PRINCES 121 65 nth No
THE CHURCHES IN NATIONAL EMERGENCIE
MYTH OF WORKERS' PARADISE 125 even
THE CRISIS-PROOF STATE 127 that, si
DECENTRALISED ADMINISTRATION With o
HITLER'S INVALID WILL 131 The popul
PREROGATIVE OF MERCY 133 This imagi
MUSSOLINI'S DEFENCE AGAINST BOLSHEV
ACTION AGAINST TRADE UNIONS 137 thi
GEN. DIETL'S SUPPORT OF NATIONAL SO
PRESERVATION OF THE SPECIES death.
CRITICISM OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION 143
NATIONAL SOCIALISM AND CHRISTIANITY
LUEGER, MAYOR OF VIENNA 147 was acc
WEHRMACHT TRADITION 149 berg. Liebe
THE ART TRADE 80 Night of 23rd-24th
NSDAP APPOINTMENTS 153 granted to e
NORMAL AND ABNORMAL HABITS 155 anot
TREATMENT OF COMMUNISTS 157 In the
FAR EASTERN Al-FAIRS 159 it do us i
85 1st January 1942, midday SPECIAL
VITAL DECISIONS — MUNICH ART TREA
INDEPENDENCE OF SS — HIMMLER 167
THE QUALITY OF OPTIMISM 169 hope no
EARLY PURCHASES OF WEAPONS 273 sell
EXPERIENCE WITH TWO AMBASSADORS 275
NEED TO REORGANISE FOREIGN SERVICES
US AND GERMAN INDUSTRY 279 material
FREEMASONS SUGGEST A BARGAIN judgme
ELECTION VAGARIES — MUSIC 283 It
TREASON TRIAL — A JUROR'S DISCLOS
WRITING "MEIN KAMPF" 287 everything
GERMANS AND ROMANS 289 138 4th Febr
MEMBERS OF THE PARTY AND THE REICH
ARREST OF MINISTERS 293 that one sh
THE TWO ECKARTS 295 she'd bought it
299 141 6th February 1942, evening
A CENTURY NEEDED TO DIGEST RUSSIA 3
THE LAW MUST NOT PROTECT THE INDIVI
FUEHRER NOT APPOINTED FOR LIFE 305
AIRCRAFT SPEED AND ARMAMENT 307 was
BRITISH FURY OVER NORWAY 309 unifor
GÖRING'S DRIVING HABITS 311 the in
BELIEF IN REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT 313
VIRTUE OF HUNGARIAN ARISTOCRACY 315
BOOKS FOR BOYS—FOLK DANCES 317 wo
HATRED OF SNOW NO MORE MISSIONARIES
NON-POLITICAL MUSIC—MUSEUMS 32! p
INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY 323 force. Su
DECLINE OF MUSIC — SUPERSTITION D
GERMANY AS A CENTRE OF ATTRACTION 3
THE PARTY TREASURER 329 156 22nd Fe
THE "STÜRMER"—A CASE OF PERJURY
EXEMPTIONS FROM FRONT LINE SERVICE
CURBING THE POWER OF THE MASSES 335
ORIGIN OF AN ARTICLE ON THE PARTY P
COMMUNICATIONS WITH TURKEY—LOSSES
CREATION—PROVIDENCE—CHRISTIAN D
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION OF PARTY MEM
THE POSITION OF MONARCHS AND QUISLI
PARTY PRESS—LESS WORK FOR HOUSEWI
MEMORIES OF BAYREUTH FESTIVAL 349 L
WOMEN S WEAKNESSES 35! birth of eac
ON SOCIAL PREJUDICES AND MARRIAGE 3
TEACHING OF HISTORY AND FOREIGN LAN
VIEWS ON THE GERMAN AND OTHER LANGU
MERITS OF HITLER S MOTHER 359 Man i
SMOKING BY SOLDIERS 361 Some time a
COMPANIES SHOULD BE NATIONALISED 36
THE PROBLEM OF NATIONALISATION 365
NO GRAFT IN GERMANY—CRISIS IN BRI
CHURCHILL PREFERABLE TO CRIPPS 369
TECHNIQUE OF PAINTING 371 there tha
THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE 373 One might
BEQUESTS TO HITLER 375 cellor of th
INDICTMENT OF LAWYERS 377 think tha
GOVERNMENT IN BULGARIA 379 Our adva
A THOUSAND YEARS HENCE 381 the grea
NAPOLEON'S CARDINAL MISTAKE 383 no
PROBLEMS OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT 3
EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF RULERS 38
THE KAISER WAITED TOO LONG 389 appe
ACTRESSES SHOULD ENTERTAIN FOREIGN
RECEPTION IN ITALY 393 of relief to
EDUCATION OF THE ÉLITE 395 I'm in
COURAGE OF STATESMAN AND SOLDIER 39
GERMAN PATENTS—INDUSTRIAL ESPIONA
A GERMAN INLAND SEA 401 officers to
DIVIDE AND RULE 403 Austria, too, h
DIFFICULTIES IN POLAND AND CZECHOSL
A WARNING TO FRANCE 407 time I gave
MEASURES TO COMBAT DISORDERS 409 18
CLOSING OF MONASTERIES certainly br
NATIONAL SOCIALIST PROPAGANDA 413 B
STREICHER'S METHODS 415 Julius Stre
POLITICIANS MUST BE RESOLUTE 417 Au
A SCHOOL OF PESSIMISM 419 the Catho
GERMAN PROPAGANDA METHODS 421 188 l
THE CONCEPTION OF LIBERTY 423 A ver
LIMITED PUBLIC SERVICES FOR THE EAS
REARMAMENT—SCHOOLMASTERS 427 This
BRITISH AND GERMAN EDUCATION 429 wi
TALKS WITH TWO REICHSBANK PRESIDENT
RACE FOR RAW MATERIALS 433 receipt
GERMAN WARRIORS AND FOREIGN WORKERS
A HYMN ON MUSSOLINI 437 195 23rd Ap
GROWTH OF GERMAN NAVY 439 little pe
UNHAPPY MARRIAGES OF NATIONAL SOCIA
PRAISE OF THE VEGETARIAN DIET 443 t
TOWN PLANNING IN UNZ 445 Vienna eno
LINKING THE NEW EMPIRE 447 2OI Muni
CONDUCTING AN ORCHESTRA 449 Above a
NO PROTECTION BY POMCTE 451 that th
POSSIBLE ASSASSINS 453 capes and so
LOCAL PATRIOTISM 455 bodies which o
ABUSE OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 457 rea
ECONOMICS INSTRUCTION 459 mittee th
NOT ENOUGH MEN FOR SENIOR POSTS 461
LORD ROTHERMERE—SIR OSWALD MOSLEY
INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BRITAIN
A GERMAN BEVERAGE 467 sanctuary. In
BORMANN AS TABLE TALK EDITOR 469 be
POLICY FOR ALSACE AND LORRAINE 471
DISSERTATION ON RACES 473 be possib
NORDIC REGENERATION OF PEOPLES 475
CLAIMS ON FRENCH TERRITORY 477 If s
NO SALARY RISE FOR ROSENBERG 479 Cr
RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM 481 ordinary
CIVILIANS IN TIME OF WAR 483 Tibeta
FEW IRON CROSSES FOR FOREIGNERS 485
THE EASY LIFE OF A DIPLOMAT 487 arm
US ENTRY INTO WAR 489 to reply to t
NOBILITY OF GERMAN WORKERS 491 ment
GERMANY'S FUTURE ics 493 the Air Ar
BETTER PAY FOR BALLET DANCERS 495 o
HITLER-PAPEN GOVERNMENT 497 conside
APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR 499 deman
DISARMAMENT—RHINELAND OCCUPATION
WARTIME CRIMINALITY 503 Once I had
THIRD DEGREE INTERROGATION 505 the
GERMAN CULTURAL POLICY 507 the oppo
SHIP AND AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION 509
WARTIME INVENTIONS 511 take the con
GERMAN BIBLE TRANSLATION CONDEMNED
VISIT TO SPAIN IMPOSSIBLE 515 when
DISCLOSURE OF MILITARY SECRETS 517
HITLER ORDERS MASS EXECUTION 519 ju
APPOINTMENT OF REICH BISHOP 58! to
SCHOOL AND HITLER YOUTH Following t
NO PUBLICITY OFFICERS IN MINISTRIES
GENERALS AND MACHINES 527 virtues;
VENIAL BLACK MARKET 529 all the som
FOOD CONTROLS AND TRANSPORT DIFFICU
THE OFFICE OF GAULEITER 533 Reichsl
ELECTION OF EMPERORS—PARTY OFFICI
NATIONALITY PROBLEM IN THE LOW COUN
RUSSIA'S DESIGNS ON INDIA 539 Brita
EUROPE UNITED BY FORCE OF ARMS 54!
TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGES 543 If
DANGER OF JEWISH ANCESTRY 545 Freih
DIPLOMATIG TRICKS 547 the country.
HISTORICAL READING 549 available to
PROTESTANT REGIONS OF THE REICH 551
CONCORDAT TO BE DENOUNCED 553 does
STUDIED SILENCE ON CHURCH AFFAIRS 5
CZECH CO-OPERATION 557 after myself
COLONISATION REPLACES LAND RECLAMAT
NO MILITARY SPIRIT IN SWITZERLAND 5
THE VALUE OF OBERAMMERGAU 563 would
PARTY RALLIES 565 round the table,
ANCIENT NUREMBERG 567 couraged to n
SPANISH CIVIL WAR 569 and thought t
ROOSEVELT CARTOON SUGGESTED 57! 255
OCCUPATION OF CAIRO 573 to increase
COLONISTS ARE TAUGHT A LESSON 575 o
FORGETTING DEFEATS 577 All measures
TRUNK ROADS FINA>TE 579 to ten or f
PRESS INTERVIEW AND PUBLIC SPEECH 5
NAPOLEON ANALOGY IN RUSSIA 583 capa
LEGAL PEDANTRY AND GRAFT 585 How ve
BORMANN'S TOUR OF THE UKRAINE 587 a
KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS 589 once in
VIEWS ON ROYAL FAMILIES 591 very di
CAPITALISTS IN STRUGGLE AGAINST BOL
KEITEL TAKES A HAND 595 and even if
PURCHASE OF WEHRMACHT SUPPLIES 597
CHANCE INFORMATION FROM THE FRONT 5
PRIORITY FOR U-BOATS AND MINESWEEPE
ENGLISH LITERATURE 603 I have inexo
EARLY DISILLUSIONMENT IN USA 605 ca
MUSSOLINI AND THE POPE 607 adhering
REVISITING BATTLEFIELDS 609 bloodho
"OVERLORD" IMPOSSIBLE 611 you!" And
NO WAR WITHOUT OIL 613 me to travel
BRITAIN'S OIL RESERVES 615 Italians
MARKETS FOR GERMANY 617 have fallen
PEASANTRY PRAISED 619 of a peer can
GLASS BEADS FOR NATIVES 021 284 8th
GERMANY SAFE FOR FIFTY YEARS 623 wh
NO WAR DEBTS AFTER TEN YEARS 625 wi
THE I92I PROGRAMME 627 good gentlem
AN SS HIGHLAND BRIGADE 629 It is no
CHURCHILL-STALIN MEETING 631 mind C
FUNDS FOR WEHRMACHT 633 accumulated
SCHACHT'S OPPOSITION 635 the Army s
CHILDHOOD AT LEONDING 637 is withou
PRISON NO LONGER A HARDSHIP 639 ove
LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY 641 how h
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF COURTS 643 and
THE ADVOCATE AS SERVANT OF THE STAT
THE RULER OF EUROPE 647 accept the
THE NIGHT OF THE REICHSTAG FIRE 649
TRIAL MARRIAGES 65! and nudge each
SHORTHAND-TYPISTS AND SECRETARIES 6
NATIVE CRUELTY 655 less Commissions
BRITISH STATESMEN 657 the marvellou
WEALTH AND COMMON SENSE 659 abandon
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE 66l The touchi
THE DIEPPE RAID 663 was compelled t
DANGER OF FRENCH RISING 665 the Ruh
HORTHY AND THE HUNGARIANS 667 Only
AIR WAR—NAVAL AA GUNNERS 669 Mult
RELIGION IN EASTERN TERRITORIES 671
THREE-YEAR MILITARY SERVICE 673 our
A BUST OF SCHARNHORST 675 opinion t
LLOYD GEORGE AND WOODROW WILSON 677
A BEAUTIFUL CITY 679 his memoirs pr
HITLER'S LIBEL ACTION 681 nights wh
AUSTRIAN GAULEITERS 683 carrying a
THE "DAILY MAIL" 685 upon her by a
A PROPAGANDA DIRECTIVE 687 Reichsta
WEHRMACHT RELEASE OF AN ARTISTE 689
REFLECTIONS ON SPAIN kind, been alt
FRANCO AND MUNOZ GRANDE 693 The jou
MIXED MARRIAGES 695 refused to allo
MRS. CHURCHILL AND MME. MAISKY 697
SCHOOLMASTER IN THE SS 699 us into
7°3 3l8 13th June 1943, evening Da
GERMANIC CONFEDERATION 705 strosity
ROMANTICISM AND SPACE 707 I will co
HITLER S HISTORICAL SENSE 709 compl
LINZ'S DEBT TO THE REICH 711 If I m
PART FIVE 1944 13th March—2gth-3o
7l6 FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE RHINE pres
718 REFLECTIONS ON CHURCH AND RESEA
72O ECONOMIC SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERS
722 BORMANN AND BURGDORFF that the
724 INDEX Atlantic Wall, 478 progre
726 INDEX Channel Islands, 584 Char
728 INDEX Eastern Front (contd.) se
73O France (contd.) armistice with,
73« INDEX Habsburg, Otto von, 693
734 INDEX Hitler (contd.) weddings,
736 INDEX Kernal Ataturk, see Atatu
738 INDEX Mutschmann, Gauleiter of
74 INDEX Public opinion, British pr
742 INDEX Schiller, 291 Schinkel, G
744 INDEX Ukraine (contd.) German c
746 INDEX Wolfichlucht, Hitler's HQ