"A PRACTICAL MYSTIC"

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 1, 1 July 1935, Page 10

"A PRACTICAL MYSTIC"

HIGH TRIBUTE TO HITLER

ROTHERMERE IMPRESSED

LONDON, June 16. "Herr Hitler is the most prominent figure in the world today, with his master mind magnetising the whole field of foreign politics." That is the estimate made by Viscount Rothermere in an article in the "Daily Mail." ■ Lord Rothermere goes on to say that Herr Hitler is a "practical mystic," a rare combination of a dreamer and a • doer. Like Oliver Cromwell, Joan of Arc, and Mahommed, he draws inspiration from hidden light not shared by his fellow-men. Herr Hitler is the incarnation of the spirit of the German race, which aims at restoring complete sovereignty in internal affairs, and again making the nation a first-class world Power. Continuing, Lord Rothermere says that Herr Hitler's presence reveals intense earnestness. He never converses casually, never relaxes his attitude except when listening to music, which he loves. However calm and impassive is his manner, one instinctively feels that beneath the surface there smoulders a. fiery purpose dominating his whole existence. He possesses magnetic eyes, reflecting a soul conscious of the magnitude of the task he has undertaken. Thd Leader-Chancellor's simplicity oi: dress—usually a plain brown uniform—is embellished only by an Iron Cross, which indicates that he considers .his task a militant crusade. He will never become a stereotyped statesman, says Lord Rothermere, and he detests bureaucracies and routine. Like all supreme leaders, Herr Hitler is a lonely man, but his love of children and of dogs further reveals sentiment underlying his conviction that he is a man with a divinelyappointed mission.