HARD TO ERADICATE GERMAN WORKERS

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 20, 18 October 1944, Page 8

HARD TO ERADICATE

GERMAN WORKERS

Future Nazi Conspiracies In Germany ROLE OF S.S. MEMBERS (By Telegraph.—Press (Received October 17, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 17. “Though onlv a small part of Germany Is under Allied occupation, already the greatest menace to post-war security is becoming apparent —the. 8-8. or elite guard, the Nazi State within the State says a “New York Times” correspondent with the American First Army. . “The German docility cannot be taken as an indication of utter defeat of the German people. The ramifications ot the Schutzstaffel are so wide that unless most careful vigilance is maintained these Nazis will begin forming cells in the occupied areas for re-education or the German people toward a rebirth ot the Nazi Party in comparative safety. “It is dangerous to assume, as some have, that the German protestations of hatred for Hitler and the Nazi Party are genuine. One feels that the Germans are merely saying what will please their conquerors in order to escape the penalties of tbeir crimes. . . “The activities of the S.S. in the unitary and police spheres and its brutality' in half a dozen countries .have obscured the fact that the organization is far more than a collection of picked soldiers and sadistic policemen. In the German ‘Who’s AVho,’ which contains 1200 names, there are more than 300 members of the S.S. They include leaders In industry, finance and trade as well as Government and military circles. Wide Permeation. “The permeation of the Third Reich by the S.S. is clearly an important consideration both’for any assessment of tie present situation in Germany and the Future purge of German public life by the Allied occupation authorities. \ “S.S officers control not only most or the Government departments but also education and cultural and charitable organizations, including the German Red Cross. These are the big fish. J here are thousands of little fish unknown to the outside world, but important men in their districts. They have been trained to believe in the holiness of the primary function of the S.S.—to guard the political stability and internal security of the Nazi Party.”

British Union Attitude

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 16. The necessity for bringing die German war criminals to justice and the necessity for destroying the National Socialist regime in Germany were emphasized by Air. Ebbv Edwards, president of the Aline Workers’ Federation, iu an address to the Trades Union Congress at BlackP -°“The question of re-establishing relations with the German working class, he said, “cannot be shelved. AVe must make up our minds where our duty and responsibility lie in regard to rebuilding the German trades unions. Ihis may well be one of the most difficult and yet one of the most important of our post-war trades union problems. As an internationalist, I have been intensely disappointed at. the lack of reported activities of German trades unionists during the whole period iu which Hitler and the Nazi Party have been in power. “Our goodwill and our deep desire for full international co-operation will not, I feel, justify refusal to admit German working class organizations to our fellowship. We must be ready, willing, and anxious to help the working class movement in Germany, as in every other country which is rebuilt on free democratic principles.” He added that Germany must be completely demilitarized actually and potentially. Such issues were far too grave to be settled by a few statesmen. The voice of the people must shape the settlement and underwrite it. Speaking of domestic matters, he advocated public ownership as the basis of industries and essential services, including the section of the engineerin" industry concerned with. the production of armaments and munitions.