“FREEDOM TO BE MAD”

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23376, 6 December 1945, Page 5

“FREEDOM TO BE MAD”

English Privilege Sect Glorifying Hitler (7.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 4. England, in addition to the four freedoms of the Atlantic Charter, had a fifth freedom—freedom to be mad—M. Jan Masaryk, Czech Foreign Minister agreed with this interjection by a journalist at a Press conference when discussing the purchase of Hitler's bust and the existence in England of a sect glorifying Hitler.

“My people at home were horrified about this, so probably will be the Russians," said M. Masaryk. "I studied unfathomable England during my long sojourn here, so I am not worried about the matter, but I shall have a hell of a job explaining it to the Czechs."

M. Masaryk revealed that part of Hitler’s personal art collection was recently found hidden in a monastery

in aoutn Bohemia. It consisted of paintings, sculptures of “stinking mediocrity” and many indecent nudes. “The Cechs mean to be masters of their own land,” said M. Masaryk. "When you hea. we are being interfered with, do not believe it.” He emphasised that the Czechs were finished with the Germans. “We lived under the same umbrella with them and got very wet." Careful Watch The activities of the Christian Reform League which, “under the guise of religion, seeks to make a cult of Hitler and the forces of evil which the United Nations recently overcame," would be carefully watched, said the Home Secretary,. Mr Chuter Ede, in the House of Commons, in reply to a question. “I entirely share the feelings of revulsion against this movement,” said Mr Ede. “I have no power to interfere merely because it is unpopular or ridiculous, while its advocates commit no breach of the law.” The league is reported to regard Hitler as a Divine instrument to break the power of Mammon. It has its headquarters ,at Kingdom House, in Surrey, where a number of members, some of whom are ex-detainees under the Defence Regulations, live in seclusion.