MASS HYSTERIA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 September 1938, Page 8

MASS HYSTERIA

NAZI DEMONSTRATION AT NUREMBERG CROWD SINGS PRAISES OF HITLER. PEOPLE WANT TO SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES. (Recd This Day, 11.15 a.m.) NUREMBERG, September 7. Forty thousand men and two thousand girls from the Labour Front paraded on the Zeppelin Field. Rain and cold marred the demonstration, which included an intricate spade drill. It is officially denied that the Labour Corps is armed with rifles, but journalists claim to have seen lorries outside Nuremberg carrying members of the Labour ffront so armed. Herr Hitler, who was without an overcoat, despite the rain, was received with uproarious cheering. The entire 42,000 chanted: “We are prepared. We want to sacrifice our lives for Germany.. Blood is stronger than the enemy’s power. Hitler, as God’s messenger, liberated Austria. Much suffering still exists, but God will answer our prayer. A strong nation makes room for itself.” Another song praised Herr Hitler for creating a greater Germany. Herr Hitler’s speech lasted only six minutes. He did not refer to Czechoslovakia, but said: “Your spades’ work is in the north and east —here Hitler spoke with special emphasis —and in the west.”