The Archive · 1939

Modern Torture Methods

Dr. Bruening said it was. dimeutt to make a German tell "what he really thinks in his heart because of the threat of violence to himself oF relatives within reach of Nazi authorities, "I cannot even tell the story of the secret state police and the fate Jof many of my dearest friends," said. "It {shard (0 imagine to what depths, human depravity can sink [Cells have been lined with electric Aight bulbs so that a prisoner feels as though he were dying of thirst At the same time he is foreed 10 {istencontinualy to recorded speeches of Marshal Hermann Goer ing, Air Minister.

"Very few people can stand that for more than three or four months.

People cannot stand this modern system of torture, this continual fright.... After three days of it 1 have Seen aman come out looking ike a man of 70 with whitened hair."—United Press.

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