The German Gestapo has succeeded in making an arrest in the alleged Munich bombing attempt on the life of Herr Hitler with the same speed with which they effected arrests after the notorious Reichstag fire, and one Georg Elser and two others, not identified by name, but alleged to have some connection with British secret service have been apprehended, Elser, it appears, was arrested on the night of the explosion when attempting to cross the German border into Switzerland, and the report significantly adds a remark by the German News Agency, revealing the arrest, that Elser confessed after persisting "in his obstinate denial in a manner unique in criminal history." From this it is to be believed that after persisting in as-Severations of innocence, such a change of heart was effected in Elser that freely, and of his own desire, he admitted a crime which undoubtedly will place him under the sword of the Nazi headsman. How such a change was brought about it would be improper to suggest here, but if readers draw their own conclusions that Elser probably felt it better to invite death than persist in his denial with all its penalties they will probably not be far wrong. Little beyond the news of his arrest and the further attempt to implicate the British intelligence service in this alleged murder plot has been divulged, but if in Elser the Gestapo have found another van der Lubbe no one in the world will be the least surprised, What is even more interesting is the corroboration now alleged to have been discovered of the guess made directly the incident was revealed that the perfidious British were behind it. It will be remembered that, simultaneously with the publication of the news, the Gestapo made such an announcement, and in order to maintain its reputation for infallibility it is necessary that such a cock-and-bull story should be supported. So before any inquiries could have been made the tale of British complicity was announced. The theory that there was in fact no attempt to murder Herr Hitler, but only a scheme, of which he and his immediate followers knew, designed to place around the chief of the wild men the halo of an escaped martyrdom, may yet be justified. 3
New "Hymn of Hate"
One of the most popular jokes of the last war and one of the most consolidating factors in Britain's determination to continue to the end was that singular German poetic composition known as the "Hymn of Hate" It was a peculiarly stupid tirade devised with the idea Of arousing personal indignation, but set to music in England it was an extremely popular song, and once transformed into dance time it proved to be the best foxtrot produced in years, Repeating this error—which gratuitously it might be advised is a poor form of propaganda for the Nazis—a new "Hymn of Hate" recently appeared on the front page of "Der Stuermer," the Nuremberg newspaper established by Julius Streicher, the notorious Jew-baiter, now reported to be im disgrace. This song, it is stated, is the composition of a good Aryan Whereas the previous one was written by a Jew. This is how the new song runs:
"Who bears the guilt for the Poli ish war save Who treads the rights of neutral under foot?
England.
"Who allows the innocent to bleed?
Jana.
Retrain:
England is the curse of the world.
She knows but greed and hate and gold. Who pretends love but sows only hate?
England.
Who gave Polish murderers permission and aid?
England.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.