DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Page Six
Report From Germany
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the Inn Roehbein and the're
Paul gave them water and cig-
arettes, for which he was later
reproached and then reported
by Pohlmann.
When Ortsgruppenleiter Pohl-
mann approached the Inn with the
third flyer, Paul left because he
too was not a party member and
on the black list. He did mention
a few names of people who would
know about the third flyer. Far-
mers Sotebeier and Richards, Pri-
son keepers Unland and Pohlmann
and two girls who worked in
town, Prinz and Vonnemann. Paul
Sussiek was dismissed. I had met
the first real anti-Nazi since I
had come to Germany. He defin-
itely had a hatred of the Nazis
and their methods. In an off the
record discussion, he told us what
happened to his mill, how he was
Imprisoned six days for giving
water and cigarettes to the air-
men and how, although his small
village was out of the regular
routes, it had become tainted (as
he called it) by the beastliness of
the Nazis. How good friends were
afraid to speak openly to each
other, how one man spoke against
the other, In the hope of some ill
gotten gain from the Nazi party
leader. Oh, yes, they had them
even in the smallest village.
We then left the friendly Sus-
sieks and went to the farm of
Heinrich Connsbruch. He could
add little to what we knew ex-
cept to give us the name of the
man who was supposed to have
hit the third flyer with a pitch-
fork, Fritz Wagcmann. He too
pointed the finger to Heinrich
Pohlmann the Nazi, as the one
who would and could have beat-
en the American flyer to death.
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We then visited a Mrs. Anna
Wageniann, not any relation to
Fritz Wagemann and her story
was practically the same as
Connsbruch's. She did give us
the name of one of the police-
men that took the flyers from
the Inn to Halle. It seems that
the three flyers came together
at the Inn. Then were led to
Pohlmann's shop. There they
were beaten and kicked. The third
one was already badly beaten
before he got to the Inn by'
Pohlmann. FroM Pohlmann'a
shop they were taken to Italie,
the next big town. On the way
the third flyer is supposed to
have died. Ile was taken by car
w ith the other two flyers and
WAN accompanied by Pohlmann,
Policeman Lenneman, another
policeman (later found to be
named Eichmeyer) and a police-
man named Sklieb.
The last man we interviewed
that day was Farmer Sotebeier.
He could tell us little more than
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that he .,had stood up for the fly-
ers, said that they should be
treated as prisoners of war. His
story had been coroborated by the
two previous witnesses. He too,
with Sussiek, spent six days in
jail for what he had said. It
seems that Pohlmann did not like
him either. He too, quite natural-
ly, put the finger on Pohlmann as
the man most likely to have beat-
en the third flyer to death.
On our way home, going over
the various rumors, facts and
what not, that we had accumulat-
ed, we all flame to one conclusiod.
The Germans are neat and orderly
to the nth degree. So much so
that they are apt to pay attention
to little details and overlook the
big, important items. That the
Germans are quite adept at lying,
deceit, and at putting the blame
on the other guy. All were afraid
of being involved. All would only
testify definitely as to what they
saw and all saw very little, and
always they,-were never alone, al-
ways there were others there too.
Amazingly, though, after more
than a year, they remembered the
little details very well.
Remember Details
Yes, the Germans have a deep
respect for official documents —
for anything official. They feel
that if the paper says so, it
must be so. They very adeptly
put the blame for nasty things
on the State or the Nazis but
never on themselves as part of
the State or Party. They are a
stubborn people, determined and
very very proud. Even the best
of them seem to be laughing at
us and to be saying to them-
selves, "What fools these Ameri-
cans are to think that they can
return us with kindness and
teach us the democratic way of
doing things." As we rode back
to Bad Oeynhausen and the sha-
dows lengthened, I too wonder-
ed about what we had accom-
plished, by mere questions; what
we might have accomplished
had we used the un-American
way, the one way the Germans
do understand, and that is a
good, swift poke in the jaw!
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On March 23, the Little Women
of Hddassah will hold their An-
nual Szold Ball in the Wayne
Room of the Hotel Statler. Eddie
Marshall and his orchestra will
furnish the music, according to
word received from Miriam Cog-
gan, and Elayne Stuart, dance
and publicity chairmen, respec-
tively.
Members will meet at the Ha-
dassah office, 9144 Linwood Ave.,
at 5:30 p.m., StAiday, March 10, for
a weiner roast which will coincide
with the organization's regular
session. Sunday has been desig-
nated as the last day for mem-
bers to turn in Patrons and Com-
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good will, I would have no quarrel with it. But when it is based upon
the Russian armies I do quarrel with it. And when the Russians
execute 30,000 middle-of-the-road Bulgarian leaders, I for one intend
to take issue with it. Interestingly enough, the Russians have not
tampered with extreme right wing and monarchal leaders in either
Bulgaria or Roumania because they do not consider them dangerous
to the Russian system. They have even endeavored to bring Hines c
Carol back to Roumania, and he, as you know, permitted some of t
worst anti-Semitic atrocities in Roumanian history.
They have even kept in office some of the leaders of the Ir
Guard whose atrocities against the Jews were unspeakable. In Bul-
garia the people they have gone after are the peasant socialist lead-
ers who probably represent the great mass of the Bulgarian people
and who are the greatest menace to Communistic control.
I know that if you will recall what I have written about the Rus-
sians in the past, you will realize that I have been extremely friendly
to them. In fact, some critics have even called me pro-Communist.
I shall continue to be friendly to Russia as long as her policy is net
based on force. But when Russia builds up the greatest military threat
in history, then I for one consider it my duty to report the facts.
Again let me tell you how much I appreciated your letter and
the chance to give you my views. I'm afraid I have sketched them
rathereroughly and hastily, but I shall try to give them from time
to time in the column in the future.
Best wishes
DP-c
(Signed) DREW PEARSON
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