Hitler without the moderates Fenruary 1938

Head of the Army and Everything 
The German press has returned to silence, said the BBC in one of its witty moments, 
and all is apparently well again in the Reich. 
The international situation has been little affected by the recent manifestation of 
disunity in Germany, but one thing remains  clear after all the excitement; A Dictator
is not necessarily as firm in the saddle as he appears to be, and as he would like the 
world to believe. appears to be, and us he would like the World to believe.

What Will Hitler Say?
The whole of Europe is wondering what Herr Hitler will say
to this Reichstag; on Sunday, when he is to make his first
public statement since the great changes in the chief offices
of State which have set him still more firmly in the saddle.

No Room For Criticism
It would seem that the general. effect of the upheaval is that Herr Hitler has removed 
from power high officials who were not entirely in sympathy with his policy, but reserved 
their right to criticised. Nazism has no room for criticism. In 1934 Herr Hitler disposed 
of his critics by having them shot; this time he has adapted the more humanised way of 
replacing them with men who will do his bidding without question.

The dramatic events of the beginning of the month brought into the light of day much ignore 
than was happening at the time. The true position of the last few years stands out clearly 
for all to judge. All during these years the Nazi Party has proclaimed that it hats stood
solidly and entirely for Germany, and that the throne on which Herr Hitler had installed 
himself by their energies  was without at flaw in its structure.
All was unity and perfection, and there were no critics i the Reich because there was 
nothing to he criticised.

Generals Dismissed
And yet, after rumours the strictest censorship could not suppress, the world learned 
that two of the main supports of this perfect organization had been set on one side, 
and a new kind of structure put in position to maintain it. The causes of this revolutionary 
change in the control of the Reich were so grave that the Commander-in-Chief and the Chief
of Staff (Marshal von Blomberg and General von Fritsch) of the most famous army in Europe 
had to surrender their high positions, together with thirteen other generals and many officers
of high rank. The Foreign Minister surrendered his high office and took a lower office in 
what is called a Secret Cabinet. The new Foreign Minister is Herr von Ribbontrop, who has 
been Ambassador in London and has  the advantage of knowing this country and its desire for 
World peace.

The immediate result of the changes is apparently that Herr Hitler has given himself more 
power than ever. He has made himself head of the Army, which he controls through National-
Socialist officers. He has put the Civil Service under a. more uniform  control than hitherto. 
In short, the new men and the new ideas have been brought to the test against the traditional 
ideas of the long established servants of the State, whether in foreign, military, or civil 
matters, and they have prevailed.

Only time can show what underlies this vast upheaval. Herr Hitler himself has frequently shown 
that he is averse from the reckless actions proposed by his fanatical followers. He porcelains
himself stronger today than in the past: can he continue to check his extremists without  
the support of the moderates who have gone.