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Gareth Jones’ articles on Germany written in 1933 and 1934
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Gareth’s Friends in Germany
****** Gareth Jones’ articles written in 1933 and 1934 describing the Rise of the Dictator, Adolph Hitler. ******* Gareth Jones’s articles were written and published following his visits to Germany in February and June 1933 and in August 1934 mainly, in The Western Mail. He appeared to have great affection for the country and the people of that nation. He had visited Germany yearly from 1923 and with his command of the German language, he, of any British man was in a position to comment on the momentous political events that were unfolding before him. He witnessed during these visits, the rise of National Socialism occurring in the country and the adulation and worship of Adolph Hitler. Though employed by David Lloyd George, signatory of the Treat of Versailles, the former Prime Minister did not appear to influence him in his opinions. Despite this, the great man must have influenced Gareth’s understanding of the situation.
On his first visit in 1922 the German mark had become worthless and he travelled through the country very cheaply. He witnessed the temporary improvement of German finances in the late twenties only to see, in the early thirties at the time of the Great Depression, the plight of the 6,000,000 unemployed. He saw the failure of German Democracy: he understood the reason for the German’s bitterness as a consequence of the Treaty and the fact that there had been no revision of this Treaty after more than a decade. The Germans resented the fact that they had loss territory to the east and west of their country as well as their colonies. He interviewed in 1931 Dr.Curtius, German Foreign Minister who spoke bitterly about the Polish Corridor controversy. The Foreign Minister was hostile towards the Poles and blamed President Wilson. He understood not only that the repayment by the Germans of the reparations demanded of them after the peace agreement but also that the United States demand for settlement of the War debts was the main cause of the Depression throughout the World
He appreciated the legacy of the acrimonious Treaty of Versailles, which the Germans had been forced to accept, was a humiliation to a proud nation. He realised he was seeing the rise of the dictatorship of Adolph Hitler and predicted with gloomy foreboding an impending Second World War. This was before his tragic death on August 12th 1935 in China. His final words in the first series of articles were: "The Europe of 1933 has seen the birth the Hitler dictatorship in Germany. What will it see in the Soviet Union?"
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Gareth visited Germany on three occasions during 1933 and 1934 His articles fall into three sections and there is a further section of miscellaneous writings. 1. Germany in February 1933 prior to visiting Russia. His articles written on Russia which he visited in the following month, March 1933 are to be found in the Russian Collection of articles by him.
The following articles appeared in The Western Mail 1. The Western Mail, February 7th 1933 2. The Western Mail and South Wales News February 8th,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (ii) 3. The Western Mail and South Wales News, Thursday February 9th 1933 A Welshman Looks at Europe (iii) 4. The Western Mail and South Wales News March 1st ,1933. A Welshman Looks at Europe (iv) 5. The Western Mail and South Wales News February 15th ,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (v) 6. The Western Mail and South Wales News February 17th,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (vi) Two Spectres That haunt Europe
7. The Western Mail and South Wales News February 179h,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (vii)
8. The Western Mail and South Wales News February 21st,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (viii)
HOW GERMANY TACKLES UNEMPLOYMENT
9. The Western Mail and South Wales News February 22nd ,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (ix)
STORM OVER THE POLISH CORRIDOR IN THE AEROPLANE FLYING FROM DANZIG TO BERLIN.
Mr. Gareth Jones and Hitler. On Thursday Mr. Gareth Jones is to fly with Hitler, the German Chancellor, from Frankfurt to attend a Nazi meeting. This was the first time Hitler had invited a foreign observer to fly with him since he became Chancellor.
10. The Western Mail and South Wales News February 28th,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (x).
In Hitler’s Aeroplane, Three o’clock Thursday Afternoon, February 23rd, 1933 Gareth jones Flies with Adolph Hitler.
11. The Western Mail and South Wales News March 1st ,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (xi)
12. The Western Mail and South Wales News March 2nd,1933. A Welshman looks at Europe (xii)
Emotion of National Eisteddfod at Political Meeting. The Europe of 1933 has seen the birth the Hitler dictatorship in Germany .What will it see in the vt Union ?
Additional articles
The Western Mail and the South Wales News, Friday 24th 1933
Frontier Quarrel Between Germany and Poland *****
******* No 1.The Financial News, Wednesday, March 1, 1933 WHITHER GERMANY? Hitler moving towards Dictatorship.
No 2.The Financial News, Thursday, March 2nd. 1933 WHITHER GERMANY? The Clash be Industry and Agriculture --- Section Two
2. Gareth visited Germany again in June 1933. The following articles were printed in The Western Mail
1. The Western Mail and South Wales News, Monday June 5th 1933 Germany Under Hitler - First Article
GERMANY UNDER THE RULE OF HITLER DEATH BLOW TO DEMOCRACY
2. The Western Mail and South Wales News, Tuesday June 6th 1933 Germany Under Hitler - Second Article
GERMANY WAS NOT READY FOR DEMOCRACY. LACKED EXPERIENCE IN SELF-GOVERNMENT. ENSLAVED BY THE NEW SYSTEM.
3 The WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7,1933 Germany under Hitler – Third Article
CAMPAIGN OF HATRED AGAINST THE JEWS NATIONAL LOSS OF TRADE AND INITIATIVE .
4.The Western Mail & South Wales News Thursday June 7th 1933 Germany Under Hitler - The Third Article
Worship of the Soldier Under the Nazi Regime Hitler’s Policy "Towards the East
5. The Western Mail & South Wales News Friday June 9th 1933 Germany Under Hitler - The Fifth Article
Nazis’ Interpretation of Christianity God on the side of the Nationalists
6. The Western Mail & South Wales News Friday June 10h 1933 Germany Under Hitler - The Sixth Article
METHODS OF NAZIS, FASCISTS AND BOLSHEVIKS Striking Similarities of Three Movements
6. The Western Mail & South Wales News Friday July 15th,1993
Will Hitler Save Germany Will the Germans be happy under Hitler? Will they be prosperous under Hitler? Will they be peaceful under Hitler?
7. Date uncertain.
Herr Hitler’s Breakaway- As the German Sees It Storm That has been Brewing for 14 years ---
3. Third series of articles written in the Western Mail written shortly after the murder of Roehm and Dollfuss in late July and August 1934. It was shortly prior to Gareth’s embarking on his ‘Round the World Fact Finding Tour’.
1.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS June 25th 1934
FEAR OF AN ECONOMIC STORM IN GERMANY
2.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS July 2nd 1934
3.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 2nd 1934
4.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 3rd 1934
FRANCE DOES NOT EXPECT WAR AT PRESENT Looking to the Friendship of Italy NAZI-FASCIST HONEYMOON ENDS
5.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 8th 1934
THE FORCES THAT ARE MENACING HITLER GERMANY ASKING "CAN HE LAST?" The Fear of Hunger Heavy Hand of Tyranny AUSTRIA ACCEPTS VON PAPEN
6.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 10thd 1934
AUSTRIA TORN BY DISSENSION AND FLAMING WITH HATRED
7.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 14th 1934
"SACRED CRUSADE" TO UNITE AUSTRIA WITH GERMANY Carinthians Talk of Noble Nazi Rising.
8.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 15TH 1934
Austro-Yugoslavian-Italian Frontier SITUATION SIMILAR TO THAT OF 1914
9.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 16th 1934 Hatred of Germany Bordering on Hysteria
10.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 17th 1934
War That May Rend Italy CONTROL OF THE CHILDREN
11.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 18th 1934
"Priest surrounded by Greek Chorus" People’s Weakening Faith. 12. THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 21st 1934
Who are the ‘Yeses and No’ in the German Plebiscite.
13.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 22nd 1934
Hitler’s Trump Card —Fear That Germany May Fall to Pieces
14. .THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS August 23rd 1934
Fanning Flames of Nazi Revolt OPPRESSION IN SOUTH TYROL
15. . THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS. .Date uncertain approximately August 1934 10,000.PLANES ON GERMAN FRONTIERS Air-Minded Nation in the Making
16.THE WESTERN MAIL & SOUTH WALES NEWS October 26th 1934
D. Miscellaneous Articles
1. GERMANY AWAKE. Letter from a Nazi
2. FROM STEEL HELMET. Views of a nazi.
3.IMPRESSIONS OF GERMANY, DECEMBER, 1932. During the period of Schleicher’s Chancellorship.
5. The Contemporary Review, July 1931 By GARETH JONES
6. The Western Mail March 22nd 1932 HOW HE HAS TRANSFORMED ITALY.
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