Abstract

The Future of Hitler

The result of the German plebiscite on August 19, 1934 was undoubtedly an unpleasant surprise for the rulers of Germany. In fact German dictator Adolf Hitler lost 2,246,483 votes, and whereas in November he polled 94 per cent of the valid votes cast and 89.96 per cent of the electors on the register, his poll on August 19 was 90 per cent of the total valid votes and 84.36 per cent of the registered electors. This is a severe blow to Hitler's prestige abroad. As, however, the anonymous author of an extremely interesting article in the current issue of "Das Neue Tagebuch" remarks, it does not follow that there were really fewer votes for Hitler or more against him in August than in November. In neither case could the figures officially announced be any indication of the real feeling of the electors, for, apart from the terrorist conditions in which both plebiscites took place, it is safe to say that in neither case did the official figures represent the actual facts.