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   From: mars1933@hotmail.com   
      
    From a German pamphlet:   
      
   Do you remember the state of Germany and the German people in the days   
   before the aged Reich President von Hindenburg chose Adolf Hitler and   
   his party as the last hope of saving Germany from certain political,   
   social and economic collapse that would lead to chaos? Tens of   
   thousands of factories had closed their gates. Millions of workers and   
   employees lost their jobs and were thrown ruthlessly into the gray   
   misery of mass unemployment. There seemed no way out...   
   By the end of 1933, 2 million citizens had jobs again. By September   
   1936, the number of unemployed had fallen beneath a million. By 1937   
   unemployment had vanished...   
   One of the foundations of National Socialism is the knowledge that   
   only work creates value and prosperity...   
   But not only the dreadful misery before 1933 reduced the desire of   
   countless Germans to have children. Crass egotism and materialism also   
   played a role. The System Era saw having children as foolish and   
   backward. The transformation that has occurred is clear in the rising   
   German birth rate...   
   The National Socialist state gives major tax reductions to fathers for   
   each child. Families with three or more children receive payments of   
   10 and 20 marks monthly. By the end of 1937, 510,000 children were   
   receiving such support...   
   By the end of 1937, 252,000 mothers had received free vacations...   
   The Winterhilfswerk is the most beautiful expression of the new German   
   people's community. It is not the work of a small group of rich   
   people. No, each German, all of us, rich and poor, manual laborers,   
   farmers and city-dwellers cooperate in fulfilling the Führer's will:   
   No German may be hungry or cold!   
   One does not know whom to admire more: the cheerful willingness of   
   those who collect, or the rising amount of the gifts, to which even   
   the poorest contribute their share. The success of the   
   Winterhilfswerk, written permanently into the law of 1 December 1936,   
   demonstrates the efforts of the entire German nation. Gifts of money   
   alone totaled over 920 million marks during the four winters from   
   1933/34 to 1936/37. An additional 570 million marks of goods were   
   contributed. 50,000 freight cars alone would have been needed for the   
   potatoes contributed in the past years. The three million meters of   
   clothing given out by the WHW would stretch from Berlin to the Middle   
   East. The two million kilograms of coal would form a wall ten meters   
   high around all of Germany. These few examples, and more could be   
   given, prove the strength of the German people's will to be active   
   socialists..   
   Another sign of this socialism is the entirely different status of the   
   German worker in factories. The social honor of each working German is   
   guaranteed by law. The state's representatives ensure that exploiting   
   workers is impossible. The legal working conditions correspond to   
   National Socialism's high opinion of work. Workers have a right to a   
   vacation and for paid holidays, even hourly and temporary workers.   
   There is nothing like this elsewhere in the world.   
   The dignity of labor is evidenced by improvements in the appearance of   
   the work place. Wherever one looks in Germany, ugly dark buildings are   
   vanishing. The "Beauty of Labor" movement in today's Germany is not   
   empty talk or an impossible demand, but living reality. Large sums   
   that formerly would have been wasted in strikes and lockouts have been   
   used since 1933 to improve work places. 23,000 places have been   
   transformed form soulless drudgery to pleasant places to work. 6,000   
   factory courtyards now offer space for real relaxation, which was not   
   true in the past. 17,000 canteens and lounges, 13,000 shower and   
   changing rooms have been transformed. The dirtier the work, the   
   cleaner the workers. More than 800 community buildings and 1200 sport   
   facilities , including over 200 swimming pools, have been established.   
   The crew quarters in over 3500 ships have also been improved.   
   The NS Society Kraft durch Freude brings cheer and pleasure to   
   workplaces through concerts and art exhibits. The art exhibits alone   
   introduced more than 2,5 million workers to the creations of true   
   German art. Just five years ago, it was obvious that the great works   
   of German culture belonged to a small group of the upper class.   
   Besides the factory concerns and art exhibitions, the NS Society Kraft   
   durch Freude uses theatrical performances, other concerts, singing and   
   musical groups to introduce the creations of German art to every   
   working German. 22 million citizens have attended theatrical   
   performances..   
   Of no less importance is the KdF's vacation program. Earlier, German   
   workers did not know what to do with their, at best, five days of   
   annual vacation. They could not visit the beauties of the German   
   landscape, much less travel abroad. The NS Society Kraft durch Freude   
   gave German workers the possibility of vacationing at the beach or in   
   the mountains, or to explore the homeland. Over 20 million have   
   participated in KdF trips since 1934. That is more than a quarter of   
   Germany's population. 19 million citizens participated in 60,000   
   vacation trips at home. Hand to hand, they would stretch from Berlin   
   to Tokyo. KdF trains have traveled 2,160,000 kilometers, or 54 times   
   around the world. The nine large KdF cruise ships have covered a   
   distance equal to twice the distance from the earth to the moon. They   
   have carried German workers to Madeira, Italy and Norway, broadening   
   their horizons and giving them unforgettable experiences. Three   
   additional ships will be added the KdF's own fleet of four. A KdF   
   resort is being built on the island of Rügen. It will not be the only   
   one. A series of other vacation and spa resorts will be built. They   
   will fulfill the Führer's wishes at the start of the NS Society Kraft   
   durch Freude: to lead a cheerful, creative and strong people to   
   success in the world.   
   The goal of bringing German culture to the entire German people,   
   regardless of their income, is especially clear with the German radio.   
   Thanks to the People's Radio Set, a solid, inexpensive and capable   
   receiver, the number of radio listeners has risen from around 4   
   million in 1932 to 9.1 million today. The un-German programming of the   
   System Era has been transformed by National Socialism. Now radio   
   acquaints the German people with the work of their great masters of   
   music and literature. Alongside these artistic programs, the   
   entertaining programming provides for the relaxation of hard-working   
   people.   
   Clear proof for the rising prosperity of the German people is provided   
   by the growing consumption of foodstuffs and luxury items of every   
   variety. During the prewar year 1913, only a little more than 2.9   
   million tons of meat were consumed. In 1937, that figure had risen to   
      
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   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)