story from Berlin, dated August 16, prediction was made of an overwhelming majority vote favoring Hitler. The black banner line across one page one read: Faithful to Hitler!
Smaller headlines over the same article read:
“Germany Stands By Its Leader!
“The people’s election on Sunday Will Give the World a Picture of a United People.”
The body of the article incorporated a few verses which has become commonplace in pre-election Germany. They are translated as follows:
“From the masses of the people
“To the position of Reichs leader.
“We all say yes!
“Born of the people
“Chosen as the leader.
“We all say yes!
“In the unceasing work of the Leader
“Must be your faith. Your yes.
“Millions cry out: Yes.”
Not quite all said yes, as election returns indicated. There were more than five million voted “no.” This gave the yes-men of Yorkville something to think about. And think they did, soberly.
The elation with which Hitler’s elections are usually greeted was not to be found in the many beer parlors, but there was an apparent rise in the spirits of the Nazi opposition. News vendors in the territory reported heavy sales of the early editions of morning papers.
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