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Editorial
May 7, 1934
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Editorial reports on Adolf Hitler's May Day speech to 2 million workers at Tempelhof Airdrome and 40 million via loudspeakers across Germany. He emphasized unemployment reduction, no need for war or territory, and compulsory labor to foster unity and eliminate critics.
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HITLER'S MAY DAY
The May Day celebration in Germany—there was only one for the whole nation—seems to have been an endurance test as much as anything. It is reported that 2,000,000 workers stood for hours in the blistering sun of Tempelhof Airdrome near Berlin waiting to hear Chancellor Adolf Hitler make his 50-minute address. Throughout the country, at the same time, 40,000,000 other workers stood, in large and small groups, in their various communities, listening to their leader's voice as it was brought to them on a vast system of loudspeakers. The crowds everywhere applauded his words.
The words themselves were milder than were Hitler's earlier speeches or the statements in his book. He cheered the workers by telling them again his government was keeping the elimination of employment as its first "gigantic task." He asserted that "the German people want no war because they do not need additional territory; they became great on a small area because of their special talents and industry," and they can do it again.
Another statement concerned the compulsory labor service policy which, he said, "is intended to take the conceit out of people and make all feel themselves members of one commonwealth. To be a critic is no essential calling."
Critics, apparently, are conceited people, and certainly there is no place for them in Hitler's scheme of government.
The May Day celebration in Germany—there was only one for the whole nation—seems to have been an endurance test as much as anything. It is reported that 2,000,000 workers stood for hours in the blistering sun of Tempelhof Airdrome near Berlin waiting to hear Chancellor Adolf Hitler make his 50-minute address. Throughout the country, at the same time, 40,000,000 other workers stood, in large and small groups, in their various communities, listening to their leader's voice as it was brought to them on a vast system of loudspeakers. The crowds everywhere applauded his words.
The words themselves were milder than were Hitler's earlier speeches or the statements in his book. He cheered the workers by telling them again his government was keeping the elimination of employment as its first "gigantic task." He asserted that "the German people want no war because they do not need additional territory; they became great on a small area because of their special talents and industry," and they can do it again.
Another statement concerned the compulsory labor service policy which, he said, "is intended to take the conceit out of people and make all feel themselves members of one commonwealth. To be a critic is no essential calling."
Critics, apparently, are conceited people, and certainly there is no place for them in Hitler's scheme of government.
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Labor
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
Hitler Speech
May Day Germany
Compulsory Labor
Unemployment Reduction
Anti War Stance
What entities or persons were involved?
Adolf Hitler
German Workers
Nazi Government
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Hitler's May Day Address To German Workers
Stance / Tone
Critical Observation Of Authoritarian Rhetoric
Key Figures
Adolf Hitler
German Workers
Nazi Government
Key Arguments
Government Prioritizes Eliminating Unemployment
Germany Seeks No War Or Additional Territory Due To Talents And Industry
Compulsory Labor Service Promotes Unity And Removes Conceit From Critics
Critics Have No Place In The Regime