Contempt

Questioned by suave Jewish lawyers in a Munich court last week, Jew-baiting Adolf Hitler grew hot under his brown collar, egged his brown-shirted henchmen into muttered threats that they would pull the Jewish lawyers' noses.

Fascist Hitler had brought the suit. He charged Jewish Journalist Werner Abel with "libel and perjury" in accusing the German Fascist Party of accepting campaign contributions of 2,500,000 lire from Italian fascists in 1930.

"Didn't you know," softly asked Defense Attorney Kurt Rosenfeld, "that agents of your party negotiated in Italy?"

"What do you mean by 'my party'?" mimicked Herr Hitler, then shouted "I am the party, do you understand? I am the party!"

"Perhaps, and perhaps also you took money from the Czechoslovak and French munitions interests," insinuated Lawyer Rosenfeld. "Perhaps from Skoda? Perhaps from Schneider?"

Bounding to his feet Witness Hitler yelled 'That's a lie! Were such things true I'd shoot myself." Clenching his fists. pounding a tattoo on the courtroom table he wound up screaming: "I won't be insulted! I could not justify myself before my millions of followers if I stood for this! I will no longer answer these Jew lawyers! Not another question, though I will answer anything asked by the Court."

Promptly the Munich judge ruled, "You must answer the lawyer. The Court has no questions." But Witness Hitler kept mum as an owl, sat with arms folded while his brownshirt followers filled the courtroom with a chant of "Germany awake! Awake!! Awake!!!"

After whispers between the Court and his lawyers, Fascist Hitler submitted to a fine of 800 marks ($190) for contempt of court plus 200 marks ($47) for unruly behavior, then quit the stand snarling, "Those Jewish lawyers were just trying to stage a bit of propaganda."

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