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on the military government, and they wanted to be
on good terms with it. On the other hand, they were
afraid of what some day the Germans themselves
would say about them. They were afraid to take
sides. They were afraid that one day, when
conditions had changed in Germany, they might be called
collaborators. One could make the extraordinary
observation that, emanating from emotional
nationalistic elements in Germany, a problem was growing
of exactly the same sort which is so well known in
the countries occupied by the Germans during the
Second World War. Especially for the working
classes, the first years of the Nazi regime appeared,
and probably still appear to have been happy. They
felt that there was quiet, order and discipline in the
country and, most of all, they had something to eat.
The idyl, the order, the quiet and the prosperity
disappeared with the war. Then many longed for
”the good old days” when there was sufficient bread
and work, clothes and housing, and they were not
obliged to live the underground life which now is
the case in all German towns.
Of course, this attitude is very unfortunate. But
it is important to emphasize that this was the attitude
prevalent in the years following the capitulation, and
probably it still exists. In a way, it can be explained.
The question, which more than any other concerns
the man in the street in Germany is how he can get
food and fuel, clothes and housing. The existence of
these problems explains the disappointment they felt
and are feeling about the occupation procedure of
the western Allied powers. These problems also
partially explain the facț that when public opinion
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