Chapter 13 Chapter 2 "Life Is My School" (8)

Adolf Hitler came to this residence for homeless people in February 1910.After he paid the fee (half a crown a day, it was cheaper if it was calculated on a weekly basis), he was disinfected and showered, and then he lived in a small room (according to the current residents, it was on the third floor).Although the facilities of the shelter are good, since this charity organization is not as formalized as the shelter, he feels that he is more like an individual. Within a week Hannig was in Mannerheim, for four days a week was enough to be a servant.So, he took care of Hitler again and asked him to sit down in front of the long platform by the window in the "writing" room—of course, with various raw materials for painting.Soon, Hitler painted many pictures the size of a postcard.He painted slowly but with great care, copying down the cityscape of Vienna in or according to the painting.

Without much effort, Hannig sold the paintings in the bar of the amusement park and kept half of the proceeds.However, he soon discovered that larger paintings fetched higher prices. Therefore, Hitler switched to watercolor painting, painting the scenery of Vienna, one painting per day, and the painting was about the size of two postcards. In a few weeks the fruits of their partnership, and the more comfortable conditions of life in Mannerheim, saved the two youths from cold and privation, and from carrying their grunts with them. Go to bed with a growling stomach.Hitler was delighted that he could get clean in the tiled shower.Since he only has one shirt, he washes it every few days in the shower.Although he is richer than before, he still cannot afford clothes, and he still wears rags covered with disinfectant.Add in the long hair and beard, and he's still pretty unrefined in appearance.

Warmth and food gave him a certain interest in politics.He often turned the "writing" room into a place for debate or speech.This is the intellectual class of Mannerheim, that is to say, those people who are a little familiar with literature, music and art, and it is generally a place where intellectuals of the upper and middle classes (about 15 to 20 people) often gather. "Respectable" workers can also enter.Adolf became the leader of the group, and he lamented against political corruption, much like the down-and-outs of the streets all over the world.These lectures (which sometimes degenerate into shouting contests) are also sometimes held during the week.If a political argument broke out in a room at the other end of the apartment, Hitler could not resist the call to battle, though he was at work, and marched into battle like a samurai waving a T-square or paintbrush.At this time, if Hannis came back from selling paintings, he would disarm Hitler and coax him back to the hut with good words.However, as soon as Hannisch was gone, Adolf rose again and loudly denounced the ugly behavior of the Social Democrats, or praised Karl Luge, the anti-Semitic leader of the Christian Social Party-whose interest in the masses impressed Hitler deeply. impression. "As soon as he got excited," Hannisch recalled, "Hitler couldn't control himself. He yelled, fidgeted, and waved his hands. But as soon as he was quiet, he was very different. He was very Able to control oneself and act with majesty."

Adolf was so interested in politics that he often stayed in the "House of Representatives" for several hours.He listened with fascination to all kinds of debates, although these debates often degenerated into multilingual murmurs and even shouts.At this point, he went back to his "study" and shouted alone - his alone speech was actually a denunciation of Pan-Germanism and the atheism of the Social Democrats and their attack on the country and their attempt to seize the whole country. A chowder of people condemned by the regime. Neither in private nor in these stormy debates did Hannish hear Hitler attack the Jews.He firmly believed that Hitler (whose favorite actors and singers were mostly Jewish) was anything but anti-Semitic.On the contrary, Adolf expressed gratitude for Jewish philanthropy (of which he was one of the beneficiaries), expressed admiration for Jewish resistance to persecution, and once denied that Jewish capitalists were usurers.As far as Hannig could recall, Hitler made only one slanderous statement against the Jews.It was then asked why the Jews were still outsiders in this land.Hitler's answer was that they were "different races" and had "different tastes".

Two of his confidants from Mannerheim were Jewish—a one-eyed locksmith named Robinson, who often helped him; Neumann, who sympathized with Hitler's rags, had given him a long overcoat.Hitler had "deep respect" for Neumann and once said he was "a decent man".He also respected the three Jews who sold art works for him, and said to Hannesh (still his agent) more than once that he "would rather do business with the Jews, because only they are willing to take risks" . Hitler himself declared in it that it was only in Vienna that the Jews were found to be "ruthless, unscrupulous, calculating whore-owners", that the musical and artistic classes were under Jewish control, and that, above all, the Social Democratic newspapers "were under the control of the Jews". He was anti-Semitic with all his heart.Most likely these statements came later, when he was not much more prejudiced than the average Viennese.In the Austrian capital almost every pagan was anti-Jewish.In Vienna, hatred of the Jews was organized, and the young Hitler became a voracious reader of worthless literature that filled the stalls.

There is evidence that Hitler often read the "Oriental Temple of Heaven" magazine.It was founded by von Liebenfels of Linz, a mystical ideologue whose theories and attitudes had much in common with Hitler himself.This magazine is a hodgepodge of theology and pornography, and its editorial purpose is "to keep the excellent races of Europe from destruction by practical application of the results of ethnographic research, by means of keeping races pure."Lieben Firth harped on the theme of Aryan rule over the world by exterminating blacks and mulattos.The former are denounced as inferior, but The Star of Heaven is filled with obscene illustrations of Aryan women submitting to the seduction and sexual power of these hairy, orangutan-like creatures. (*Freud must have been miserable when he discovered this prejudice in Vienna. He would have said that behind anti-Semitism there is a danger of castration, because Jews have a tradition of circumcision.) Superior at the same time showing a bit of fear.Please see the headline of its publication:

Are you blonde?If yes, then you are a culture creator and supporter! Are you blonde?If yes, danger is threatening you! "The Stars of the Eastern Temple of Heaven" incited in readers a primitive fear of the infinite power of the Jews-their control of money, their prosperity in the art world, the theater world, their strange attraction to women. The obscene photos of blondes embracing blacks published in "Oriental Temple of Heaven" must have made Adolf furious!But to this day, Hitler's ideas have not yet materialized, have not yet come into focus—as new ideas, new projects push them forward, his anti-Semitism has weakened.

Later, Hitler told Mrs. Hanfstangl that his hatred of the Jews was a "private matter"; he told his sister Paula that he firmly believed that he "failed in painting solely because of the sale of works of art". in the hands of the Jews".What Hitler said about his hatred of the Jews was caused by "private matters" we can only guess at: an art dealer or a pawnbroker; an official at the Academy of Arts; or Some combination of these things; something even hidden in the depths of his psyche.He may have also harbored a budding hatred of Dr. Bullock - even a year after Clara's death he sent him a New Year's card, signed "Forever grateful to you Adolf Hitler".It is common for bereaved sons to blame doctors for the deaths of their loved ones, and this involved a Jewish doctor and controversial and dangerous treatments—all the more reason (Bloch himself later recounted When treating Clara Hitler, there is no mention of the use of iodine at all).

During this immature period in Vienna, Hitler wrote to a friend not only to reveal the physical effects of this secret fear (“I feel sick when I see people in long coats”) but also to Seeing that he hates doctors, he has mixed feelings about his fate: "...it's just a little gas pain, and I'm trying to get rid of it (fruits and vegetables) because doctors are stupid anyway. I thought it was absurd to say that I was nervous, when I was otherwise perfectly healthy. Anyway, I took up my paintbrush again and had a lot of fun, although the art of oil painting was still very difficult for me.

You know—without exaggerating—that I failed to get into art college to study painting, which is a great loss to the world.Maybe fate destined me to do something else? " (The authenticity of this letter—and the letters and documents about Hitler appearing in this book—from the private collection of Dr. Johann von Mullen Schönhausen in Vienna is disputed. He refers to it as "H. B.B Private File".) By the spring of 1910, Hitler was already very concerned about politics and the world situation, and he could no longer fulfill Hannig's order.After the reprimand, he promised to work harder, but as soon as Hannishy left the building, he was reading through the papers again.Even if he finally started painting, the discussion of a certain problem would attract him again, and he would not be able to settle down to paint the paintings he was already bored with.In desperation, in order to escape Hannig's entanglement, he ran away with his Jewish friend, the Hungarian Newman, at the beginning of the summer.They had often talked about moving to Germany, so they set off together to find their ideals.But the wonders of Vienna, especially those Adolf's favorite museums, held him back—he never left Vienna.He had a good time for five days, and then, on June 26, almost penniless, Hitler returned to Mannerheim.But this brief period of freedom has its effects.He works like hell but earns only enough to last a week.Soon, he broke up with Hannig.In this way, he becomes independent again.

In the autumn of the same year, Hitler tried again to enter the Academy of Fine Arts.Carrying a large bag of paintings, he found the office of Professor Richel in the Hof Museum.Professor Richer is responsible for the preservation and restoration of various paintings.Hitler begged him to help him get into the Academy of Fine Arts.Although the professor admitted that his drawings were architecturally accurate, Hitler's work failed to impress him.Adolf returned to Mannerheim listlessly and continued painting in his study.Still, he couldn't sell his work without Hannig's collaboration.Desperate for money, he had to ask Aunt Johanna for help—either by writing or going to Shipital himself. Years earlier they had parted in a violent quarrel; now she was a dying person, terrified of having treated Hitler so roughly. On December 1, she withdrew all her deposits from the bank.This sum was considerable, amounting to 3,500 crowns, and she gave most of it to her nephew. A few months later, in early 1911, she died without leaving a will. When Angela learned that Adolf had received more inheritance than anyone else, she immediately filed a complaint with the Forest Court, demanding that Adolf's orphan allowance be returned to her.This was fair and reasonable, since she was a new widow and had to support not only her own children, but Paula as well.Perhaps out of pressure or humiliation, Adolf agreed to forgo the 25 crowns a month that had allowed him to live for several years.He voluntarily went to the Linzi District Court to appear in court, stating that now "I can support myself" and "agreed to transfer all orphan allowances to my sister for use."The court immediately ordered Mr. Mellofo to transfer to Paula the share of the allowance due to Adolf in the future.Prior to this, the children's guardian had received a letter from Hitler stating that he would no longer need the allowance (Melofo told his daughter that Hitler handled the matter well, "He has nothing to complain about him, I haven't heard any complaints from others either"). Even without the stipend, Hitler lived a life of security that no resident of Mannerheim could dream of.Meanwhile, Hitler maintained his old standard of living, eating home-cooked meals and wearing rags—which made him constantly at odds with his administrators.Whether all the money Hitler got from Aunt Johanna was wasted in the theatre, we have no way of knowing; Or very active in completely improper activities; or as before, showing off in front of others foolishly, only to be snatched away.More likely, he stashed the money elsewhere and drew it bit by bit; a tactic often employed by would-be artists or writers in order to make ends meet. After Adolf became self-reliant, he worked hard to paint in the corner of his room.His companions respected him because he already had such an artist's air.He was polite to people, and although he often helped workers or gave advice, he never groveled in order to get acquainted with people.However, as soon as he talked about politics, he immediately became agitated, yelling, gesticulating, and even his hair flying.As he was so often, he became less and less popular among the lodgers.One day, while cooking in the kitchen, he set two porters on fire.The two workers joined the labor organization of the Social Democratic Party, and Hitler called them "stupid".For this "insulting speech", he was paid with a big pimple on his head, a bruise on his painting hand, and a bruised nose and face. A new friend after Kubichick and Hannig warned him that he deserved the beating, "because you don't listen to advice and no one can help you."Joseph Greiner had been captivated a few months earlier when Hitler was hunched over painting a watercolor of a church.Greiner was an imaginative young man who would sit with Hitler for hours, discussing economics, religion, astronomy and theology.They talk at length about the gullibility of man.One such example is an advertisement in a newspaper.The ad showed a woman with long hair hanging down.The ad said: "My name is Anna Sirahi. I have long hair like a Rhine banshee. Why do I get this hairdressing? The reason is that I use a hair oil I invented. Anyone who wants this hairdressing, please give Anna Send a letter to Sirashi, and you will get an instruction manual and a thank you letter for free." "That's what I mean by advertising," Hitler said—according to Greiner, "propaganda, as long as people believe this nonsense works." The concept thrilled him.He said propaganda can turn skeptics into believers.He believed that he himself could sell the most absurd things, such as the plaster that guaranteed the unbreakability of windows. "Propaganda, just propaganda. Fools abound."