In My Gau, As Far As I

As I, As A Worker, Came To Know Them, The Aims Of German Trade Unions Were Political, And There Were A Number Of Various Trade Unions With Varied Political Views.

My Connection With The Reich Ministers Was Of A Purely Official Nature And Was Very Infrequent.

Although As A Sailor I Despised Politics - For I Loved My Sailor's Life And Still Love It Today - Conditions Forced Me To Take Up A Definite Attitude Towards Political Problems.

I Joined The Party Definitely In 1923 After Having Already Been In Sympathy With It Before.

It So Happened That I Was On A German Sailing Vessel On The Way To Australia When The Ship Was Captured, And On The High Seas I Was Made Prisoner By The French.