the men to whom the populace gave its accolades. We should not have any trouble understanding that horrible situation. Hitler, the butcher of Germany, was the darling of the people. The crowds applauded this monster of evil. In spite of his great evil, he rode on a crest of popularity that was broken only by the utter defeat of the German armies. Stalin was also popular though he butchered millions; and the Japanese emperor, Hirohito, was worshiped as god though he allowed the great cruelties of