seem to be primarily important: first, the National Socialist system of government and, secondly, the nature of the German people. Without the Labor Front there would be no Strength through Joy, and without the Party, no Labor Front. The Party furnishes the organization upon which is grafted that of the Labor Front, and in addition provides the necessary authority to carry through all projects officially endorsed by the latter. while Strength through Joy seeks arrangements with private enterprises as mutually profitable to both as possible, there nevertheless exists little doubt that it can usually accomplish what it wishes in the way of hiring specific facilities or improving working conditions in particular factories. This should not perhaps be taken to mean that an institution such as Strength through Joy would be impossible to operate in other countries lacking an authoritarian basis, although it is obvious that the existence of such authority greatly simplifies and expedites its work. It is learned, incidentally, that the Hungarian Government is considering introducing an adaptation of Strength through Joy and it should be interesting to observe how the procedure may be modified to a somewhat different form of government than the National Socialist. |