April 4, 1938
HI-DE-HO MEETS HEIL-DE-HO! CAB CALLOWAY, HITLER DISCUSS FUTURE OF NATIONAL SOCIALISM, JIVE
BERLIN - Popular American Negro bandleader Cab Calloway met with German leader Adolph Hitler yesterday in an attempt to improve relations between the two countries. “The Fuehrer is a righteous cat. He may be from Bavaria, but he’s from southern Bavaria, if you dig what I’m putting down,” said Mr. Calloway, as both men emerged from the conference room. “I haven’t felt this good since Minnie the Moocher’s wedding day.”
HI-DE-HO MEETS HEIL-DE-HO! CAB CALLOWAY, HITLER DISCUSS FUTURE OF NATIONAL SOCIALISM, JIVE
BERLIN - Popular American Negro bandleader Cab Calloway met with German leader Adolph Hitler yesterday in an attempt to improve relations between the two countries. “The Fuehrer is a righteous cat. He may be from Bavaria, but he’s from southern Bavaria, if you dig what I’m putting down,” said Mr. Calloway, as both men emerged from the conference room. “I haven’t felt this good since Minnie the Moocher’s wedding day.”
Mr. Calloway described his discussions with Mr. Hitler as “solid” and “jive-free.” According to a copy of the minutes released to the press, topics included ways to alleviate tensions between Germany and Czechoslovakia and the possibility of bringing National Socialism to Harlem . Mr. Calloway declined to address specific details, but hinted that a solution to the Czech crisis is imminent. “The Fuehrer is hep to the idea of peace in our time, you dig? My man Adolph knows that war is nothing but a solid drag.”
Mr. Calloway addressed the Reichstag last night. After a rousing introduction by Dr. Josef Goebbels, Mr. Calloway walked to the podium as a thunderous chant of “Heil De Heil De Heil De Heil” filled the chamber. A clearly moved Calloway wiped his eyes and managed to say “Thanks, Daddy” before stepping aside to regain his composure. His remarks were interrupted by applause numerous times. Following a weekend at Mr. Hitler’s Berchtesgaden home, Mr. Calloway flies to Rome for a three-day visit with Italian strongman Benito Mussolini.
