English Translation

r0.9-9 For the education and instruction of the 1⁄2-recruits of property in them was blood-related. The -man must know that he belongs to the selection of the Germanic. German people and must always prove the affiliation to this selection. He who pushes against this or another basic set as a 1⁄2-man shows that he does not belong to this selection and is therefore cut off with reproach and shame as with our ancestors. He must know that he is then led before the comrades and that the signs of his belonging to the community are torn down and he has to expect severe punishments. He must be kept in mind that this not only loses his honor, but also brings great suffering upon himself and his family, so if the temptation to violate the sanctity of property should come before him, he should bear in mind the calamity that he brings upon himself as well as upon his family if he is subject to temptation. He and his family will curse the sometimes ridiculously inferior object for whose sake he summoned the disaster. It is also advisable to make it clear to men that it is particularly stupid to steal something in the hope that nothing will come out; for this hope has still been given to anyone who did something forbidden and most of them have been shamefully disappointed in it. Even if it should not come to light, then he has no joy in the stolen property, because the guilty conscience constantly plagues him and torments him, and he often throws away, hides or even destroys the object, whose charms he could not resist, for fear of discovery. The teaching about the basic set of sanctity of property must be an in-depth one. It is not enough just to tell men that theft would be punished with the most severe penalties. They must be informed much more that any other dishonesty with regard to foreign property, such as fraud, infidelity, looting, flogging, robbery and any waste of entrusted means of commonness, is also a violation of this basic set. If the instruction is to be a complete one, these terms must also be explained to men in detail. This is best done by means of warning examples, which are contained in sufficient numbers in the communications on the 4- and police jurisdiction accessible to each company leader. In these communications there will also be a wealth of teaching material for many other classes. Experience teaches that the warning examples contained in these booklets are also heard and read with great interest by older 21⁄2 men. They are engulfed with enthusiasm by voluntary Germanic leaders and underleaders, which in turn is a sign of the good will of the Germanic volunteers, but also a proof of this 84