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...years Conant was noted as much for his anti-Communism as his anti-Nazlism. The latter was then more fashionable issue, however, and thus Co- nant's rejection of a scholarship offer from Nazi publicity man "Putzi" Hanfstaengl '09 caused a national uproar. Conant ignored it and proceeded to send a representative to ceremonies held at Heidelburg University. Accused of inconsistency, Conant pointed out the difference: Hafstaengl represented a party "which had struck at the principles we believe to be fundamental to universities throughout the world," while Heidelburg represented what had been attacked by this party...
...German Army? Whatever were Sannwald's motives for fighting in the Nazi cause, it is obvious that he was not defending in any way the principles of freedom that have so nourished Harvard. As long ago as 1934, President Conant rebuked a high Nazi official, Ernst F.S. Hanfstaengl '09, by refusing his offer of a gift because it was "so closely associated with the leadership of a political party which has inflicted damage on the universities of Germany through measures which have struck at principles we believe to be fundamental to universities throughout the world (Italics added...
...Fund Council solicits each alumnus, unless especially asked not to, and was involved in the Putzi Hanfstaengl incident in the middle '30's because of this...
...Hanfstaengl, an aide of Hitler, offered the University a scholarship shortly after Hitler took power. President Conant refused it because of what Hitler had done to German universities. Later Hanfstaengl got a routine appeal from the Fund Council and from this got the impression that the University would now take his money. He was turned down a second time...
...about 50 years old and living in Upper Bavaria, Hanfstaengl said he had "collaborated" with American diplomatic officials during the war and had been personally invited by the late President Roosevelt to help reconstruct the German press after...