ation . ▁ ▁H ess ▁did ▁not ▁build ▁a ▁power ▁base ▁or ▁develop ▁a ▁cot erie ▁of ▁follow ers . ▁He ▁was ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁Hitler ▁and ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁useful ▁to ▁him ; ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁power ▁or ▁prest ige ▁or ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁his ▁position ▁to ▁accum ulate ▁personal ▁wealth . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁mod est ▁house ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁Although ▁H ess ▁had ▁less ▁influence ▁than ▁other ▁top ▁NS D AP ▁officials , ▁he ▁was ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁masses . ▁H ess ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁v öl k isch ▁ide ology ▁and ▁explained ▁everything ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁Jewish ▁consp i racy ▁against ▁Germany , ▁stating ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁that ▁" T od ay ' s ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁is ▁really ▁only ▁a ▁far ce ▁which ▁functions ▁primarily ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁Jews ▁to ▁reach ▁their ▁own ▁a ims . ▁You ▁need ▁only ▁to ▁note ▁how ▁many ▁Jews ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁League ".   In ▁a ▁speech ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁H ess ▁bl amed ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁on ▁" intern ational ▁Jew ry ", ▁called ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Foreign ▁Comm iss ar ▁Maxim ▁Lit vin ov ▁a ▁" dir ty ▁Jew ", ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁without ▁Hitler ▁or ▁M uss ol ini ▁" J ew ish ▁A si atic ▁B ols he v ism ▁would ▁domin ate ▁European ▁culture ". ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Poland ▁and ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War