- Dogsborough → Paul von Hindenburg
- Arturo Ui → Adolf Hitler
- Giri → Hermann Göring
- Roma → Ernst Röhm
- Givola → Joseph Goebbels
- Dullfeet → Engelbert Dollfuß (assassinated Chancellor of Austria)
- Caulifower Trust → Prussian Junkers (subsidized German landowners)
- Clark (of the Trust) → Franz von Papen
- Vegetable dealers → Petty bourgeoisie
- Gangsters → Fascists
- Fish → Marinus van der Lubbe (the Dutch Communist convicted of burning down the Reichstag)
Equivalents for places and things cited in the text are:
- Chicago → Germany
- Cicero → Austria
- Dock Aid scandal → Eastern Aid scandal
- the Warehouse → the Reichstag
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