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Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1932, Page 4

],.• the (ionium Chancellor was anxious to create u first-cliis.w sensation in 1 1 ill!i>lllal.ic* uitrios when lit* deolnrod |;isi, week Lliul. (ioniumV could i"'t ami would nol liny n‘|i'!i ru Lions itu.v lmio«‘f, l |( ' may lairlv congl'ii 1 llluto himself on Ids success. At Iho simio 1 j mo, lio anil hi". people will lil'ohaTity |'nn| [ hid a muro taoll'id and judieiniis way nl' expressing; their in tenl-ioiis Would have led to muro heiielicial re-

mit,.. ; \s a inal'loi- of laul, (ioi mauy no:.r I In* verge n f baiikruplev, ...id ,| l( , ~|hor nalions know it., mid it is lor I In'ir own sckes thal ti'oy aro anxious to save the (ioniums Tram n ,iii. Hut I hjs duos tint "loan as ~V o ii ~o oiiutious an organ as the “N,MVs-Ol.roniolo” ha- poi nto<l mil— I|,ii(. anvoro can .•ni'sejonl iou>lv |>m,|i(.| | |,at the (ioniums will never Tic solvent, or never aide to nnv their dohts. Sldl loos oati it ew'iise (lormany’s obvious desire to tear up the Trealv of Versailles on her own account without con, suiting, the other signatories. One might have expect-

ed that the Great War would have disabused tbe Germain mind of its illusions about “scraps of paper”; but apparently it is not so. There is a widespread suspicion that Dr. Brueiiitig has been bullied by the Nazis into making this rash and ill-considered statement. For it is known that Hitler interviewed the Chancellor a few days ago and promised to support the Government on certain undisclosed conditions. Was one of these conditions the promise that Brilening would placate the Nazis by repudiating the Treaty, or at all events the renanatioiw clauses? However this may be, tbe Nazis are not yet [irepared to give any substantial help to the Republic. The Chancellor lias appealed to Hitler and to Hugenlmrg —tlie wealthy and powerful bead "oF tin- reactionary newspaper “bloc” to assist tbe Government by supporting tlie proposal to prolong Hindenburg’s tenure of the Presidential office by vote of the Reichstag. But they have refused to assist the Republicans in this way, and demand that the President shall submit his candidature to the people.