POLITICAL CRISIS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1932, Page 5

POLITICAL CRISIS

NAZIS’ ACTIVITY SUCCESS MAY MEAN REVOLT. (United Press Association—By Electric luiegrapli—Copyright.) (United Press Association—By Electric Ttueg. apli—Copyright.) .. i, ‘"BERLIN, July 26. . The Hitlerites have made great preparations to ensure the success of a Meeting which Hitler is addressing to day. , There has been a concentration o.' Hitler’s ‘“Storm” detachments. This Las led to the revival of lite fears of the attempted “PutscD.” The story goes that if the polling results in the German elections, which will be known late on Sunday, show that the Hitlerites are likely to obtain fifty per cent, of the votes cast, then a revolt may be.attempted during the early hours of Monday, with a view to making Hitler the Chancellor of the Reich.

The Reich’s Government, however, has issued a statement that if a “Putsch” is attempted, all of the forces will be used to defeat. sdeh an adventure.

Well informed circles believe that General Schleicher will order the Reichstvehr soldiers to shoot and that they will obey. The “Allegemine Zeitujlg” says it forsees £hat the election result will mean a new German Government, under Chancellor Von Papen, including representatives of the Hitlerites.

ARMY TO BE RESTORED.

ACCUSATION AGAINST FRANCE.

BERLIN, July 27

That Germany would arm to the level of her neighbours if the neighbours should refuse to disarm to Germany’s levels is threatened by General Von Schleicher, a member of the German Cabinet. In his broadcast to the / German people, he cited what he termed the “catastrophic v failure” of the Disarmament /Conference, at Geneva, and referred to the insecurity of Germany. He accused France of hypocrisy, because, he said, she was aware that the German forces were unarmed, and :could not oppose a jingle French Army Division; and still less eould oppose the French, frontier fortresses for one day. The German Army was now barely capable of protecting Germany’s own, frontiers. The only alternative was , for Germany ,to re-organise her Army, which, he added, would be done. 1 . ... PROFESSORS SUPPORT HITLER. BERLIN, July 27. Though they dislike some of his ; aims, fifty-one German University professors have published a manifesto 'supporting Herr Hitler’s policy, which they describe as one of “fighting the influence of the foreign races, the restriction of egoism in all fields, and a determination -to deliver Germany from materialistic shackles imposed by international finance,” and they state they expect Hitler to “purify publip life”, and “achieve the salvation of the German people.” ' i