HITLER’S POWER

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1933, Page 5

HITLER’S POWER

DEMAND ON REICH

GOVERNMENT FOR FOUR YEARS

(United Press A isociation—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright.)

LONDON, March 20,

“The Times’ ” Berlin correspondent states: An Enablement Bill, which Chancellor Hitler intend© to demand from the Reichstag, gives him a blank cheque to govern -tor four years, subject to the. intervention of the President, whose lights, including that of the dismissal of the Government are expressly untouched. One article authorises the Chancellor to draw up law® which shall take force the day latter their promulgation. Henceforth, under the Bill, Chancellor Hitler's signature is to suffice for the. laws of the Reich, instead of the President’s, and Parliament is to be excluded from legislative work unless the Government invites its co-opena-tion.

THE OPENING OF THE! REICH

NEW FUTURE FOR GERMANY

BERLIN, March 21

Potsdam is beflagged in readiness for the opening of the Reichstag today, in obedience, to Herr Goebbel’s appeal to the populace there to display flags as a proof that Germany h'as 1 been ro-born out of shame and humiliation. • 6

President von Hindenbm’g has issued a manifesto stating: “Germany’s war time Sacrifices of health and life were not in vain. Out of her collapse, Germany is again struggling upwards to national strength. A powerful Reich shall be the prou-cl, pei manent monument to these who fought land fell for the Fatherland.” The famour West End Berlin Street, the Reich Chancellor’s Place, was today re-named Adolf Hitler Platz. A new suspension bridge has been named afted Admiral von -Scheer, who was in command of the German Navy at the Jutland fight.

5000 POLITICAL PEISONESRiS,

BERLIN, March 21

How extensive is the German Governments’ round-up, of the Communists is shown by the creation of the concentration camp at Dachau to accommodate five thousand political prisoneis.

INAUGURATION OF THE REICH

THE OPENING OF A NEW ERA

(Received this day at 9.30 a.nr.)' POTSDAM, March 21

Through beflagged and garlanded Streets heavily guarded with President tori Hindimbtßg and the Chancellor ; Herr Hi tier, heading a triumphal procession of saloon cais, airived to inaugurate the Reichstag. Everywhere ther e 'were striking slogans, composed of Hitler overlooking the vault of Frederick' the Great at the Garrison Church.

President Hindenburg urged the nation to do everything to assist the Government's difficult work. “This place reminds us of old Prussia. May the .sipirilt of this glorious scene inspire the present generation 'to unite us in ■|4i e consciousness of our moral regeneratin'! for a united, free, and proud Ger-

many.” Tihe speech was every , every school replying. ■Hindenburg and Hitler said that, tliro.uah internal disunion, Germany fell the victim to the dark''surroundings of the 1918 revolution, which. enct-cf in w«r, which neither the Kaiser nor Government wanted, but which was a fight for Germany’s freedom and the right to live. Since then a succession of crises had unhinged the- nation. The world was not richer nor happier by a political and economic, breakdown of one of its important members, and not until need and misery struck Germany an inhuman blow did there grow any longing for a new revival of a new Reich and a new Tife.

HITLER’S IMPRESSIVE SPEECH

DESIRE FOR WORLD PEACE

(Received this dnv at 10.15 a.m.) BERLIN, March 21

Hitler, in his speech at the cermony , of the inauguration of th.„ Reichstag,; said: “From the crazy theory of per-, petual victories and’ vanr.uV.bed nations I rn.me the madness of reparations, and the col lap in world economy., whence oros'-' Young Germanv of which vou, Yield Marshall wm Hindenburg. have been entrusted' with the leadership of the Reich. (The people have confirmed your decision. “Thu* a unique revival has restore 0 our national honour within n few weeks, oousmumatrw the muon between « greatness and strength to-day. The now Reichstag .proclaim* our unshnxeobV wiU complete the war* of re-organisation. Tt demands that all parties Vl rw above a doctrinaire and subordinate themselves 'to the iron necessity of the need imposed. We wft to be sincere -lends of none, the wounds of war from which the world ,ruder,s.” .... . The ceremony was of a quasi military rhn.vnp f m\ Generals and admirals wo’e old military nniiVms, whi'e N";‘ deputies and brow-hivts. all *n uniforms. packed the church. Socialists and C n - numkts wer. absent. . Hindenburg before taking his seat iaedd the Imperial box. occupied the ex-Crolwn Princ 0 whom ho s n n with his Baton.

GERM AX TROOPS ENTER SAAR. . (Received this Any M 9.M a.™-' ' PARTS, March 21. Hitler Storm Troops entered the S ,ar territory which the Leagu e of Nations controls, performed military manoem i °s at Suelcbach, and threatened to fire on th e German Republican Club, unless it closed immediately.