NAZI ATTACK

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1933, Page 5

NAZI ATTACK

REVOLUTION PLOT

ACTION AGAINST STALHELMS

(United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright)

BRUNSWICK, IM-ar c h 28

The Nazi auxiliaries raided the Stahlhelms’ guard-house here. They disarmed the St-ah'lhfilmr, auxiliary police. They also arrested several leaders and ©than? on the' (suspicion of a counter -revolutionary plot. They took the -names of one hundred civilians.

Herr Ivlagges, the Nazi Mhiiste r of the Interior for the State of Bronswich, that Stahlhelms have recently been enrollTng members 0 f the Bei’chbanner and other forbidden organisations . The Minister adds that to-day th e movement had assumed a mass character. One hundred ex-Reichs. •ba-nnerites Socialists and Communist? marched to the guard-house and protected Stahlhelms auxiliaries alnkl continuous shouts of "Bail the Freedom Front!” ‘Hai-l the Red Front!” At the s-ame excited crowds of Communists and Socialists in th e vicinity of the guard-house shouted menaces against Chancellor Hitler, and the Nazis.

Moreover* with the Stahlhelms showing toleration, Nob, a Communist leader who recently had been fo,r weeks in hiding, ventured from hi s hiding place and participated in threats. The |9tahl helms aliso' maltreated young Nazis.

MONARCHIST RADIO SPEECH

GOVT. REFUSES to broadcast

BERLIN, March 28,

The German, broadcasting authorities which -are controlled by the Government have refused to broadcast a Monarchist [speech delivered by Ebert von Bismarck (wh o j s a relative of the famous Prince Bismarck, former Chancellor) at a meeting of the League of Nationalist Youths, which the-* ex-Kaiser’s son, Prince Oscar, attended .

Ebert Bismarck pleaded for a return , ol f the hereditary Hohenzo]lern s as a monarchy. He -said: ‘‘We need a state where divine right for the Emperor is a mandate from above, even as th® vocation of every citizen is a duty ordered from -above.”

PRUSSIAN 'GOVT’S. SURRENDER

MINISTERIAL MISUSE OF MONEY

BERLIN, March 28

Members of the Prussian Governmerit have completed their inglorious surrender, declaring the dismissal by Pre s ldent von Hindeilburg absolves them from their duties. Captain GoerUig announces the is«i<mre of their incomes and their property in order to recoup the office for the amount of a grant which the Ministers misused.

2350 ARRESTS AT BRUNSWICK

COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY PLOT.

(Received March 29 at 9 a.m.) BERLIN, March 28

Nazis at Brunswick arrested two hundred iStahklms, ; and 2150 Republicans, Socialists and Communists, on a charge of plotting a counter revolution, and confined them during the night in a large burbling guarded by armed Storm Trains.

Herr Schrader, the local Stahlelm leader, was arrested.

Herr Seldte conferred with Herr Goering and sharply protested against the Brunswick events.

Von Pa.pen and Herr Hungenberg are likely to support the protest, necessitating Hindenhurg intervening to prevent disruption in the Government. y' *

Meanwhile the' authorities are embarrassed as to wlrat to do with the 1350 prisoners.

The “Banner,” and Socialist newspapers throughout Prussia, due to reappear to-day, are now prohibited indefinitely.