MILITARY RELIGION

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1933, Page 5

MILITARY RELIGION

GERMAN DECREE

THE OLD TESTAMENT ABOLISHED.

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BERLIN, April-6

The Nazis propose to create a new Evangelical Church, demanding adherence to the following creed; "God made me German. Germanism is a gift of God. G°d wishes that I shoo'd fight for mv Germanism. Military siervice ig never a violation of Christianity, but b obedient to the will of God.” The tenets of the new creed include ono that all protestnnts marrying members 0 f an alien race shall be expelled from their church. Pastor Wieneke is one of tip, promoters. He says; 'Were Christ t 0 appear on earth t h e would bo the leader of a war on Marxism and internationalism.”

The abolition of the O’d Testament in demanded, and the substitution of German sagas and legends in order to replace the Hebrew prophets by personages in German philosophy and art, ensuring uniformity with the national revolution.

This demand has brought to Herr Hitler’s notice by th 0 Church’s supreme council, with a reminder that he guaranteed the church pondenoe,.

EXTRADITION OF ASSAILANTS

DEMAND BY GOVERNMENT,

BERLIN, April 7

Th e Government of Liechtenstein demands 'that Austria shall extradite the assailants of the Rotters (cabled this morning). They meetly are students, under thirty years of age. They wer e found in possession of poison, a 'syringe, seven phials of chloroform, and gag piste’s. They declare they used no revolvers, but made a tear gas attack from patriotic motives, hoping to get thg party to Austrian soil and facilitate the extradition to Germany. They assent that if they succeeded they would have received a reward of £3,300.

MUZZLING OF THE PRESS

ITS PRESENT DAY DUTY,

BERLIN, April 7,

In announcing a. new press law, which will be promulgated shortly, Herr Goebels, at th e annual reception of the German press, said the law would regulate the new relationship of the press and the State. It would define the professional standing and prerogatives of journalists. Chancellor Hitler declared that the highest duty of th e press at present was not criticism, but the creation of unity in thought and will,

POLISH PRESS ATTACK

WARSAW, April 7

The German Minister at * Warsaw called at th e Polish Foreign Office and presented a note protesting against attacks upon Chancellor 'Hitler in the Polish press. It is learned that the tone of the conversation was 'sharp. The subjects of the treatment of Polish nationals in Germany was raised.

NAZI FRONTIER MENACE

VIENNA, April 7

Life near tlh e border is dangerous, says Max Reinhardt, who has decided to leave his castle in Saltzburg and live here.

INDUSTRIAL CRISIS INCREASING

TROTSKY SUMS UP POSITION

LONDON, April 6.

“Hitler h?,g been lifter! to victory by 17.000/,030 ''desperate people, proving that .capitalist Germany has l°st faith in decaying Europe, converted by the Versailles reaty int 0 a madhouse lacking gtraitjaekets.” writes Trotsky, the famous Russian exile 1 , in the Manchester Guardian. “This victory of despair was due to the blindness and incompetence of the ■workers’ leaders. While the S°c'al Democrats and other Parliamentary parties aimed t 0 educate Fascism, with President Hindenburg as the drill sergeant. the workers instinctively wanted to fight it. “Their inaction has 1 "‘ft th e workers defenceless. Hitler’s political army 0 * officials, clerks, shopkeepers, peasants, and intermediate classes in isocial consciousness are. mere human dust. “His 'difficulties are only beginning. The industrial crisis iis increasing. Unemployment has reduced the (standard of living and will increase the workers’ self-consciousness, and result in widespread economic struggles. “Hiller has faced for too long a .■miguinary wav inside Germany to think seriously of war. France, on the contrary, may try to persuade capitalist countries to support her in a fight against Bolshevism end the Soviet.” BRITAIN AND JEWISH SITUATION. LONDON, April 6. Replying to further question,-, regarding tlie situation of the Jews in Germany, and particularly the Uppor f;iic,~U, Cat tain Eden (under Secretary for Foreign Affairs) said lie preferred t)° wait until a report from the British Amba s sado,. at Berlin was received. lie hoped it would be received during the week-end.