THE REICH FIRE

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1933, Page 5

THE REICH FIRE

GERMAN PROTEST ENGLISH PRESS ACCUSATION. fUnitad Press -Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) BERLIN, April 27. The German Ambassador in London h s beer, .instructed to protest against the recent “Manchester Guerdain” article alleging that Chancellor ' Hitler slid ; other members of the German Government wer e responsible for the (Reichstag fire. . ’ ' The German Government has described such » . charge being made lag 'inst a foreign Government, a s being unprecedented The “‘Manchseter Guardian’s” spec’ll correspondent, in reference to the charge, quoted a confidential manuscript which I’he stated m a s'circulating among 'Nationalists in '• Germany, alleging that the fire ih the • 'Reichstag buflding was started bv Captain Goering’s enemies, who traversed a subterranean passage -connecting ’the Speaker’* house with the Reichstag,- distr•buted ’ inflammable liiattei," 'ahd ; left a Dutchman, * VftflderlU'bbo,-. -with Communist documents, therein. They then departed through the passage, -.isw

The “Manchester Guardian's'l correspondent attributes the action’ of.;the KmU as being due to disappointment at their failure to accomplish/:drastic economic and' social changes/lowing;; t& their association with the Nationalists, who, om the slightest sign of had faith, had been ready to proclaim a military dictatorship, and hence the (Nazis, in order to. gain freedom, determined on this desperate expedient to secure a triumph at th e .elections ' ILL TREATMENT OF JEWS. SUCCESSIVE POLISH PROTESTS. - /> LONDON, April . 28. The "Daily; Express’' gays:. , ' The P-olish Government, since March 11th, has made five successive protests >o Germany respecting '.nialtreatment of , Jewish and . Polish nationals: ;iw : G e J-! mnay. The Polish legation -at Berlin was supplied:; with .sworn '-affidavits giving .particulars of- ..the. beatng or wounding of 147. .Polish Jews between Marph Btli and April tjst.li. - : The other . /allegation concerns ; cih" .priso'nment ad i .demolition of : property. The German* on each • occasion have projnised red/res;?;’: but the, Poles claim they haY e received only vague promises’ of investigation or a declaration that Jtbfl ’inciderit was unknown to the police. ' v,. ' - ‘U-’..- “ " v

RAID ON CLUB IN BERLIN. ARREST GE an ENGLISHMAN. RUGBY, April 27. Aftkt'd in .the House of Commons what steps were being taken in convection with the arrest ■in Germany of W. Mann and an Indian named Tagori. Sir J. Simon (Foreign Secretary) said that Mann was (arrested during a policg, raid on a Berl:, n club. The British Ambassador had addressed a note to the-German Foreign Minister asking -for a full Investigation of the circumstances. It was .reported that Tagori, the 'lndian, had been arrested liieir . the Uustro-Bavarian -frontier and -it was not certain if he were <a ’British subject. A report from the Bavarian authorities was on its way. NAZI AND STAHLHELM FUSION. HITLER’S GRIP NOW COMPLETE. ‘ (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) : \ BERLIN, April 28. Herr Seldte, announcing his decision to join the Nazis, said that he regards ed Hitler, not only as the leader rif the Nationalist revolution, but .as thei leader of Germany’s .future. , The Stahlhelms must give him their hearts and confidence. There must no longer be difficulties, but only one great unity.

Hitler has appointed Herr Rudolf Hess, a Nazi member of the Reichstag, as his duty i n the leadership of the party organisation.

The possibility 0 f an agreement between the Nazis and Nationalists is indicated in an arrangement under which ron Hugenburg will retain his position as Minister of Commerce in the Prussian Government,;■ but? will not be a member of the Cabinet The fusion of the Nazis and Stahlhelms virtually completes Hitler’s grip on Germany. HUGE BERLIN POLICE RAID. (Received April 29 at 11.3.5 , a m j BERLIN, April 28. Herr Jacobsen, a Jewish Professor of Indo-German languages at Marburg University, 'committed suicide under a train following liis compulsory retirement. A thousand police and Brown Shifts raided the Western Berlin area, and Reached hundreds of houses, and all pedestrians. It is reported that they discovered many weapons and compromising documents.