NAZI ALARMISM

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1933, Page 5

NAZI ALARMISM

FOR AIR STRENGTH BERLIN “RAID” RIDICULED. (United Pre&s Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, 'June 26. The “Daily Chronicle” denounces; the “po.ice planes bunk.” It declares: “No official eye saw either the planes or the incredibly-insulting pamphlets. This, surely, was careless! i xhe ihmphlet.3, should at least, have been prepared before hand. An obedient German press, however, shouts for policy planes, /and Germany will not be happy till she gets them.” The paper adds: “'Simultaneously a real German /aeroplane showered Austria with anti-Dolfuss leaflets, go that Austria also, wants police planes. The game may thus continue indefinitely.” APPEAL MADE BY AUSTRIA. FOR DEFENSIVE AIRCRAFT. VIENNA, June 26. While the German press is Maintaining an alarmist propaganda ill ! favour of German aerial defence, it ! is under,stood that Austria,.:as the result of the leaflet- “raid” 'at Linz on June 24, is appealing to the Allied signatories to the Treaty of {Saint Germain to support an Austrian request which already has been submitted to the Disarmament Conference for permission to use armed defensive aircraft CHURCH RITUALS ALTERED. AT THE WISH OF THE NAZIS. LONDON, June 26. The British United Press Ivonigsberg correspondent says: For the first time for centuries the Lord’s Prayer has been changed from the phrasing adopted by Luther. This change is dm. to Pastor Muller, who is Chancellor Hitler’s adviser on church matters, and who, at the -Sclilosskirche at Koingsberg, paraphrased the prayer and the final blessing into everyday speech. The whole service suggested how rites of the church will be revolutionised at the wish of the Nazis. The new service lasted less than an hour. Pastor Muller’s sermon lasted only fifteen minutes. The hymns were accompanied by the brass hand of the Nazi Storm Troops.

EXTERMINATION OF COMMUNISM AIM AT ANGLO-GERMAN PACT. : \ 'LONDON, June 23, ' “.ttayfluid’si News” publishes a queer story that Hitler aspires to an AngloGerman alliance for the purpose of exterminating Communism. He is prepared to declare war on Russia, and requires British support to secure armaments. He- believes that the collapse of the Soviet ie near. Two of the emissaries in London are sounding the Government as to whether a visit from Captain Goering would be acceptable. 'BERLIN REJECTS SOVIET NOTE. RE COLONISATION IN RUSSIA. BERLIN, June 25. The Foreign Office has bluntly rejected the Soviet Note protesting against the passage of Dr. Hugenberg’s memorandum at the London Conference, implying that Germany j will seek territory in Russia for j Colonisation. 'The Note argued that I such a hostile declaration Was con- j tradjetory to the Russo—Germanpact of friendship and neutrality. The Foreign Office reply Was that the memorandum contained nothing to justify the protest. appeal- by dr. HUGENBURG. LONDON, June 26. xoe “Times” Berlin correspondent says: Doctor Htig-enberg (Nationalist leader), has appealed to President von Hindenburg to support his claim for the fulfilment of solemn com-? stitutional undertakings, land he requests a decision within ten days. DANZIG AND NAZI DECREES. DANZIG, June 26. Herr Rauschning emphasises that the new Nazi Government of Danzig Free City, while it is spiritually German, will not follow all of Herr Hitler’s measures. It wishes to observe existing treaties and to live in amity with its neighbours, especially Poland. WHOLESALE ARRESTS CONTINUE. PARTY’S SUPPRESION DEMANDED (Received June 27 at 10.30 a.m.) BERLIN, Juno 26 Following demands for the .suppression of the Bavarian People’s 1 Party, the leader, a priest, named Johann T,emht, was arersted while in bed. At Bamberg many other Catholics and Sciolists have been arrested for allegedly conducting subversive propaganda against the Governmentj A total of 465 Communists ami Soj einlists have been arrested in Prussia I “for their own safety.” I The Bave -mn n eobVs party arrests | number hundreds, including the lead--1 ers Schaeffer, von Lex, and Pfeiffer, j also Princ n von Wredo and Bttron Hirsch. Some who were forewarned fled.