DANZIG POLL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 125, 30 May 1933, Page 7

DANZIG POLL.

ABSOLUTE MAJORITY. Nazis' Solid Victory in Free City Election. LEGAL METHODS TO BE USED. (United P.A.—Electric Telesraph-Copyriyht) (Received 10 a.m.) DANZIG, May 29. The official election returns for the Danzig Volkstag, or Diet, are as follow:— Nazis 38 Socialists 13 Centrists 13 Communists 5 German Nationalists 4 Poles 2 Herr Rausehning, the Nazi Presidentdesignate, says that the Nazis, Centrists and German Nationalists possess a twothirds majority, which will .suffice for all the proposed measures. .The new Administration will adhere to legal methods and will ensure the sanctity of treaties. No anti-Jew measures are intended. The Danzig correspondent of the "News-Chronicle" says the Nazis' triumph will enable them to form a Government immediately with the I alliance of a smaller group. The Danzig correspondent of "The Times" says the Nazis captured nearly all the votes of the small farmers and agricultural workers, also those of large numbers of harbour labourers- who prei viously were Socialists or Communists.

It is regrettable, says this correspondent, that the President, Dr. Ernst Ziehm, who has proved his capabilities both in Danzig and at Geneva, must relinquish his post as the delicate negotiations with Poland cannot be treated lightly or in a threatening way. The commercial existence of Danzig depends upon peaceful relations with Poland.

The Nazis are certain to insist upon a change in the Polish Corridor, the correspondent adds.

TO PALESTINE.

Appeal for Funds to Settle German Jews. INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE. (Received 9.30 n.m.) LONDON, May 29. Viscount Cecil, Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Herbert Samuel and General Smuts arc among the signatories to an appeal by the Jewish Agency for' Palestine for a world-wide fund for . the object of settling fugitive German Jews in Palestine in agriculture and industries, and for providing credits.

The fund is also intended to enable students to resume their academic careers in Palestine and Haifa.

AFTER 72 YEARS.

GERMAN PAPER SUSPENDED

(Received 11.30 a.m.)

BERLIN, May 20,

The "Deutsche Allgeineine Zeitung," which has appeared without interruption for 72 years, has been suspended for three months and all copies ' seized as the result of a leading article suggesting that Austria and Germany should compose their differences by negotiation.

GERMAN WORKLESS.

CONFLICTING STATISTICS.

BERLIN, May 25,

The number of unemployed registered with the Labour Office in Germany has declined by 8000 to 5,2,52,000, which is 800,000 less than at the worst level of midwinter. Other statistics show that the number of persons employed is now 1,200,000 more than at the worst time of the crisis.

AUSTRIAN ALARM.

GERMAN TOURIST TRADE LOST,

VIENNA, May 29,

The Austrian Press is alarmed at Germany's barring of tourists, as the tourist . industry is vital to Austria's economic being and practically depends upon German visitors. The Austrian newspapers, however, blame the Chajicellor, Dr. Dollfuss.

ENVY OF THE GODS.

HITLER'S WORK PRAISED

BERLIN, May 25,

"I sometimes fear that the gods will become jealous of the tremendous things one, poor human being is doing," said Herr Ley, Trade Union Commissioner, eulogising Herr Hitler to a congress of clerks and office-workers.

Herr Ley announced that Germany would shortly be organised on the basis of vocations and callings, rather than 'of geographical parliamentary representation. He claimed that the reorganisation would be the revolution's rrreatest achievement. Already officeworkers numbering 3,Q00,000 have been reorganised in nine groups, replacing the former 120.