FAITHFUL REPORT

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1933, Page 9

FAITHFUL REPORT

PANTER'S EXPLANATION

EVENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST

LONDON, October 28. The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that Mr. Panter, in refusing to make a statement except in the presence of a witness, was told that he would not be allowed facilities for consultation while he persisted in this attitude. Consequently he submitted on Thursday night to an examination held in the absence of witnesses. During the examination he declared he had only done his duty as a journalist in faithfully reporting events of public interest. He strongly denied any action prejudicial to the interest's of the Germau State.

There is reason to believe that his statement might "have turned matters in Mr. Panter's favour but for a deposition, also made on Thursday night, in unknown circumstances, of a German journalist who was arrested simultaneously. The result is that a charge has now been officially brought.

Attempts to obtain legal assistance on Mr. Panter's behalf so far have been unsuccessful.

The "Daily Telegraph" republishes fully Mr. Panter's report of Herr Hitler's review of 20,000 Storm Troops at Kclheirn which immedfately led to his arrest.

Mr. Panter opened by stating:— "Deeper significance attaches to this military display than cither tho Chancellor or the Nazi lieutenants desire the outer world to know."

He mentioned that orders had been issued to the Press to avoid everything that might represent tho celebrations as having a military character. In particular, they were not to mention the firing of salutes, the inspection of the ranks by the chief of staff, or the participation of the Reiehswehr. He added that particular anxiety was felt lest the British and French Press become "perturbed" by the day's ovents.

Mr. Panter proceeded to describe the inspection. A salute of 21 guns was fired by cannon on Herr Hitler's arrival, and again at the end of Herr Hitler's speech. He gave other details showing the essentially military character of the proceedings.