POST-ELECTION REVOLT

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 July 1932, Page 7

POST-ELECTION REVOLT

HITLER PARTY THREAT GOVT. FORCES PREPARED [BY CARLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] BERLIN, July 26. The Hitlerites have made great preparations to ensure the success of a meeting which Hitler is adressing today. A concentration of Hitler’s “Storm” detachments has led to the revival, of the fears of an attempted “Putsch.”

The story goes that if the polling results in the German elections, which will be known late on Sunday, show that the Hitlerites are likely to' obtain 50 per cent, of the votes cast, then a revolt may be atempted during the early hours of Monday, with a view to making Hitler the Chancellor. The Government, however, has issued a statement that if a “Putsch” is attempted, all of the forces will be used to defeat such an adventure. Well informed circles believe that General Schleticher will order the Reichswehr soldiers to shoot and that they will obey. /

Though they - a*islike some of his aims, fifty-one German University professors have published a manifesto supporting Herr Hitler’s policy, which they describe as one of “fighting the influence of the foreign races, the restriction of egotism in all fields, and a determination to deliver Germany from materialistic shackles imposed by international finance.” They state that they expect Hitler to “purify public life” and “achieve the salvation of the German people.” The “Allgemine Zeitung” says it foresees that the election result will mean .-a new Government, under Chancellor Von Papen, including representatives of the Hitlerites.

HITLER’S SUCCESSFUL TOUR

(Recd. July 28, 11.30 a.m.). BERLIN, July 27.

The election campaign is being conducted with extreme ferocity, in posters, cartoons, and newspapers. The Nazis vilify their opponents the Communists, and the Socialists are retorting in such a way as to suggest that the Nazis are as semi-bestial creatures, who spend their time terrorising the people and committing murders.

Hitler is touring the country in an aeroplane, and everywhere is being received by monster audiences.

STRONGER ARMY NEEDED.

BERLIN, July 27.

That Germany would arm to the level of her neighbours, if the neighbours should refuse to disarm to Germany’s levels, is threatened by General Von Schleicher. In a broadcast to the German people he cited what he termed' the “catastrophic failure” of the Disarmament Conference, at Geneva, and referred to the insecurity of Germany. He accused France of hypocrisy, because, he said, she was aware that the German forces were unarmed, and could not oppose a single French Army Division, and still less could oppose the French frontier fortresses for one day. The German Army was now barely capable of protecting Germany’s own frontiers. The only alternative was for Germany to reorganise her Army which, he added, would be done.