NAZI CONGRESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 September 1934, Page 7

NAZI CONGRESS

NUREMBERG’S ENTHUSIASM HITLER ACCLAIMED [BY OABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received September 5, 10 a.m.) BERLIN, September 4. Seven hundred and fifty thousand ! Nazis will attend the Nuremburg Con--5 gress, which opens to-morrow. A ■ ‘special railway station has been constructed, and the tallest flagpoles in the world erected. Special batteries of loud speakers will broadcast Hitler’s seven addresses. It is estimated that the Congress will cost a * million sterling. LATER. , Amid the clamour of bells, drums, martial music and ’cheers of thousands, many of whom had to vacate their houses for distinguished visitors, Hitler triumphantly entered Nuremburg for the sixth Nazi Congress, accompanied by Goebbels and Goering. He remains for a week. The municipal reception exceeded the splendour and enthusiasm of anything under the Hohenzollern regime. The city was’ gay with flags and escutcheons. Half a million attended, their • accommodation being a masterpiece of organisation, including an extensive camp of tents outside the city for the Storm Guards and Storm Troopers. A gigantic film was taken absorbing 180,000 feet. Some of the film operators travelled on roller skates in order to assure mobility. Others rode on high bicycles, to enable visibility. Hitler, on- taking the salute, will be photographed from a 90ft. ladder. FRANCE AND SAAR. (Recd. September 5, 1 p.m.) PARIS, September 4. The Government has requested the League to consider measures necessary in the Saar, after the plebiscite, for avoiding prolonged delay between the plebiscite and the installation of ] the new regime, and ensuring the security of voters. It declares that in ! the event of the Saar uniting with France, all the inhabitants will have equal legal political rights, without distinction of language, race or re-

ligion. It points out that, in the event of a return to Germany, the latter will be obliged to repurchase the mines, paying in gold. France is not prepared to abandon her claim, and suggests a preliminary agreement on the price. If the vote maintains the status quo, France is willing to hand the Saar a large part of the mines. The Government requests recognition of the principle of covering the payment of private French claims, in the event of the Saar returning to Germany.