ANTI-NAZI MOVEMENT

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 January 1938, Page 7

ANTI-NAZI MOVEMENT

SECRET POLICE BAFFLED

MANY RAIDS FRUITLESS

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(Recd. January 4 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 3.

' The “Daily Sketch” says: The dreaded Nazi secret police raided thousands of houses, offices, and flats throughout Germany, in a desperate attempt to discover the men behind the opposition, whose yellow leaflets announcing a pledge to overthrow Hitler or die, flooded Germany during the week-end, and were even delivered to Hitler. The circulars claim that the movement started in 1935, and the followers number hundreds of thousands, besides millions of sympathisers. Nazi spies and members of the secret service, for two years have failed to catch the members of the opposition, and have not even traced the secret wireless cars, daily broadcasting against Hitler. Although huge rewards are offered, nobody has claimed the blood money. The congress on January 1 was held within a mile of Hitler’s palace.

CONTROL OF PRESS.

(Recd. January 4,2 p.m.) LONDON, January 3.

The “Telegraph’s” Berlin correspondent says: Control of the press is being transferred on January 15, from Dr. Goebbels to Dr. Otto Dietrich, one of Hitler’s closest friends.

Dietrich is reported to be dissatisfied with the monotonous uniformity of newspapers, and is likely to insist on a higher standard of accuracy. He disapproves the summary expulsion of foreign correspondents. FRENCH AFRICAN INTERESTS. (Recd. January 4, Noon.) PARIS, January 3. The Commitee founded in 1891 to protect France’s African intrests, has issued a communique, stating that the giving back of Togoland and the Cameroons to Germany would be most dangerous to France and world peace, and might enable military and naval air bases to operate against FranceWAR GRAVES. * RUGBY, January 2. Warm expression' was; given in an exchange of New Year messages' between Sir Fabian Ware and the heads of the war graves services in Germany, to the desire that the friendly co-operation of last year in honouring the dead both of Germany andi the British Empire may be continued.