THE NAZIS

Grey River Argus, 18 October 1932, Page 5

THE NAZIS

FURTHER DISTURBANCES. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assay. COLOGNE, October 15. Nine newspapers, the entire Nazi press of the Rhine Province, have been suspended for five days, for defamation of the Government. BERLIN, October IG. A Nazi-Communist clash at Dortmund resulted in a Nazi and a woman being killed, and twelve wounded. The police fired to separate the combatants.

AUSTRIAN NAZIS. FIRED ON BY SOCIALISTS. VIENNA, October 16. Two Nazis were killed and forty injured, ten seriously, when a Nazi procession through the Simmering factory district, received a fusilade from the Socialist headquarters. Members of the procession including women and children, rushed for shelter, others succouring the wounded suffered sniping. The police hurrying to the scene, sustained losses, an Inspector being killed, nevertheless they stormed the headquarters and arrested fifty. The Nazis declare that Socialists last night circulated leaflets “Kill the Brown Dogs.” The Socialists allege Nazis fired first. The Nazis retaliated with revolvers in self-defence. Several Socialists were among the injured. GERMAN ATTITUDE. “TIMES” CRITICISM. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, October 15. Commenting on Germany ’s refusal so far to accept the proposal, approved by Britain, France and Italy, for a meeting at Geneva to seek a solution of the difficulty, which interrupted the German participation in the work of the Disarmament Conference, “The" Times” asks:—

Is such a decision in Germany’sown interests? It adds that at first sight,! it certainly seems a blunder that the German Government should refuse to discuss its wishes with the three other Governments principally concerned, merely because it was now proposed to meet in one place, instead of another, particularly as the other Governments overcame many of their original objections and that France in particular, has been persuaded to limit conversations to the Four Powers, and not enlarge it, as they would have preferred. It must seem unwise on the part of the German Government to wreck the proposal, on what is a mere point of prestige, especially since they won such general admission of the justice of their claims for equal status. In this country, their claim was received with almost universal sympathy and support, on the understanding’ which is paramount, that its recognition must be made to promote disarmament all round, and not used as. a pretext for re-armament. This sympathy and support can only be weakened by anything which throws doubt on the sincerity of Germany desiring co-operation with the other Powers to work for the Peace of Europe.