GOOSE-STEP TO BE RE-BORN?

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 September 1932, Page 5

GOOSE-STEP TO BE RE-BORN?

GERMAN LEADERS WANT MILITARISATION. Publish in th Manchester Guardion.) LONDON, Saturday. Averring that-“the.-policy of the Chancellor, Captain von Papen, and General Schleicher is chiefly the re-armament and re-militarisation of the German people, the/Berlin correspondent of the Manchester Guardian adds that this •policy is supported by the country most powerful political forces, and meets no serious opposition. But the main purpose of the militarisation is in ore the restoration of the military caste than war.. It is pointed out that the first step -of the move will be the creation of a trained reserve, to which Great Britain might consent. French opposition is not expected to be. strong to the • German desire* to, increase the number of> armament firms, as they would regard it as a good excuse to increase ‘their own armaments. “MERE DUMMY*.” * (Sunday Sun Special). % BERLIN, SaturdayDr. Braeht, the Acting Premier, described the Prussian Diet as “a mere dummy,” adding that if he appeared before it, the action would be merely an. act of* courtesy. The Cabinet, he aaid, considered itself solely responsible to President Hindenburg.