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Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1934, Page 5

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RE NAZI LEADERS

INDICTMENT BY ERUST

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Received this day at 11-30 a.m.)

PARIS, November 9

Further revelations, purporting to be written by Ernst-, appeared in a Saavbrucken newspaper in tlie form of a letter to Heins, who also perished on dune 30. The letter emphasises the fears which those executed entertained regarding their fate. It savs Roehm, the Storm Troop leader who aliso died, had 'a night-long discussion with Hitl*r. who -vopt Mid implofod Roehm to believe in him, adding the world would prefer to see him head of the army than “that gouty old-man in tho Neifdcck okl age refuge,” meaning Hindenburg. The letter adds that. Hitler and ■Roelun exchanged promises to do nothing pending the death of Hindenberg.

The letter continues: “We must, get in ahead of Dr Go ebb els and General Owing, or we shall be done in. It is a ipityvßoehm prevented' me i'rofn smashing their faces when they attacked me. As to Goebbels I will roast him .in a slow fire. I' do not forget how he launched me on the Reichstag business land then deserted me.

An article \va s published by Karl Ernst leader of the Storm Troops, who was-executed, on June 30, in which he indicts the Nazi leaders in connection with the Reich five, whereby the blame was attached to 'Socialists and Communists, and leaders such ias Goebbels and Gopring, were hailed ;ig heroes.