Whole Franco “German Border Aflame

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7105, 14 March 1933, Page 7

Whole Franco “German Border Aflame

“Strike Frame” is Nazi War Cry

Strasbourg Like an Armed Camp

Should Britain Support France Unconditionally ?

United Press Assn. — By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright Received Monday, Midnight.

LONDON, Mar. 13.

The London Daily Express’s special correspondent at Strasbourg says:—■

The whole Franco-German border is aflame.

At the frontier town of Zweibrucken Frenchmen watchec’f Nazis overthrow the statues of the founders of the German Republic and heard their war cry “Strike France!” The French, however, are on the qui vive. There is tension all along the line. The News-Chronicle’s special correspondent says Strasbourg city is full of apprehension. The atmosphere recalls June, 1914. The French are building steel and concrete emplacements and pillboxes across their end of the Kehl bridge. They fear that the Nazi temporary occupation of Kehl barracks was not an irresponsible raid, but part of a test mobilisation and allege that brand new heavy military lorries, the manufacture of which is prohibited in Germany, were recently observed within the demilitarised zone. To-day a German spy was arrested at Bitsch. The citizens of Strasbourg nightly listen to fiery radio speeches by Hitler, Goering and Goerbels, while refugees from the Nazi terror arrive daily. No wonder Strasbourg looks anxiously across the Rhine! BERLIN, Mar. 13. The Nazis have seized Speyer on the French border within the demilitarised zone. Storm troops occupied the Government buildings. The city is seething with excitement.

“Old Gang” Bad in Saddle

FRANCE’S DOUBLE FEAR OF FASCISM

WHERE DOES BRITAIN STAND?

Received Monday, 10.30 p.m. LONDON, Mar. 13,

The News-Chronicle says: “There has been more talk of war this week-end than at any time since 1914. Why? Because the ‘Old Gang’ is back in the saddle in Germany and because of the danger that Italian Fascists may join Germany against France which is terrified at the possibility. “If French reports are true Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John Simon are impressed by the French pleas that Britain should support her unconditionally. British people must be told the nature of the recent Paris negotiations. Do they involve new commitments? . ‘ Disarmament Conference should immediately be adjourned. It is a farce to talk of disarmament during this turmoil. The British policy must be the assertion of the authority of the League of Nations.”

Safeguarding Peace Is Urgent Problem NATIONS’ TASK AT GENEVA British Official Wireless. RUGBY, March 11. The Prime Minister and Sir John Simon arrived at Geneva from Paris this morning. Mr. Anthony Eden, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who has been British delegate during the recent proceedings of the Disarmament Conference, met the Ministers and informed them of the developments of the conference during the past few days. Later in the morning Mr. Arthur Henderson, chairman of the Disarmament Conference, called on Mr. Barnsay MacDonald and discussed with him measures necessary to effect concrete decisions with as littlo delay as possible. Earlier in the morning the Prime Minister saw Dr. Bones, Rapporteur of the Conference, and arrangements were made for other visits during the day from M. Bourquin ((Belgium), Chairman of the Effectives Committee, Baron Aloisi (Italy), and Mr. Hugh Wilson (United States). It is recognised that immediate measures are necessary to save the Disarmament Conference, and the attitude from which this problem was •viewed during yesterday’s AngloFrench conversations in Paris is sufficiently indicated in the phrnso of the official communique: “The urgency of the Geneva problem, especially in relation to the actual European situation, was fully recognised by the Ministers who declared themselves determined to seek in agreement with representatives of other States ail means of safeguarding the peace of the •world.”

Nazis

LONDON, Mar. 11,

Germany’s Military Dictatorship

LLOYD GEORGE POINTS TO THE CAUSE. LONDON, March 11. “As one of the drafters of a very stem Treaty I say Germany lias honourably fulfilled the disarmament clauses. It was our part to seo that we and the other signatories followed suit,” declared Mr Lloyd George, speaking in support of Mr Redmond, Liberal candidate at the Ashford byelection, “but armaments have risen annually, while Germany has been kept down. A proud, brave people will not start that everlastingly. Consequently Germany has teen driven to an aggressive military dictatorship, menacing the peace of the world anri fatal to disarmament. ’ ’•

Barracks Finally Evacuated

Received Monday, 10.30 p.m. BERLIN, Mar. 13,

Elections

Under Hiller’s Heel OPPONENTS EVERYWHERE ARRESTED. BERLIN, March 12. Following the general seizure of power, individual Nazis have begun unauthorised miniature coups, notably General Strichler, who proclaimed himself Commissioner of Northern Bavaria and marched to Nurnberg at the head of his storm-troop 3, causing the Stahlhelms to strongly protest to the Government. A Nazi appointed himself Lord Mayor of Altona. He arrested four senators and several officials. Troops occupied the Breslau Exchange and suspended business. They also invaded the Law Courts and expelled Jewish judges and lawyers.

There were numerous similar arrests of Mayors in many towns. Another hundred political arrests were made in Berlin, where, it is now disclosod, a number of Jews and Communists wore arrested in the early days of Hitler’s rule. They were manhandled and confined in dark cellars, almost foodless. To-day they were taken to the police station. The police at Hamburg closed the big stores, including Woolworths, “in the interests of public security.” Auxiliary forces in Wurtcmlterg throughout the night arrested many Communists, who were dragged from their beds and taken to unknown destinations.

Two hundred officials were arrested at Stuttgart.

Itehl Barracks Beoccupied by

The Times Strasbourg correspondent reports that a hundred local Naxis reocciipicd the Keiil barracks. The leader in a speech said that Franco was bow obliged to accord better treatment to Germany than hitherto.

The Nazis finally evacuated Kehl barracks without further demonstration.

Nazis Victorious in Municipal

Received Monday, 10.30 p.m. BERLIN, Mar. 13. The Nazis and Nationalists were ''ictqripiig ai ilia jouuisjjcal elsctisw^