Nazi Moderates Unthroned

Northern Advocate, 23 January 1939, Page 7

Nazi Moderates Unthroned

(Received 10 a.m.)

LONDON, January 21,

The “Manchester Guardian,” in a leading article, describes Dr. Schacht’s dismissal as a victory for the more extreme section of the l Nazi party, and says it gives Herr Hitler’s younger friends more power, and therefore means a Germany with fewer restraints.

The Berlin correspondent of the “News Chronicle” says that Dr. Schacht’s, dismissal is considered the first outward sign of tremendous internal differences in the Nazi Governmen. v

The “Daily, Telegraph” reveals that during his recent visit to London Dr. Schacht emphasised that unless the British (Government was prepared to give substantial financial assistance to Germany along lines he suggested, the result would be a victory for the extreme Nazis. Wins For Extremists. It is announced in a message from Berlin that Captain Fritz Wiedemann, Herr ftitler’s personal aide-de-camp, and social secretary, who has made, several visits to London, on the Fuehrer’s business in recent months,' has how been appointed Consul-General at San Francisco. t . Captain Weidemann’s translatipn to Sari Fyancisqo, which is equivalent to polite paid exile, is regarded, like Dr. Schach’s dismissal, as a further »victory for the extremists,.Captain Weideman was notably moderate and form-r erly he had considerable influence upon Herr Hitler’s major decisions. Goebbels Tilts at United States.

The announcement of his appointment coincides with an article by Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, declaring; “While the United States lectures Germany on civilisation, liberty and American humaneness, it expresses itself in lynchings.

“Its civilisation is marked by reeking political scandals, and there are 11,000,000 unemployed.” Dr. Goebbels asserts that the participation by. official quarters in America in antagonism to Nazi-ism becomes an affair of high politics. He emphasises that economic measures are a doubleedged weapon. .