HINDENBURG

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 31 March 1930, Page 5

HINDENBURG

CONDEMNED BY LUDENDORFF AN EXTRAORDINARY ATTACK "A DIRTY STAB IN THE BACK" (United Press Association—By Elcctrio Telegraph—Copy right) LONDON', 2Kth March.

Ludondorff lias reappeared with an extraordinary attack on Ilindenburg, accusing his former comrade-in-arms ol having destroyed that for which he fought as field-marshal by agreeing to the" Young Plan. Ludendorff declares that Ilindenburg has forfeited the right, according to the law of the old army, to carry his field gray uniform intake it with him to the graveyard. "His action conforms with his actions when field-marshal in war time. It was always the. same. I was so overburdened with work and consumed by the desire to win a victory with my army for the Emperor that I failed to notice that Hindohburg was being presented to'liis people by the Emperor as something entirely different from the person he. really was. It was not until 8127 that I gained a clear insight into the happenings. It was on oth November,! 018, that 1 saw Hindenbnrg in a true light." He accuses Ilindenburg of inciting officers of the army to break their oath of fealty to the Kaiser and of advising tl)c Kaiser to flee to Holland. He declares Ilindenburg was responsible for the revolution and for every misfortune that had beset Germany since. "History knows what the old army thinks of actions such as his." Newspapers are indignant and describe the attack as a dirty stab in the back.