SUPREME RULER
HITLER IN GERMANY
RETAINS OFFICE FOR LIFE MINISTERS TAKE NEW OATH REICHSTAG'S POWER GONE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 17, 5.5 p.m.) BERLIN, Oct. 16 The German Cabinet Ministers have taken an oath acknowledging Herr Hitler as the absolute ruler of Germany for the remainder of his life. The Secretary of State, Dr. Lammers, announced that Herr Hitler is above the Reichstag, which cannot bring any charge against him in the Courts. All Ministers henceforth will be answerable to him alono. State Governors also will be required to take the new oath. Dr. Lammers -said that the responsibility of the Leader-Chancellor toward the Ileiclistag no longer has even a legal foundation since obviously it is impossible for the head of the State to be answerable to Parliament. In any case the Reichstag, when it passed the Enabling Act, renounced its claim to further power. " Herr Hitler has come into power by legal means," declared Dr. Lammers. "He was nominated by the President, elected by the people and confirmed in office by the Reichstag. His rise to power has swept over the whole of the people and borne with it a new conception of the State. The only outstanding question is the complete fusion of party and State, which is a juridical problem the future must solve."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19341018.2.72
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21934, 18 October 1934, Page 11
Word Count
218SUPREME RULER New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21934, 18 October 1934, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.