STRASSER'S VIEW

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23965, 15 May 1941, Page 9

STRASSER'S VIEW

NAZI f'AETT STEIFE PLAN TO BEAT GERMANY THINKS INVASION CERTAIN (Heed 1- .10 a.m.) MONTREAL. May 14 Otto Strasser, founder of the Nazi Party, who is now a refugee in Canada, expressed the belief, in a special interview, that the escape of Hess indicates that the German Army chiefs and Gocring seek to overthrow the Nazi Party. Within one hour of Goering's accessioi to power, said Dr. Strasser, Goebbels and Himmler would be shot dead. Hess also knew his life would not be worth a moment's purchase in Germany, and consequently he fled. Goering was closer to the Prussian Army and the great industrialists than anyone. Hess, on the other hand, had always been Hitler's closest and most trusted friend, as well as the party leader

Dr. Strasser, who fled from Germany after a break with Hitler in 1931, declared thero was intense jealousy between Goering and Hitler and Hess, and between Goering and Himmler. Dr. Strasser suggested a four-point plan for defeating Germany: (1) AntiHitler propaganda among German prisoners of war; (2) organised propaganda directed to German nationals in the United States and South America; (3) the creation of an independent l'ree German Legion, modelled on General do Gaulle's Free Krench plan; (4) the creation of an authoritative Gorman National Council of leaders in exile, including Bruening, Previramus, Dr. Rauschning, Dr. Ihomas Mann (the author), Solimann. Holtermann and himself. Dr. Strasser feels certain Hitler will attempt an invasion of England, even if it means the destruction of the German army and the signing of his own death warrant. The United States Vice-President, Mr. Henry A. Wallace, addressing the Broadcasters' Convention, forecast that the time was coming very soon when they would he able to call up the decent civilised Germans inside Germany against Hitler. He added that America was prepared to encourage anti-Nazi Germans in the United States and. j abroad. I