NAZI CONVERTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21992, 29 June 1933, Page 8

NAZI CONVERTS

MUST PROVE THEIR LOYALTY TWO YEARS ON TRIAL (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BERLIN, June 27. (Received June 28, at 9 p.m.) An announcement dissolving the Nationalists, signed by Herr Hitler and three of the Nationalists' leaders, but not by Dr Hugenberg, assures Nationalists protection from discrimination and insult. Nationalists who are at present in prison will be released. It is officially announced that those who have joined the Nazis since January 30 will be given two years' trial to prove their loyalty, after which they will be enrolled in the party, if satisfactory. Meanwhile they are liable to punishment if they wear a brown shirt. A Linz message says that Herr Hitler dismissed Herr Proksch, leader of the Austrian Nazis,'because he left Austria without Berlin's permission and ordered leaflets to be dropped on Linz from an aeroplane. The Austrian railways, of which Herr Proksch is an official, is also taking disciplinary action. DR HUGENBERG RESIGNS i BERLIN, June 27. Dr Hugenberg has resigned from the Cabinet. f "STATE PARTY" MEMBERS MANDATES ANNULLED. BERLIN, June 27. The Government has annulled the mandates of the five " State Party" members of the Reichstag, and three in the Prussian Diet, on the ground that the party polled in the interests of the Socialists during the election. ' A communique announces that Jews have been finally excluded from German organisations of all kinds, including trade unions. Jewish workers will be allowed to form their own organisations, but will not be affiliated to the German Workers' Front. NATIONAL PARTY DISSOLVED "AN AMICABLE .AGREEMENT." BERLIN, June 28. (Received June 28, at 10 p.m.) Dr Hugenberg's National Party was dissolved by " an amicable agreement between Herr Hitler and the Nationalist leaders," by which the Nationalist deputies will join Nazi parliamentary groups. Dr Hugenberg was opposed to the dissolution agreement, but was outvoted. He declined to sign his party's death warrant and stated that he intends to retire from politics. He is Germany's biggest newspaper owner, but owing to the strict Nazi censorship is unable to put his own viewpoint before the public.