HITLER’S PROMISE RECALLED

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19523, 24 June 1933, Page 17

HITLER’S PROMISE RECALLED

ATTACKS ON FREEDOM CRITICISED IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY HEAD OF CHURCH United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 23, 7.30 p.m.) BERLIN, June 22. The Catholic Episcopate, fearing for its own organisations, in which it is estimated there are 1,500,000 German youth, has issued a statement reminding the Nazi Government of Herr Hitler’s promise of freedom to the Church and recognition of its educational work. Attack on Workers. Herr Ley has ordered the disbandment of all Christian trade unions and has prohibited workers’ and employers’ organisations, apart from those officially recognised. Herr Ley is also attacking the Catholic and Protestant Workers' Associations, which are hindering the construction of the German workers’ front. He declares: “The revolution is not yet ended. It will take measures against black Catholic reactions, the same as other types of reaction.” Desperation Created. As an example of the desperation to which constant night raids are driving the Socialists, when six storm troopers entered the house of the trade union leader, Johann Schausse, his son Anton, with the desperate idea of protecting his parents, fired down the stairs, killing two storm troopers. Anton then rushed from the house and emptied his revolver at the driver of the storm troops’ car, but killed his brother-in-law, who was being detained in the car. Anton was later hunted down, and arrested. The mother was also arrested, and the father was found hanged. ATTACK ON SOCIALISTS. DENIED ATTENDANCE AT REICHSTAG. United Press Association—By Ulectrh Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, June 22. The Government has prohibited the Socialist Party in precisely similar manner as the banning of the Nazis in Austria. One hundred and twenty Socialist members of Reichstag, who polled 7,000,000 votes in March and also members of the Federal Parliaments and Municipal Councils, have been forbidden to sit, and their salaries have been stopped. War On Parties. Party meetings are prohibited, newspapers and other publications barred, and party funds confiscated. State employees are forbidden to belong to a party. The Government alleges that the Socialists’ Committee is guilty of high treason, and that leaders like Wells and Breitscheid have been organising a fight against Hitlerism from Prague. The party, therefore, deserves no better treatment than the Communists.

PATCHED UP. RELATIONS BETWEEN RIVAL LEADERS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, June 22. The difficulties between HenHitler and Dr. Hugenberg are believed to have been temporarily patched up at the Interview in which the Chancellor explained the necessity of dissolving the Green Shirts. Dr Hugenberg declined to believe that so many Marxists had entered the ranks. It was agreed to differ on this question.