GERMANY AND POLAND

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 83, 8 April 1933, Page 7

GERMANY AND POLAND

AMBASSADOR PRESENTS NOTE SHARP CONVERSATION ENSUES [B. Telegraph—Press Association—Copyri<ht j Received April 7, 11.45 p.m. WARSAW, April 7. The German Minister called at the Foreign Office and presented a Note protesting against attacks upon Herr Hitler in the Polish Press. It is learned that the tone of the conversa- ■ tion was sharp and the subject of the j treatment of a Polish national in Geri many was raised. ON AUSTRIAN BORDER LIFE TOO DANGEROUS. Received April 7. 10.5 p.m. VIENNA, April 7. Lifv near the border is dangerous, says Max Reinhardt, who has decided to leave his castle at Salzburg and live here. ANOTHER OUTRAGE ASSAILANTS ARRESTED. BERLIN, April G. Another outrage ag.'vnst German Jews outside of Germa j territory is reported at Gaslei Leichtenten. The brothers Alfred and Fritz Roter, form erly leading theatre managers in Berlin, were walking with Alfred’s wife and Frau Wolf when seven young gunmen stopped them and tried to drag them to a waiting motor car. Alfred and the women struggled free, and jumped down a rapine ?n an effort to escape. Frau Wolf was found injured and the other two dead. Meanwhile the kidnappers secured Fritz and drove furiously towards the Austrian Tyrol. Fritz at Triesenberg leapt from the car and fractured his skull. The police stopped the car in the Tyrol and arrested the occupant?, who were sent to gaol at Feildhirch. REPUBLIC'S DEMAND. ASSAILANTS’ STATEMENT. Received April 7, 11.5 p.m. VIENNA, April 7. The Government, of Liechtenstein demands that Austria extradite the assailants of the Rotters. They are mostly students under 30 and were found in possession of a poison syringe, seven phil of chloroform and gas pistols. Thay declare they used no revolvers but [ made a tear gas attack from patriotic 1 motives, hoping to get the party to I Austrian soil and facilitate their extra- ; dition to Germany. They assert that if they had succeeded they would have j received a reward of £3300.

GERMAN PRESS THE ANNUAL RECEPTION. RELATIONSHIP WITH STATE. Received April 7. 10.26 p.m. BERLIN, April 7. Announcing a new press law which would be promulgated shortly Herr Goebells, at the annual reception of German Press said he would regulate the new relationship between the Press and the State and define the professional standing and prerogatives of journalists. Herr Hitler declared that the highest duty of the Press at present- was not criticism but the creation of unity of thought and will. A NEW RELIGION GERMAN NATIONALISM Receive*'. April 7, 10.20 p.m. BERLIN, April 7. The Nazis propose to create a new evangelical vhurch demanding adherence tn the following creed: “God made me a German; Crerinanism is the gift of God. God wishes I should fight for niv Germanism. Military service is never a violation of Christianity but is obedient to the will of God.’’ The tenets of the new creed include one that all Protestants marrying members of an alien race be expelled from the church. Pastor Wicnekc. one of the promoter--, says: “Were Christ to appear on the earth he would be a leader of war on Marxism and internationalThe abolition of the Old Testament is demanded and the substitution of German sagas and legends in order to replace the Hebrev prophets bv personages in German philosophy and art. ensuring uniformit with the national revolution This demand was brought to Herr Hitler’s notice by the Church’s Supreme Council, with a reminder that ho guaranteed the Church’s independ-