Nazi Germany

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 106, 8 May 1933, Page 7

Nazi Germany

JEWISH BOOKS AND PICTURES BONFIRES IN PUBLIC SQUARES (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) Received Alay 7, 6.25 p.m. BERLIN, Alay 6. Students in this and other cities begun a round-up of Jewish books and other “un-Gcrman” works, which will bo burned on bonfires in public squares at midnight on Alay 10. Hundreds of books and many pictures regarded contrary to the German spirit have already been seized, including the medical works of Professor Hirschfeld’s Institute, well known to doctors throughcut the world owing to its exhaustive sexual library. A police “comb-out” of a so-called Red stronghold at Kiel, including hotels and restaurants, resulted in 60 arrests. Searches were made of homes of the Communists, Socialists and Reichsbannerites, and quantities of books, leaflets, flags and badges were confiscated. SERIOUS RIOT NAZIS AND MILITARY POLICE. Received Alay 7. 9.5 p.m. BERLIN. Alay 7. A serious riot occurred at Innesbruck on Saturday morning and continued until the afternoon, as a result of a ban on a. party of uniformed men. Nazis had a two hours’ battle with military police, in which rifle butts were used and many minor casualties resulted. Forty arrests were made. Dr. Bruening has been elected chairman of the Catholic Party, which previously declined to return to politics.

NEW GOVERNORS IN SIX GERMAN STATES. HUGENBEBG MAY RESIGN. BERLIN, May 5. President Hindenburg has adopted Herr Hitler’s proposal to appoint six Nazi Governors in Wurtemburg, Emden, Saxony, Hesse, Bremen-Olden-burg, and Anhalt-Brunswick. The Nationalists have again been overlooked, and the progressive elimination of their influence indicates the early disappearance of Herr Hugenberg, who will probably be superseded by Herr Willikens, the Nazi President of the Land Union, as Minister of Agriculture. Nationalist newspapers prophesy Herr Hugenberg’s resignation and protest against his unfair supersession. The Nationalists’ misgivings arc deepened as the result of Herr Hitler’s statement that giant fortunes must disappear and the Silesian Governor’s declaration that big estates are doomed. Nevertheless the Government has decreed the cessation of rigorous interference with commerce, in order to allay nervousness' in business circles.