The Archive · 1932

German States and Nazi Uniforms Berlin, Sune 29

According to press reports, the Bavarian and Wuertemberg "Gov-' jemments have appealed to the) Leipzig Supreme Court for a ruling regarding the validity of the new emergency decree promulgated today which suspends the rights of the states to ban the National-Socialist uniforms and restores the right of assembly in the open ai with the proviso. that 48 hours! notice must be given of all demon-/strations and open air meetings and that the police might refuse to sanction them, if the situation warranted.

The decree has already resulted in pearance in large numbers of national-Socialist uniforms in the streets of Munich and other Southern cities, and it is understood that the Southern states still insist that thi fringes upon rights to forbed such uniforms. June 30.

The rapid increase of nationalist sentiments in the capital and the feonsequent fear that any day thei might be invaded ished by militant, National-Soci ists have prompted the publish-Jers of the two leading radical week-Hes here to'take up quarters One of them, "Das Tagebuch," has transferred its headquarters Munich, hoping apparently to profit, from the dispute between Ba the editor's sympathies are with the Bavarian Government which, turn, is obviously expected to assume a benevolent attitude towards the criticism of the Federal authorities restrain itself in its attacks against the German Government.

Journal is now edited by the pro~ minent pacifist Hellmuth von Garlach, its former editor, Karl von Ossieteki serving apt of eighteen months for treason, The Berlin University was closed this morning as the result of a Pitched battle quadrangle between Nation Socialists and Communists who were supported by Socialist students.

The police had to be called in by the dean to separate the combatants and restore order in the class room:

June 30, The German Reich in open defiance to-day severed relations with when they demanded the suspension for of, the newspaper-s marched through the streets of, the state capital, Herr Adolph Hitler, the dynamic leader of the Nazis, took the salute and afterwards delivered an address before 40,000 of his followers. The fuge concourse. was wildly enfthusiastie and gave Herr Hitler a tremendous ovation, greeting his speech with repeated bursts of applause jo serious incidents occurred The police had no difficulty in dispersing a body of 100 Communi [who attempted to break up the Procession. Half a dozen arrests were effected.

For the past two years the gov-Jerament of Bavaria, the second lange fest state in Germany, has im '2 rigorous ban on the wearing of party uniforms. Recently when the Reich government lifted the ban, the state authorities were reluctant to agree and for a time offered de-Mee, "Later, however, they fell into line.

Previously persons appearing in perty uniforms in Bavaria were ible to arrest and a few weeks ago 42 Nazi deputies were suspended from the state parliament entering the chamber with their shirts and swastika arm ding toa presidential decree, against party uniforms innly be imposed if public security is actually endangered. Open meetings, formerly prohibited, now allowed provided the police are given 48 hours' notice—Reuter,

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