Herr Hitler's Ultimatum: State of Emergency Declared: Tense Situation Created Berlin, July 18.
Leaders of the Nazis told the United Press to-day that their Teader, Herr Adolf Hitler, intends to issue an ultimatum to" President Von Hindenburg that the Brown Shirt Army will be armed unless the
{tate of emergency and gives Government proclaims a. national 0 General Curt von Schleicher, Minister of Defenre, the Interior portfolio well.
The demand includes a proviso that General von Schleicher would ame army generals as federal commissioners, establishing a situation tantamount to a military dictatorship—United Press, July 18, As had been expected, gency decree prohibiting 4 gir meetings, demonstrations, and 4 parades throughout the Reich was 3 Reued' this evening as one of the direct consequences of last Sunday's bloody encounters at Altona and elsewhere. joree states that the government of the Reich is determined to take all measures that will be necessary in order to protect the lives of the citizens against farther attacks, as well as to ensure the freedom of lawful political activity. The government expects, 30 the decree concludes, that all see-tons of the nation which want to Fespect law and order, will remain calm and collected as only then those persons who deliberately pro-woke disturbances, can be prevented from carrying out their sinister designs.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, July 20, iment has realised its withdrawing the pro-upased by the Bruening on processions and de~ Monstrations. 'The reimposition of this ban has' angered the Nazis.
Herr Hitler, their leader, has telegraphed to President Hindenburg ie his indignation at. the methods adopted by the police against his supporters during, a demonstration staged in his ho our at Koenigsburg in East Prassia, He declares that "it, was only due to the boundless discipline of his storm streeps "that a catastrophe of inealcuable dimensions was averted."
Hitler asserts that. while he was king the salute, mounted "police Klessly charged the spectator Meanwhile, the wildest rumours ro current here regarding Hitler's Intentions, It is even reported that the aims at staging a revolution and then proclaiming a monarchy.
'A. virtual dictatorship has been Aeclared in Prussia, the largest of the States of Germany, owing to the political stalemate, The Chancellor, Herr von Papen, has been appointed State Commis: sioner, with Dr. Bracht, Oberburgo master of Essen, as deputy, Thi means that they will rule Prus with almost dictatorial powers, One of Herr von Papen's firs: acts on his assumption of the post of State Commissioner was to proclaim a state of emergency in Prussia, Herr von Papen thus yielded to the wishes of Here Hitler and Herr Hugenburg, the Nazi leaders, who argued that Prussia under Soci rule was no Jonger capable of preventing the di ders which had recently multiplied in the Star uch IMer development in the situa:
ion fas the dismissal of all the Gor St tes authori tat.
Troops to-day occupied the ings of the Prussian State ministry inthe Wilhelmstrasse, General von Schleicher, Minister of Defence, has been appointed Governor of Berlin (the Prussian capital) and of the province Brandenburg, where he will wield executive authority.
Both the president and vice-prosient of the Berlin police hava tendered their resignations, 'A deciee issued by President von burg to-day annuls certain articles in the Constitution and avpress and ters and telephonic Tu addition the Minister of Defence is authorised to permit domicitlary searches and contise tions, The, decree also authorises the formation of extraordinary courts for the trials of persons disobeying military orders, the death penalty for armed resistance to the authorities, for high reason, for damaging in, the railways or for using explosives—Reutor. spokesman for the Prussian Government unseated by President yon Hindenburg's drastic action, in jan interview with a representative the United Press, declared that, Dr. Braun and his supporters view! the designation of a Reich's Com-_ missioner as an open breach of the Constitution and said that the action may be appealed to the Sup-rome Court, The appointment of a Reich's Commissioner for Prussia is regarded as the most important political event in Germany since the Jadoption of the Republican constitution in August, 1919, Tt has a twofold momentous! significance; First, it grants the federal government complete control of the largest armed force in Germany, outside the regular army, by placing the 90,000 Prussian police under the Reich's direct surveillance; secondly it means the abolition of states' rights for a territory encompassing two-thirds Germiany and the centralisation authority for that area in the hands lof the Reich's Cabinet. This region, Jeontrol of which has now passed from the Prussia to the Reich's gov-lornment, includes the country's most important industrial districts.
Tense Situation A tense situation is reported to be prevailing in consequence of the drastic taken action by Presi dent von Hindenburg in. connection with the administration of russia. Communists, who tried to create trouble, were rounded up and more than 90 people have been shut up in. gaols, An official decree, issued in explanation of the action taken by the President, charges the Prussian Government with lack of energy in dealing the communist disorders and gives the assurance that Prussia's constitutional indepen: dence will not be otherwise eneroached upon.
The Chancellor is empowered not only to dismiss Prussian Ministers but, also to get rid of any officials with socialistic tendencies. The action has been received with enthusiasm by the Nazis, whose journals without exception acclaim the steps taken as a move in the right direc:
The socialist journal charac-tenses the decree as monstrous.
July 22, siding.. The Government is apparently satisfied that it haw the situation, under control and it is methodically' pursuing the poli of replacing. the' socialist, officials with those of "Nationalist" incl ically suppressing communist activities, and General Rundstadt has instructed the police to use their rifles promptly and en cage tically, if necessary The deposed Prussian Mi have bowed to their fate but under protest.
An order was issued to-day by the military officer in command prohibiting anyone from inciting or participating in a general strike.
'The newspaper, "Achtuhrabendplatt,"" has been suspended for four days' in punishment for having published a caricature of Chancellor von Papen drinking wine and issuing Jemergeney orders, July 23.
The official statement issued at} Stuttgart Jate this evening concerning the conference which the Chancellor, Herr von Papen, and the!
ral Minister of the Interior, Herr von Gayl, had with the Pre miners of all German states, says that all important questions of the Reich's foreign as well as domestic Policy were discussed in detail in the" course of a confidential exchange of views, 'The communique further states' that the confer-fence took note with satisfaction of the Chancellor's assurance that the Reich Government adheres without reservation to the federal principle and does not intend to interfere ip ly way with the rights of the fed-axal states.
The Chancellor stressed the fact that: the appointment of Reich commissary for Prussia had become inevitable and was merely a temporary measure, the application of which to other federal states was out of the question since there peace: and order were sufficiently guaranteed, Herr von Papen also expressly declared that the general elections to the Reichstag would take place on July 31 according to schedule, and that the Reich Government hoped to.be able to abolish the state of siege in Berlin and the province of- Brandenburg within the next few days, The Reich Government and all state governments, the communique further says, agreed on the necessity of maintaining undiminished their common authority,
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