The Archive · 1932

THE KRENGER

SITUATION, Stockholm, Apr. 5s While still sailing on the heights A tremendous sensation has been of elation over the ex-Crown caused by the preliminary report of Prince's promise to vote for them, the British firm of auditors, Messrs. the Nazi party experienced a direct Price and Waterhouse, into the afslap in the face. fairs of Kreuger and'Toll, These The police raided and closed down auditors investigated the ease which the Berlin headquarters to-day of yme to be known as the Harry the Nazi "storm troops" as a sequel to their recent attack on newsboys, Their preliminary report states selling Democratic papers. that the Kreuger and Toll balance 'Election excitement is further sheet. issued on December 31, 1980 enhanced by the announcement that. grossly misrepresented the' true documents seized during the recent financial position of the company and it, adds that under Ivan raids on Nazi offices in Prussia have. been forwarded to the Public Pro-Kreuger's personal direction entries were made eliminating substantial sector with a view to taking action for high treason against Nazist ances owing. to the parent company by him and subsidiaries, leaders.

Other entries, continues the re-Apr. 6. port, entirely eliminated liabilities The Nazi plan to assume control or. established book assets of the country in the event of Herr Substantial assets. Tt says there Hitler becoming President, as al-are instances where book assets are leged by the Prussian Ministry of entirely fictitious are duplica~ the Interior, was revealed to-day. jons of assets appearing in the The plan, was discovered when on books of the associated, company the eve of the first presidents election the police raided the Nazi 'The manipulations, it goes on, extended to the profit and loss offices in Prussia and seized hidden Gocuments. It is alleged that these counts and through fictitious items the profits of 1930 were considerabdocuments reveal' a regular Nazi espionage service for the object of Spying out everything possible about, The committee in charge of the the "Sxeichewebr. police and other investigation of the Kreger and Toll affairs and the board of that Government organs, and. also. as Mock about" their Pil company are trying to find a means of liquidation which will safeguard Ponents.as possible.

"The "documents were also. found freditors.and which also will permit to contain methods of creating. di: the continuation in business of the Satisfaction among the police and Kreuger companies, plans for the Naat storm troops to Apr. 6. occupy all strategic positions as, The suspicion existing for some Soon as Herr Hitler became Pre-weeks that an exwiaination of the Kreuyer affairs would reveal uns Apr, 10. pleasant facts has evarcely lessened Althorgh Election Day inmost] work created Ly the Commit parts of Germany is mild, overcast preliminary report, The skies threatening a large part of newspapers express the desire that the country resulted in much the affair now will be liquidated with complete frantness for the lighter polling in the final Prefential elections up until noon. sake of the country's reputation The general feeling that President The Government. organ Sve Paul von Hindenburg will be an Morgenbladet says that Kreuger overwhelming victor also has re-exposed as an adventurer Sulted in reducing the balloting, his; enormous proportions, perhaps un adherents feeling that their pre-javalied in economic history and sence at the polls is not so vital, We must ascertain, whether he election and had any accomplice opponents despairing of dete lin, Apr. 6.

no matter how many voters: 'The accountants' report of the they get out.

Kreuger affair has created a sen:

Early reports indicate that the tion in German banking. voting is at least 15 per cent. less than in the March 13 election, although the number of women ex: ereising their Ypting privilege fon equally numerous. irprising that the world Berlin has been quiet, but just bein such @ precarious post-fore dawn this morning 106 National Socialists, militant, followers: London, Apr. 6. of Herr Adolf Hitler, and 78 Communists were arrested by the police he grave allegations of the me ud are being detained until the vestigating committee of the lls "have closed. Nine election Kreuger and Toll balance sheet iliboards have been burned here, were reflected in the violent fluctua but no disturbances attended these tion of Swedish Math shares in demonstrations. Reports from. the London to-day. Kreuger shares at provinces indicate that the balloting one time worth 110/-feel to. 45/- proceeding smoothly throughout there was some recovery later, the country—United Press.

Apr. 11, New York, Apr. 6.

leid-Marshal von Hindenburg 'The revelations by the British has been re-elected President. of firm' of "auditors concerning the Germany by a comfortable. majorsulted in heavy trading' in Kreuger Kreuger and ell have ity, securing almost six. million more votes than his chief opponent, and Toll issues here. "Krouger and Adolph Hitler, leader of the Toll shares fell to one-half while National-Socialists, "or Nazis, as International Match dropped they are generally known. two.

Herr Thaelmann, the Communist Stocks generally were one to candidate, was a bad third, obtain-three poinds lower. The day's tume ing less than one-fifth of the amount ayer. amounted. to. two. million of votes polled for Marshal. von hates, the largest amount of busi Hindenburg and about' one-fourth hear done for several Wecke—Ree the total cast for Herr Hitler.

'A number of clashes between Wimington, Delaware, Apr. 9. Communists and Nazis, which oc-Allegations' of misnianagemnent curred at" intervals all Sunday' resulting. in losses exceeding' $200 clit, heralded the opening of the 000,000 have. been made "against olling booths yesterday morning. the' International. Match Cosporae During the disturbances, 'a Com: fon, of which the late Ivor Tereuger munist was shot dead. 'Two hun-the President dred people were arrested, but the filed in. the" Chancery Court by bill of complaint, has been uajerity were subsequently release shareholder who asks for' the "ape The figures at 10 pin, when ointment of eesivers for the Cor-another million votes remained oration and its "associated. conte be counted, showed that Marshal von Hindenburg was assured of an absolute: majority.

Tt was not until seven o'clock this

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