Evening star., 1932-08-13
Decision Made ''for Moral
Reasons and Sake of
FatherIand" One Party
Rule Of Germany Rejected.
NO OTHER CABINET POST
WOULD SUIT NAZI CHIEF
Clicks Heels, Salutes and Leaves
President - Associates Begin
Conferences on Consequences of
Leaders Action-All-Day Nego-
tiations Prove Futile.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 13.-President
Won Hindenburg talked for IS
minutes this afternoon with Adolf
Hitler, head of the National So
cialist party, and announced
after the conference that the
present cabinet, under Chancel-
lor Franz Won Papen, will remain
in office.
Hitler reiterated his demand
that, on the strength of his party's
power in the Reichstag, he be
made chancellor of Germany.
The President refused "for moral
reasons and for the sake of the
fatherland."
With great dignity he added that his
conscience would not permit him to
entrust to one party the sole respon-
sibility for the entire German people.
Offered Cabinet Place.
He entreated Hitler to be content
with a cabinet Office, but not that Of
chancellor.
The Nazi chieftain refused He ,as-
serted nothing but the chancellorshlp
would satisfy him and that he would
not share responsibility with others.
He Strengthened his shoulders, clicked
his heels, Saluted and left.
Several of his party associates who
were present at the interview went back
a. kI1 r1- al fn
consequences of Hitler's refusal.
Plans had been laid to offer Hitler a
vice cllancellcrship, which would In
clude the premiership of the State OF
Prussia. which has been vacant since
a virtual dictatorship was established
by Chancellor Won Papen a few
weeks ago
Hitler, in conference with Won
Papen, declined the Prussian premier
ship in combination with the post OF
vice chancellor, demanding instead that
he be made chancellor with absolute
control of the cabinet.
At l:30 the conference ended, and
the two parted. The government press
department said Hitler had insisted on
his demands to the very end.
Chancellor Won Papen made 1t clear
last night that he was leaving to the
President the decision as to whether ne
would continue in his post as head OF
a non-party cabinet or whether Hitler
would be chosen and the new cabinet
formed as Nazi party government.
Sees Defense Minister.
Hitler began the day early with con-
ference with Gen. Kurt Won Schleicher,
minister of defense at 10 am.
Gen. Won Schleicher enjoys the con-
fidence of the Nazis, and since the atti-
tude of the army toward the future
government Is most important. the
Hitler-Von Schleicher conference was
looked upon as likely to influence the
rest of the conversations decisively.
1t was understood Won Schleicher was
delegated by the President to impress
upon Hitler that while the President
was willing to meet the Nazis more than
half way by giving them important cab
met seats he would not recede from the
notion of a presidential" government
independent of parties.
Putting Hitler at the head OF the gov
ernment would mean return to party
domination.
Hitler's refusal to fall in with the
plans of the other political factions
probably means the Nazis will resume
their active opposition to the present
regime. but no outbreak of violence was
expected from the party's stornl
troopers.
Since the ban on party uniforms
was lifted last June. it has been the
custom of the troopers to gather in
great numbers outside Berlin for field
exercises every Saturday. Last night
and again today thousands of them left
Berlin. but police did not regard this
mobilization" as having any connection
with political events. at any rate the
comings and goings Of the troopers are
under the constant surveillance Of the
police.