Evening star., 1932-08-10
H|NDENbURG MAY
YIELD TO DEMAND
TOELEVATE HITLER
President Reported Wavering
Toward Nazi Leader as
New Chancellor.
TROOPS CONCENTRATING
IN CENTRAL GERMANY
Won Papen Presents Situation to
Reich Chief Executive on His
Return to Capital City.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 10.-Adolf Hitler,
head of the powerful National Socialist
party, loomed more prominently than
ever today as President Won Hinden-
burg's choice for chancellor Of Ger
many.
Chancellor Franz Won Papen reported
the political situation to the President
this afternoon when the aging field
marshal returned from his Summer es-
tate at Neudeck.
All those concerned in the negotia-
tions for organizing new cabinet did
their best to prevent any information
from leaking out, but they did not sue
ceed entirely and there was evidence
that the President was wavering in his
previous determination to maintain a
nom partisan cabinet.
Inclined Toward Hitler.
The facts of the situation were laid
before him not only by Chancellor Won
Papen, but also by Otto Meissner, the
presidential secretary, who was an i'm
portant figure behind the scenes in un-
seating the Bruening cabinet.
On the basis of these facts the Presi-
dent was reported as inclining now to-
ward asking Hitler to form a cabinet.
The evening papers, specializing on
the personnel of possible Hitler cabi-
net. guessed that Gregor Ludwig Stras-
ser would be minister of the interior,
replacing Baron Wilhelm Won Gayl, and
wilhelm Goering would be minister OF
communications. He is regarded as
Hitler's right-hand man.
The slate named Chancellor Won
Papen for vice chancellor and forelgn
minister, and left the rest OF the pres
ent cabinet intact.
Thousands Of Hitler's NaA storm
troops were reported concentrating To-
dav in the vicinity of Berlin and Cen
trail Germany. The NaN commander
himself was understood to be ready to
Law down a final demand for the rlgnt
to lead the government. ,.,o
"All or nothingl" is the reply Hltle.
was understood to have MADE 10 Gen.
Kurt Won Schleicher, defense MINIS
ter when asked for statement on MS
attitude. -, .ho
Leftist newspapers made much OF the
concentrations of storm troops: MANY
persons felt alarm over the SITUATION;
hut others regarded it as tactical
movement.
Believed Nazi Ruse.
The Berliner Tageblatt. powerful
liberal newspaper, expressed the opln-
ion the shift of troops was merely
Nazi ruse, by which Hitler was Trying
to persuade the government he is no
longer able to hold his men in checK'
SO as to emphasize his demands lor
complete control. ,,,o,.
Two men were killed and nuHDel
injured in a string Of battles last nlgnt'
on the heels of the publication OF yes
terday's drastic decree authorizing 1ne
death penalty for many acts Oh oiS-
order. -.
A Young Reichsbannerman was shot
dead at Dillenburg, and at Dortmuno
a Communist was moved down by shots
from an automobile.
President Won Hindenburg's arrival
today was the signal for jockeylng 1or
the formation of the new government
The sudden clamor of Nazi news
papers for the controlling power and the
outspoken demand of the official Nazl
press agency yesterday that Hitler be
named chancellor indicated that feelers
nut out by the government for COM
premise with Hitler had been un-
availing.
Slate Incomplete.
AS a result it was expected that
Chancellor Won Papen would not be
able to present complete slate for a
cabinet to the President, but that ne
would have to resort to long negotla-
tions before any new government can
be formed.
Alfred Hugenberg's Nationalist press
said Hitler's forces were in no way
hostile to Won Papen and that they
hoped to use him as foreign minister
in their cabinet. Foreign Minister
Baron Won Neurath would be returned
to London as Ambassador if Hitler were
given power, the Nationalists said, ano
Baron Won Gayl would be given the
presidency of East Prussia.
Chancellor Won Papen reported to
President Won Hindenburg at II am.
and then called cabinet meeting fol-
5 pm, after which he expected tc
summon Hitler and Hugenberg.
Night police in the section where the
government Offices are located again
armed themselves with carbines as
rumors we're current that the Nazi
storm troopers might start trouble. The
Wolff News Bureau said it learned from
a., outbOrjtatfye source that no army