Evening star., 1932-08-16
REDS PLAN STRIKE
TO FORCE GERMANY
TO GIVE AID TO IDLE

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derstood it if I had accepted the COM
promise suggested by President Won
Hindenburg," he said. The Nazi lead
er said his followers would continue to
oppose the government.
LAS to the fate of the Won Papen cab
met" he added, that is something
about which the chancellor himself had
better be asked. We know how we are
going to continue the fight. We are
willing to support any government as
long IS the national movement is helped
and the Marxist (Communist) move
ment is weakened When the govern
ment ceases to help the national cause
we oppose it sharply"
viii Not Compromise
I'll never sell my movement for
mess of pottage," Hitler snapped. "On
matters of principle there can be no
compromise. One cannot expect hero
ism from a people if the leaders make
'bearable' compromises.
My lieutenants would always forgive
me if made mistake, but never If
would renounce my principles. Like
wise the members of my party, who
have heard a hundred times from my
mouth that I never would compromise
and would be always ready to sacrifice
my life for our principles. would never
have understood my acceptance OF
Chancellor Won Papen's proposal.
"As throngs of my followers crowded
around my car when I left Berlin l
heard two utterances which deserved to
be written as notices on all our ban
ners. They were Don give in and
Remain firmn"
The chancellorship, the Nazi chief
tain said, was his right in view of the
sensational strength of his movement,
demonstrated in the recent election.
Cites Procedure Abroad.
"As in other countries, SO also in
Germany formerly, the leader of the
largest political party was asked after
the elections to form cabinet. More
recently, apparently statesmanlike quail
ties have come to depend on the small
ness of parties.
Since the Nazis became big party
it seems a man must first have ruined
his party to become a master among
masters. This was taken as a jab at
Alfred Hugenberg, leader of the Ma
tionalistS)
Better still, perhaps, one should have
no party at all behind him. Politics IS
thus no longer the art of things pos
sible but the art of things impossible "
He gave some interesting Sidelights
on what happened during the momen-
tous hour last Saturday when he turned
down the government offer.
He said he was unwilling to 90 to
call on President Won Hindenburg be-
cause he considered that according to
the constitution the Presidents duty to
take a hand in the formation of a new
cabinet came only after the resignation
of the chancellor.
Critical of Won Papen.
He regarded Chancellor Won Papens
| dragging in" Won Hindenburg as an
attempt to shift the responsibility to
the Presidents shoulders, he said.
When 1 came to call upon the chan
, cellor,' he said, Il stated my conditions
and learned these were declined by the
! cabinet. When it was suggested that I
see the President I asked specifically
whether his attitude already had been
| decided I was aSSurd his mind was
still open.
las a matter of fact, he already had
made up his mind, for a quarter of an
hour before I visited him the press was
| informed my visit was merely for
| mality I then naturally refrained from
| explaining my whole viewpoint once
more to Won Hindenburg"
Hitler claimed many thousands of his
| followers have been assaulted by the
Communists. During 1881, he said, g.
| 900 were attacked and during 1882 thus
far 300 were killed and 5000 seriously
. injured That proves our martyr
DOM" he said.