The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-28
iron MAN OF GERMANY
RESIGNS; HITLER IN LINE
TO BE new CHANCELLOR
Kurt Won SChIeiCher, Long
a Power Behind Scenes,
Quits With Cabinet.
Won PAPEN IN BREACH
Named by Hindenburg to
Form Government, but
Expected to Fail.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press STAFF Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent
BERLIN, Jan. 2S.-General Kurt
Won Schleicher, the German chan
cellor, who controlled politics from
behind the scenes for years, resigned
with his entire cabinet today, after
his bid for power bordering on die
tatorShip was thwarted.
Adolf Hitler, Nazi leader, was ex-
pected to be his successor.
President Won Hindenburg re.
fused to empower Schleicher to dis
solve the ReichStag. The president
commissioned former Chancellor
Franz Won Papen to enter negotia-
lions for formation of a govern
ment, but politicians believed Won
Papen would fail and Hindenbure
would name Hitler, Nazi leader, the
new chancellor.
Nazi sources told the United Press
that Schleicher recommended Hitler
Tor the chancellorShip. and that the
president was considering the nom
nation.
Hitler Changes Plans
Hitler suddenly altered his plans
to leave Berlin for a weekend in
the country. He had announced
that he was leaving the city be
! cause everything is settled" which
politicians interpreted as meaning
that he had received nationalistic
support, including that of the Steel
Helmets, in his bid for the chan
cellorship.
Schleicher was credited with
making and unmaking Papen, but
the military chancellor finally be-
came a victim of backstairs in
/ trigue which he introduced into
/ German politics.
The chancellor held power seldom
equalled in Germany. He was
/ credited with the ousting of the
Prussian cabinet, which gave the
Reich government control of the
Prussian police of 10000 men as
we'll as the regular army.
Beginning in an inconspicuous
position in the ministry of defense,
Schleicher elevated DR.. Heinrich
Bruening to the CHARACTERISTIC
ousted him twenty-six months later
and "ilired and fred Papen
through his influence with the pres
ident.
Papen Wins Hindenburg
Papen, however, gradually won
the heart of Hindenburg.
Papen's unpopularity with the
masses caused his removal and his
"all-monocle" cabinet stood little
chance Of survival in the reichstag.
Hindenburg dropped Papen because
general hostility to his policies
caused immediate danger of a gen.
eral strike, and possibly civil war.
Papen resigned, but retained the
Presidents confidence. He mobil-
lied nti-Schleicher forces, includ-
ing numerous industrialiSts and big
land owners and the followers of
the Nationalist leader, DR.. Alfred
Hugenberg.
Papen wisely made bid for Hit
ler's support For weeks, Berlin
watched the spectacle of former
political foes fraternizing publicly.
while Schleicher's prestige suffered
because he failed to use the strong
arm methods which the public ex-
pected from a man of his reputa-
ton
Schieicher Goe~ Donn
Schleicher becanae Il tlsaed sna
decided to demand nreadcu tal dis-
solution of the rehst2g, which
would permit him 10 rllc without
parliament. He resigned when Hin
denburg refused.
Schleicher was credited with
planning to ask indefinite adjourn
ment of parliament, which would
have been tantamount to a coup
d'etat, for the constitution provides
that new parliament must bs
elected within sixty days.
The presidents alienation from
/ Schleicher was said TO have been
caused by SchleicheY's failure to
/ shield close political friends and
advisers of Hindenburg against the
attacks of Socialists and Catholics
! in the reichstau