The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-23
D|CTATORIAL POWER
IS GIVEN HITLER BY
GERMAN REICHSrAG
will Rule For Next -Four Years
Without Interference BY
Parliament
ONLY SOCIALISTS OPPOSE
TumuItuous Applause crssts
chancsllor's Fiery Speech
to Assembly
ONLY SOCIALISTS OPPOSE

Berlin. March 23.-(F1-The reichs-
tag, with only the Socialists oppos-
ing, Thursday passed an empowering
act granting Chancellor Hitler,s de-
mand for four years Of dictatorial
power.
The outcome was inevitable, but the
opposition was given time to express
itself. Otto Wels, veteran Of the rev.
olution Of 1918 which set up the re-
public, was the spokesman for the
Socialists.
take our liberty, take our lives,
but leave US our honor" he appealed
IT you (Nazis) really want social re-
construction you would need no such
law as this"
The vote followed q speech by Hit
ler In which he demanded the grant
of power.
He relegated the issue of the mon
archy to the background, lifted the
destruction Of Communism to the
fore Of his program and promised q
Of "barbaric severity
against all traitors.
Wave after wave Of applause and
cheers drowned his voice from time
to time.
mo gigantic revolution Of similar
dimensions ever has been carried out
with such unvarying discipline and
80 little bloodshed Is our revolution y
he cried, and the Nazis cheered again
Brands Republic ~ Crime
He condemned as "an unexampled
crime" the 1918 revolution which gave
birth to the German republic, now
virtually destroyed to make. way fol
the new regime.
Restoration Of the monarchy Is at
present not to be discussed, 80 lone
as conditions prevail which necessi-
tate the national governments focus
ing its attention solely upon saving
the German people, especially mil
lions Of workers, from indescribable
misery" said the chancellor.
He dealt only in Z general way
with economic issues.
As for disarmament, he reiterated
the familiar German thesis.
Germany has been waiting for
years for the fulfillment by other ma
tions Of their promise to reduce arma.
ments," he cried as the house ap-
plauded wildly. I'VE would gladly
refrain from increasing our arma-
ments II the others would agree to
radical reduction Of theirs"
The chancellor spoke for three.
quarters Of an hour. When he fin
ished there was q tremendous ova-
tion.
I'VE desire to live in peace with
al nations, but only on q basis Of
the Nazi chancellor said.
"Ten years Of peace Is better than
30 years Of dividing the world into
victors and vanquished. Our hand Is
stretched out to every people willing
fundamentally to forget the past"
He expressed appreciation for Great
Britain,s efforts to obtain concrete
action In disarmament at Geneva
and paid especial tribute to Premier
Mussolinis four-power plan for sta
bilizing European peace.
'Obstructionists' Curbed
"That proposal Is Of the greatest
significance" he said, land we are
glad to cooperate in It,"
With the Socialists voting against
The proposal, the reichstag Thursday
afternoon passed q Mani motion
changing house rules, which con-
ferred wide powers on Captain Her
mann 0oering, president Of the body.
The new powers, similar to those
asked for Hans Kerrl, president Of
the Prussian diet, in that body We'd
nesday are intended to curb 'ohstruc-
ttonists" In debate.
Opposition parties still permitted to
Junction were warned not to oppose
Hitler's demand for q
lour-year Dictatorship at Thursdays
meeting.
The Naxis and Nationaltsts had
enough votes to assure passage Of the
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