Evening star., 1934-07-14
OF HITLERS SPEECH VOWING DEATH TO ALL "TRAITORSnl

son will be broken irrespective Of the
persons. hope confidently that II
fate should at any hour call me from
my place my successor will not act
differently. and in case he. too. must
abandon the field. the third one after
us will be ready to safeguard the
security OF our people and nation with
no less determination.
II during the two weeks which lie
behind us part of the foreign press.
instead Of objective and Just report
ing. flooded the world with untrue and
inaccurate contentious as news, can
not permit objection to be made that
other news was not TO be had.
In most cases nothing but brief
telephone calls to authorities would
have been necessary in order imme-
diately to clear up the unfounded ma
ture OF most Of these contentious. II
IL was specially disseminated that
members of the Reichs cabinet had
been among the victims or plotters u
would not have been difncult 70 de-
termine that the opposite was true.
The contention that Vice Chancellor
Won Papen, Minister Seldte or otner
gentlemen OF the Reichs cabinet had
anv connection with the mutineers Is
most sharply discounted by the fact
that one OF the flrSt intentions, among
others of the mutineers, was tnat OF
numbering these men. OF whole cioth
also is all the news concerning peru-
cipation OF any German princes or
about their persecution.
Denies Nervous Collapse.
II finally. an English paper latterly
reportS I suffered a nervous collapse,
the truth could have been readily
| ascertained by a brief inquiry. l can
only assure these anxious reporters
never collapsed during or after the
war. but 1t Is true that this time
have been affiicted by the severest
collapse of faith and loyalty ever
placed In man for whom had
answered: aye. and for whom l nad
sacrificed myself
Let me affirm at once that my con-
| fidence in the movement ana espe-
cially the special guard has never
wayered And now confidence IN the
storm Troops also has been restored
the misfortune TO possess leaders--tno
last time even the STAN chiS whom
they believed they had TO ooey ana
who deceived them, whom ] gave my
confidence and who betrayed me.
also had thrice occasion to ooservs
that at the moment Of betrayal the
traitor was left alone, Stunned by all
Faithless as was the behavior OF
this little group Of leaders. equally
great was the loyalty Of these two
National Socialist organizations IN
the decisive hour to me,
II the special guards during these
davs fulfill their highest duty with
the feeling OF being inwardly woundeo'
II is also true that the attitude OF NH.
lions Of loyal Storm Troop men ana
storm Troop leaders was not less oe-
cent.
Standing outside this community OF
treason they never for second wav-
cred In Interpretation of their duty,
This gives me the conviction that the
new chief OF staff OF the Storm Troops,
10 whom I am bound by ties OF an old
common experience in the night. VIII
| at last succeed in rejuvenating the
organization in accordance with my
guiding principles and snake them
even stronger members OF our move
ment.
For I shall never consent TO have
something destroyed that will not only
for all times remain indissolubly
bound up with the struggles and VIC
tory OF the National Socialist move
ment, but that also has unneasured
merit for giving form OF a new Reicn'
The Storm Troop organization has
preserved in these most trying days us
inner loyalty 1t has thereby for the
third time proved 1t Is mine, Just the
same as I can prove any time that ]
belong to my Storm Troop men.
Brown Shirts TO March Again.
In a few weeks time Brown Shirts
will again dominate the streets OF
German towns and make clear to all
that the National Socialistic Ger
many has regained q stronger lie oy
overcoming a severe time OF stress.
When IN March last year our young
revolution roared over Germany. my
greatest endeavor was that as little
blood as possible should be shed. To
millions OF my former opponents
have offered for the new state and In
the name of the National Socialist
party a general pardon. Millions
| have since Joined us and are faith
| fully cooperating In the work OF re-
constructing the Reich.
had hoped 1t would not be neces-
1 A.. 1-Fu tnta uf0 -
with a weapon in hand. Now that
! fate laid this test upon us after al,
we all want to pledge ourselves all the
more fanatically to cling 70 what was
won by hard struggle and with 50
much blood OF our best men, and what
today again has to be held through
the blood of German compatriots.
just as one and a half years ago
/ offered reconciliation to our oppo-
nents of that time, so. too. should
like today to offer forgetfulness from
this moment for all who were In part
guilty for this act Of insanity.
May they all beat their own breasts
and in remembrance of this Distress
ing chapter OF our new German his
tory devote themselves in all their
power to repairing the damage done.
May they recognize more surely than
before the great task fate has set be-
fore us and that it Is not solved
through civil war and bloodshed.
May they all feel themselves re-
sponsible for the most precious gift
that can exist for the German people:
Order within and domestic peace.
Just so am I ready before history
to take the responsibility for "a hours
of the bitterest decision Of my life.
during which fate has again taught
me In anxious worry with every
thought of mine to cling to the dear
est thing we possess In this world:
The German people and the German
Reich.