The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-07-12
HITLER

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The most interesting news of the
week from across the water. A great
deal that is of tremendous interna-
tional Importance has happened in
Europe. &
All Europe fears war, is preparing
for it on the one hand while states
men make long and empty speeches
concerning peace on the other. Main
thorn in the side of most European
powers is Germany-and today, when
you speak of Germany, you speak of
Hitler, the iron-handed dictator. I'M
der the treaty of Versailles, most
fought ; about document signed in
this century, Germany is allowed nc
army that amounts to anything, is
prohibited from making or obtaining
offensive military weapons such as
tanks, fighting airplanes, big guns. It
it an open secret that Germany, under
Hitler, has successfully abrogated
the treaty through various lodges.
For example, famous storm troops
are supposedly a fraternal order, and
do not technically come under the
classification of an army. As a mat
ter of fact, they are well trained, wei,
equipped, thoroughly disciplined fight
ing men.
No man living has made a more
spectacular rise than Hitler. Ten
years ago he was in prison for start
ing an abortive revolution against
the republican German government of
the time. Sentenced to q long term,
he was pardoned, in the belief that he
was small political fry, could do no
harm. Today he is more powerful
and more ruthless than even Musso-
lini and Stain. His slightest wish is
law, and the faintest criticism of his
policies cause for arrest, concentra
ton in one of the camps for political
prisoners he has created in various
parts of Germany-and possibly, ex-
ecution.
Most European powers would give
much to see the Hitler government
collapse-the Nazi movement is gain
ing ground ominously in othe. coun-
tries. And the rumor of late has been
that the German people, additionally
Independent and intelligent, are firing
of him. 1t is an unquestioned FAC.
that he no longer enjoys the vast pop
ularity he once did, and that groups
are forming with the objective o.
eliminating him. It is an important
sign of the trend that he is growing
constantly harsher in suppressing op-
posing opinion-all dictators do that
when their power is on the wane.
Hitler's answer to revolt came on
Saturday, June 80, and Sunday, July
/. The answer can be expressed in one
word: Terrorism. Kurt Won Schleich-
er, once Chancellor of Germany, the
position Hitler now holds, was shot
with his wife. The charge was resist
ing arrest-but few will believe that.
Other famous Germans were slaught-
cred or imprisoned. Innumerable or
binary German citizens, who were on
the anti-Hitler side, were killed. High
officers in Hitler's own storm troops
met like fate, because they fere not
jealous enough to support him.
The result is that Germany, at this
writing, is on the verge of revolution
Its case in which anything can
happen. And what happens may have
much to do with deciding the future
Of the world, and determine whether
or not there is to be another great
war. Until the German crisis is set
tied one way or another, lights will
burn late in chancellories in all the
great powers.