Evening star., 1934-07-05
Raid Home and Strip Office.
Dispute Rises Over Plans
for Leave of Absence to
Regain His Broken Health.
REPORTS OF CARDINALS
ARREST STIR CATHOLICS
New Threat to Hitler's Regime
Seen in Growing Unrest Out
side of Berlin-Farmers' Griev-
ances Come to Fore as Crisis
Occupies Leaders.

Copyright, 1894 by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 5.-FTanz Won Papen,
the burr under the saddle of the Nazi
regime, will be stripped of the vice
chancellory, the foreign department
OF the Nazi party indicated today, but
he will be permitted to remain in the
cabinet as Saar commissioner.
With the pulling program of the
vice chancellor's disposition thus, for
the first time, somewhat clarified. re-
ports indicating that the Nazis have
reopened a Yigorcus anti-Jewish cam
paign in provincial centers claimed
major attention.
Along with these reports were ru-
mors that Cardinal Michael Faul-
haber, Archbishop of Munich, was be-
ing held prisoner
Country Is Restless.
These reports shared with others
less we'll substartiated of a growing
unrest and dissatisfaction outside the
capital, pointing to increasing dissen-
sion and fear.
Vice Chancellor Won Papen's Office,
next to that of Hitler was stripped
Of its papers and furnishing from top
to bottom, and all his belongings
taken to his home, where his secre-
tary said his Office henceforth will be.
A party spokesman said an entire
NaN staff would replace Won Papen's
men in the vice chancellory.
The Associated Press learned from
Frau Won Papen that their home, too,
was raided again last night.
Won Papen Silent.
Won Papen himself declined to be
interviewed, saying his position would
not be definitely fixed until after dis
cusSions with the chancellor.
One of his secretaries said that the
vice chancellor would remain in Ber-
lin rather than take a leave for the
sake of his health, but Nazi party
spokesman insisted that he would
take a long rest.
Rudolph Hess. minister without
portfolio in the Nazi cabinet, rather
than Hermann Wilhelm Goering,
Prussian premier, is now being men
toned in some party circles as pos
bility for vice chancellor.
Hitler was understood to feel that
it would be better for the party if
Hess, WHO holds Hitler's power of
attorney in all party matters, should
become vice chancellor. Goering, it
was felt, has more power now than
any Nazi excepting the leader.
Death Toll Still Mystery.
A Nazi spokesman stated definitely
today that the executions following
Saturdays climactic upset are def
nitely over with, but it was regarded
as fairly certain that the promised
official list of those dead, said to
number under So" will never be
published
The rumor of Cardinal Faulhaber's
being held prisoner in Munich was
disquieting to Catholics throughout
the Reich. He has been severe
critic of the Nazi regime. An attempt
was made last January to assasSinate
him.
Hitler returned to Berlin yesterday
afternoon from conference at Neu-
decker with the 86-year-old President,
Won Hindenburg
When Won Papen's resignation"
was not forthcoming, as expected,
Hitler made dramatic flight by plane
to the country estate OF the President,
who had told the Reichwehr Irregular
army to protect Won Papen.
CongratuIates Hitler.
Won Hindenburg, who congratulated
Hitler on his Sanguinary liquidation
OF rebels, insisted in his talk With the
chancellor that Won Papen not be
eased out of the cabinet under the
present circumstances.
His removal would have been gen.
orally interpreted, the President is
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