Evening star., 1934-07-01
BY the Associated Press.


After full year Of unopposed pow
er, Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Ger
many found himself beset by radical
and reactionary opposition.
The radicals-brown-s shirted storm
troopers. laborers and many Nazi Of
ficials-wanted to tighten NaA con-
troll over every phase of German life
even religion.
The conservatives - steel-helmeted
war veterans. Vice Chancellor Franz
Won Papen and an older group OF
realist "subleaders'-protested against
too strict regimentation.
Out of the factional quarrel two
major controversies emerged:
|. The extremists sought the dis
solution of the war veterans organ
ization. Hitler refused He ordered
the storm troopers-his first support
ers-to leave off their brown shirts
throughout July.
2. Vice Chancellor Won Papen, bold
" criticizing the Nazi regime, assailec
national bolShevistS" within the Naz
party. The radicals were credited
with causing the arrest of Edgar Jung
publicist. who compiled material fol
the speech.
Tension Long Standing.
The i'll feeling between the storm
troopers and the Stahlheim-the wal
veterans-had been brewing since the
advent of Hitler to power.
When it was organized, the Stahl-
heim-a uniformed pro- -monarchlst
iorce-boaSted 100000 members. Al
the time Hitler became chancellor il
had been reduced to 9l5 600.
Soon pressure was used against Its
ranks. and the outfit was officially
merged with the NaziS. A swastiks
armband was ordered placed on tht
field-gray uniforms. then the uniforms
were changed to brown, and finally
younger members were ordered to en-
roll in the storm trooper detachmentS
Most Loyal Supporters.
The storm troopers meanwhile
were flourishing. Their brown shirts
became a symbol of Nazi authority
for the members-recruited by Hitler
and his party during its rise tc
power-were the most loyal Naz
supporters.
Three weeks ago the Nazi press
bureau announced the Steel Helmet
membership had been absorbed in the
storm detachments. except for in
active or disabled veterans. One
hundred and fifteen thousand COM
prised the latter unit, the report said
Then came rumblings of discomfort
in the storm troopers ranks. Many
members admittedly had been Com
muniSts. They wanted the Nazi gov
ernment to swing farther to the left
AS one step in this program, they
called for the complete dissolution o1
the Stahlheim, the conservative
factions backbone" Their demand
met a sharp rebuff from the
chancellor.
Speech Lights Torch.
1t remained for the speech of Vor
Papen on June II. however, to touch
off the final spark of factional
wrangling. He spoke bluntly;
Have we gone through an anti
Marxist revolution merely to make
reality of the Marxist program"
From many sides came echoine
agreement. Won Papen had known
he could count on the Stahlhelm, the
Reichswehr or federal army, the large
Catholic group, the landed aristocracy
and many Protestants.
Many others, including high Naz
officials, joined in urging that a con
servative course be steered. Vor
Papen's stand, it was made clear, wa!
not opposed to Hitler, but was ar
effort to smooth the path Of DE
Fuehrer."
'Never anything against or with
out Hitler" was announced as hi!
motto.
Economic Problems.
In the midst of all this strife Hitler
has been faced by grave economic ane
financial problems.
DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, president o.
the ReichSbank, refused to leave the
gold standard or devaluate the mark
despite the virtual depletion of the
banks gold reserve. Likewise he de.
clined offers of smaller countries Il
sell Germany raw materials on credit
The American Secretary of State
Cordell Hull-issued strongly wordeC
protest last Wednesday against the
German moratorium on payment oi
foreign debts. He blamed the Hitler
policies for many of Germany's eco.
nomic troubles.
The religious and Jewish questions
also have stood in the way Of more