, 1934-12-03

placed with Shouldered guns at the
border; the fortress belt was fully
/ manned, and France was ready for
mobilization. Under the pressure OF
threatening danger the General
Stats In Paris, London and Brus-
sels have completed plans for inn
nediately unitying their air forces
IN case OF a German attack on the
5aar and a resulting war. An inSid-
er, very close to the French For
eign Office, gives your %correspon-
dent the privatc official view: I'VE
cannot see clearly In Berlin. Our
threats and the British promise OF
support IN case Of nazi terrorism
OF a coup seem TO have made little
real impression on Hitler. Neurath
Is all Cancellation, but the party As
obviously preparing trouble. we
must be ready Tor the worst"
Meanwhile, the naZi organization
in the Saar Is being frightened and
prepared for every e~ventuality. Ber-
Inns crack Secret Service men are
are concentrated along the Fench
frontier, watching every move OF
The hostile forces. The naZi "Des-
trlction Squadrons" have orders 70
cut Systematically" all telephone,
telegraph and radio communication
the moment a French occupation
threatens. The Mobile S~quadronS
are t0 start a terror wave and
the mobilization plan for a
peoples revolt ~ TO be carried
out. The trouble starting apparatus
Is complete.
III HitIers psychology we're nor
nal. and II he had absolute con-
troll over all his paladins, the chan
ces OF a conflict would BE- slight.
Although determined that the pie
biscite shall be carried out with
out terrorism. France and England
are anything but anxious for war.
so per cent OF the Saar Is still Tor
cession to Germany. Hitler could
explain away the 40 per cent oppo-
siti0n as French terrorism, red
propaganda, and crooked counting
But the Fuehrer Is nervous-his
prestige Is In the b~alance-and
Hitler. when nervous, Il rash. The
June 30th massacre showed that.
The greatest danger, however, lies
IN the Would-be her0icS or his sub
alterns. without Berlin's knowledge
a plan 10 aSSaSSinate Knox and his
principal assistants was brewed on
October 26th. Knox discovered Il
III the nick OF time-and French
troops moved To the Sasr frontier.
Germany-Rumor has II that
several attempts have been made
recently TO ~aSsasSinate Hitler. IN
siders saw that a ring or Sturm
Abteilung men. former companions
or ROehm. almost succeeded dur
ing the Fuehrer's recent visit %
Munich. Secret Police uncovered
the plot and arrested the would-be
aSsaSsins Just in time. In any case,
precautions have been redoubled.
Hitler. in the open. Is continually
surrounded by a wall OF Schultz
Staffel troops, dressed either III
their own uniforms " any others
that the occasion may demand. No
stranger Is allowed TO approach
him. The members or the IS body
guard are IN turn Swallowed and
guarded by Secret Police. 50 that
not a single one OF them may re
corrupted. Judging from the actiy-
ity. there is good cause tor ~.
Hitler has had too many people put
out or the way.
Berlin insiders close To the For
eiqn Office look for a radical
change in Hitler's policy toward
Austria. The nazi ambassador III
Vienna, Won Papen, has been
throwing out hints that Germany
would guarantee Austrian moe
pendence for a number Of years II
Austria would edge away from
Mussolini's domination. The IDEA
seems attractive 70 Chancellor Won
Schuschnigg, who wants 20 break
the Fascist Heimwehr's strange
hold. With the German danger re-
moved. the need OF the Heimwehrs
militia, would disappear. and Schu-
Schnigg's clerical party could IN
/ dermine Prince Starhemberg n
comparative safety. Hitler has evid-
entity accepted Neurath's advice TO
substitute guile for terrorism. once
Austria n out Of Italy's net,
friendly relations between Berlin
and Vienna can be restored. Time
will take care of the rest. III Nus
solini doesn't do something con-
crete for Austria soon Hitlers
scheme may be successful.
Berlin N disturbed BY the very
cool reception given Hitler's special
emisSary Ribbentrop In London.
The nazi envoy went 10 sound out
the possibilities Of breaking up
Anglo French cooperation In the
Saar question. and discovered to
his dismay that London and Paris
were IN far better accord on many
subjects than II generally known.
The French press, under Official
guidance, has been waging q pow
erful campaign for an Anglo-Frencn
pact as the only real guarantee OF
peace. England doesn't want to
fight other peoples battles Tor
them. but she Is certain that she
would be drawn into a general
European conflagration. While
England even under pressure Of
the present scare. would refuse 70
ratify a formal military pact. all
details for military, naval and air
cooperation on the Continent have
been laid down theoretically"
The present entente Is as good as
a pact, however. and the more
planes Germany builds the closer
the entente will become. London
stops worrying about the "balan9e
OF power" when her coasts are
threatened bv borbers.
France-Fiandin's cabinet rs up
against some grim problems. Dou-