The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-10

u,~s. the reichspresident is
united with that Of
the reichschancellor. In consequence
thereof, powers heretofore exercised
by the reichspresident are transferred
to der fuehrer (Hitler) and the vice
chancellor (Franz Won Papen). He
(Hitler) determines who shall be his
deputy"
Hitler for the first time became also
the commander of the reichswehr or
regular army, and Gen. Werner Won
Blomberg issued an order that every
soldier must pledge absolute loyalty
to the death to Hitler
Ever since his great victory at Tan
nenberg, early in the World war, Won
Hindenburg had been the idol of the
German people and their grief over
his death was general and sincere. Their
expressions of sorrow were mingled
with yelled but anxious discussions
concerning the possible effects on the
reich Of the aged leaders death and
the assumption Of full power by Hit
Ter. The president, though forced to
give the Nazi chief the CHARACTERISTIC,
had been a constant check on extreme
Nazism, and he had the full con-
fidence of other nations that has never
been accorded to any other German
since the war. AS Jacob Gould Schur-
man, former American ambassador to
Berlin, puts it: 3tJ f..
Now that Won Hindenburg is gone,
no successor, having regard to his
achievements, his prestige, and his
tried and tested character, can, at
least for considerable time, create
an atmosphere equally favorable to
diplomatic negotiations with foreign
powers"
Doctor Schurman, however, does not
believe the Hitler regime is in danger
of falling at this time. He says the
German people are not naturally rash
and revolutionary and probably will
give Hitler a chance to seek a solu-
ton of the economic problems that
confront the country.
Won Hindenburg, who was eighty
six years old, was a patriot all his
life, veteran of three wars and
marshal of the empire under Kaiser
Wilhelm. He was hard fighter but
a kindly gentleman. He supported the
republic when it was created but at
heart he was always faithful to the
self-exiled kaiser. His last days were
clouded by the realization that he had
failed in the effort to really check
Nazism.
CHANCELLOR SCHUSCHNIGG of
~ Austria appeared to have the Nazi
revolt completely under control and
was making Overtures to the Social
Democrats and the workers, the lat
ter being warmly praised for not TAX
ing part in the putsch as the Nazis
had expected they would. The trial of
the leaders in the uprising was con-
Quoted with dignity and the condem-
nation and execution of two of them
the man who actually killed Dollfuss
and the chief of the raid-were taken
as matters of course Another Nazi,
who killed a police captain of Inns
bruck about the same time the chan
cellor was being murdered, also was
found guilty and hanged.
Three thousand Nazis who took part
in the outbreak in Carinthia escaped
to Jugoslavia and were disarmed, and
the Belgrade government now wonders
what to do with them.
MYTH monarchists in control of
w the Austrian government the row.
alists of that country and of Hungary
resumed their schemes for putting the
young Archduke Otto on the old throne
Of the Hapsburgs. There are reports
that they held secret meeting in
Vitznau, Switzerland, and formed
restoration plan which they hoped
would be acceptable to France, Italy,
Great Britain and the little entente.
Their first object was to secure the
approval of Premier Mussolini. Lead
ers in the movement are Colonel Ran
da of the Austrian army, Felix Dun
KEEL, an Austrian monarchist, and
Count Hojos of Hungary. KS,
According to the story current in
Paris, the condition placed by the lit
tie entente and the big powers to al
lowing Otto to assume the throne is
that he will sign a pledge guarantee
ing the present boundaries and other
terms of existing treaties with regard
to Austria and the succession states.
DREsIDENT ROOSEVELT returned
Il to the mainland from his Ha-
waiian cruise. The Houston and the
New Orleans moved up the Oregon
coast, stopped briefly at Astoria
and entered the Columbia river. The
Presidential party debarked at Port
land and almost Immediately boarded