Evening star., 1934-08-06
Declares German President
Is Not Dead, but Lives
as Eternal Patron.
G0ERING CONVEYS
SYMPATHY TO FAMILY
Women Among Masses Outside
ChancellOry Call for Chancellor
as He Prepares Speech.
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN, August 6-Chancellor
Adolf Hitler today delivered a eulogy
Of his predecessor, Field Marshal Paul
Won Hindenburg. before a packed au-
dience of government officials, legls-
lators and citizens in the Kroll Opera
House Then he departed by airplane
for Tannenberg where. tomorrow. he
will preach the funeral Grafton at the
tomb Of Germany's war hero PreSi-
dent.
The ceremonies today were heard in
the heart of Germany's capital. as
beftted the rites for a statesman. To-
morrow's services will be In the great
monument which marks the Tannen-
berg Battlefield, where. in 1914. Won
Hindenburg. the general, turned back
the invading Russians. killing $4,000
of them.
1t is there that the old warrior
will be entombed tomorrow. and it Is
there that Hitler will speak again. In
his speech today the chancellor paid
solemn tribute to the late President
and prayed for the peace, freedom and
honor of Germany.
Won Hindenburg Is Not Dead.
Deputies OF the German Reich
stag. men and women of the German
peoplei" the chancellor leader spoke.
Il implore you all now to look beyond
this transitory moment into the fu-
ture. Let the strong realization en-
ter our hearts: The Herr Reichs-
president Field Marshal Gen. Won
Hindenburg is not dead. He is liv-
ing. For in dying he now wanders
above us amidst the immortals of
our people surrounded by the great
spirits Of the past as an eternal pa
tron and protector of the German
Reich and the German nation
Hitler's solemn grafton was heard
by a crowd which packed the Kroll
Opera House. still the temporary
home OF the Parliament pending tie
completion of repairs to the Reich
stag Building.
Women Want to See Chancellor.
Outside a cold rain fell The crowd
paid no attention to it. Although
the speech was not delivered until
noon, great masses Of persons
swarmed about the chancellery where
Hitler was putting the finishing
touches on his speech during the
morning Many of those waiting
were women. They formed speak
ing chorus, shouting at regular in
tervals:
'Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fuenf sechs,
zehn. wir wooden unsren kanzler
sehen!" Which means: "One, two,
three, four, five, six, ten: We want to
see our chancellor"
The chancellor repeatedly responded
to the women's calls by showing him
self silently at window and waving
back a Nazi salute.
AS early as daybreak, Hitler's black
uniformed special guards, the Schultz
Staffel. were concentrated in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the Kroll Opera
House and along the Wilhelmstrasse.
They were supplemented by strong po-
lice cordons to keep the passage clear
for the automobiles of Hitler and his
cabinet.
All the way along their course. the
side streets were roped off to permit
a speedy passage.
Opera House Draped in Black.
The opera house was Swathed In
black crepe and profusely garlanded
with evergreens. Inside. from the
black rostrum, lined with laurel trees
and white lilies, a marble bust of the
dead Won Hindenburg looked out upon
the throng. Hitlers words were car
ried to the masses Of humanity out
side in the Koenigspanatz by num-
bers of loud speakers.
The air inside the great auditorium
was heavy with the odor of the lilies.
The scene was black with the signs
of mourning Even the chancellery
and the carpets were draped in black.
The members of the Reichstag wore
uniforms with black armbands. The
only relieving notes were the white
lilies, the evergreens and the white
bust of the dead field marshal.
The memorial services began with
the Coriolan overture by the Phil
harmonic Orchestra They played to
vast silence of grief, unbroken by
any incidents.
The authorities had seen to it that
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