The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-12
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press European News Manager

NEBB MILLER
United Press European News Manager.
Copyright 1885 bv United Press
LONDON. Aug. 12-An internal
struggle within the Naz party in
Germany Is going on today between
extremists and conservatives. in
what is the most important internal
political situation since the purge
OF June so. 1884.
Inc answer TO questions being
asked about the real reason for the
four-front Nazi drive against Jews.
Roman Catholics, war veterans and
Free NIaSonS is:
The NaZi regime in Germany as
such Is not endangered and its COM
plete mastery Of the country is not
shaken to any appreciate extent
and IS not likely TO be.
Hitler's Prestige Increased
Adolf Hitler's personal prestige IS
not weakened and it presently is
higher than at any time since he
took power because of his sensa-
tlonaI successes in the foreign di-
plomatic field, such as his defiance
OF the Versailles Treaty and his re-
constitution of the German army.
The division between Nazi ex-
tremists and conservatives has been
latent since the 1884 purge. Now
the extremists wing led by DR.. Paul
Joseph Goebbles, composed of those
Nazis who demand complete reali-
cation of the So-Called totalitarian
principle of NaziiSm and completion
of the Nazi revolution have gain
ed the upper hand for the time be-
ing. They are inspiring the waves
I of suppression.
Conservative elements have been
predominant since the purge; now
the radicals have gained an aScen-
dancy apparently with the COM
plaisance of Hitler and Gen. Her.
mann Goering, the conservative
leader
Jewish Drive Side Show
These conclusions are based. in
part, upon detailed personal letters
appraising the situation just re-
ceived from four persons in Ger
many, two Germans and two for
eigners, all in excellent position to
/ observe.
The strength of the extremists has
been increased by the growing size
and prestige of the army, as the
armys power increases, the reasons
for the being of the Nazi Storm
| Troopers diminished-a fact nat
urally resented. It is the leaders
and sub-leaders of the militant Nazi
organizations who are leading the
fight for totality, and who have in
Spired the various drives.
One informant asserted that the
drive against Jews is a side-show:
that the fight against Roman
Catholics, war veterans and Free
NIasons was the real tons in that
they were of real potential danger.
The anti-JeWish drive is organized
or tolerated as a diversion for the
extremists, while the government
takes far more interests in the
/ others.
Many Priests Still Defiant
Many priests especially have re-
manned uncowed and are opposing q
number of Nazi ideas, doctrines and
laws which they believe incompati-
BILE with their religion.
The majority Of the war veterans
organized in the Stahlhelm- (steel
/ helmet) Organization have resented
the overbearing attitude of Storm
Troopers and their young leaders.
At first the Nazis tried to harmon
ize" the Stahlhelm. Leaders fell
into line, but the rank and file did
not. There seems no question now
but that the Nazi will Systematically
disband the whole organization.
All four informants emphasize
that the present situation does not
menace NaziiSm.
This regime holds all the trump
cards and the opposition has no
power one summed up.
Army Backs Up Hitler
Another said that the army was
standing with Hitler and was likely
TO keep on doing so. The army has
no reason to oppose him 1t is
getting everything it wants and
never IN history has it been 50
favored.
A third informant said Commune
lists were more active than at any
time since 1888, when the Nazis
came into power, and that this was
another reason for the insistence Of
extremists on the totality drives.
Finally. a fourth informant said
there had been rivalry between Gen,
Goering, the conservative lcaderg
and army leaders, for months. Goer-
ing wanted to get control Of the
army as minister Of defense. He
failed and got the leadership Of the
aviation department. But that also
is under the new war ministry. Now.
the informant said, GOering seems
TO be in tactical alliance with the
extremists, for the moment, which
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