Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-01
NA1GUARDSW WARN j.
VETERANS FORcES|
Steel Helmet Organization
Told of impending
Showdown.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 1.-ReichSfuehrer
Adolf Hitlers Black Corps the
Schultz Stafel. delivered a solemn
warning to state enemies" today that
the Nazi guards must be reckoned with
in the event of showdown.
The soldierly blackcoats, picked to
protect the Nazi party and the person
of Der Fuehrer, left no doubt of their
loyalty in the warning, directed chiefly
at the Stahlhelm (Steel HelmeD vet
Grams organization.
The admonition, issued through the
Schultz Staffel organ, Black Corps
and reproduced by Hitler's newspaper.
Voelkischer Beobacher, followed orders
by Count Won Helldorf, Berlin's new
police president, for his men to hold
themselves ready for eventualities all
this week.
The capital, however, was out
wardly quiet.
Food Crisis Feared.
While Nazi officials have admitted
that opposition to their regime existed
although insisting the party would
muster a majority of more than 80
per cent if Hitler went to the polls
muff1ed uneasiness persisted among
merchants and housewives over the
food scarcity and rising prices.
Berlin's dry goods stores have been
damned daily with bargain seekers,
now that clearance sales are in full
su1nC ru,o rt,nh CO loo orc nnrnnitt nd
annually by NaZis and housewives are
rushing to lay in supplies at knock
down rates.
Food prices were mounting. Eggs
we're selling in downtown Berlin at
u cents a dozen and butter at 81
cents a pound. The late arrival of
Summer ruined fruit and vegetable
crops. and some prices virtually have
doubled within few weeks.
The uneaSiness was reflected in a
growing demand for metal money in
stead of paper Merchants gave evil
dence of a disinclination to accept
bills of high denomination
Steel Helmets Challenged.
The Black Corps" in its attack
against Steel Helmetels asked blunt
ly: steel Helmets, where are you
going?"
Whoever shows he cannot or per-
haps will not harmonic with the
movement. in even the smallest
things" its statement said. must put
up with it when the 5taTe takes meas
ures against him which it must take
in the interests of general well-be-
ing a
For many reasons it would be
deeply regretted If The Steel Helmets
by their own fault, should come to a
dishonora BILE end"
The Schultz Staffel said National
Socialism has been bitterly disap-
pointed by the veterans after giving
them two years to fall into line with
Naziism. 1t further accused the Steel
Helmeters of helping Jews" and
having leaders of Jewish descent and
leaders who are Free Masons.
Hitler was at his home in the
Bavarian Mountains. Gen. Hermann
Wilhelm Goering. air minister and
PACHilCi VA Auoold, dlSO IDS dUScIII
from Berlin.
The campaign against Jews and
political Catholicism" persisted, how
ever, with Nazi printed propaganda
still flashing out against these men
aces" to Naziism
Cartoon Stirs Religious Unrest.
The Judenkenner, attempting to
link Catholic clerics with Jewish
"profiteers." printed front page car
toon showing priest addressing his
congregation while Jew stood behind
him smiling and rubbing his hands.
Some observers expressed a belief
that an economic crisis lay behind
the drive on state enemies" designed
possibly to forestall any trouble with
In the ranks of Hitler's own followers
Some believed that Hitler inten-
tionally was letting extremists have
their full fling now, so that they
might spend their energies and as
sure him undisputed charge at the
annual party convention in September
Other circles believed, however, that
Der Fuehrer might be forced to take
drastic action to demonstrate that he
is still the supreme leader of the
Reich.