Evening star., 1936-08-01
HITLER PROCLA|MS'
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100000 SEE P0MP.
10000 Pigeons in Spectacle
Before Throng as Guns
Boom at Berlin.
22 DELEGATIONS GIVE
NAZI SALUTE IN MARCH
France and Austria Are Among
Athletes Performing Gesture.
Americans Refrain.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August lin a colorful
setting of pomp and circumstance,
Chancellor Hitler today formally pro-
claimed the eleventh Olympic games
opened at SIS pm.
AS a tremendous overflow crowd
of 100000, jammed in the main sta
dium of the ReichSportsfeld, looked
on, the Nazi leader spoke the words
that paved the way for the opening of
actual competition tomorrow
Il declare the games of Berlin in
celebration of the eleventh Olympics
of modern times have opened" Hitler
said
With these words, guns doomed q
salute and 10000 pigeons were re-
leased TO provide a beautiful spectacle
for the stadium throng.
Series of Demonstrations.
The traditional parade of the ma
tions precipitated a series of demon
strations from the crowd as % of the
30 delegations gave the Nazi salute
as they passed the reviewing stand.
Four leaders of the Czechoslovakian
contingent alone gave the Nazi salute,
the rest of the team merely giving
'eyes right" Twenty-one of the re-
manning nations gave "eyeS right
with variations. Only four failed to
dip their national colors-the United
States. Bulgaria, Iceland and India.
The latter gave no salute whatever.
The Bulgarians, however, goose
stepped past the stand while the
crowd roared.
The huge American delegation was
greeted with handclapping and cheers,
but the demonstration was nothing
like the outburst accorded the Nazi-
saluters, especially France and AUS
tria. Particular political significance
was attached to the use of the Nazi
salute by France and Austria.
Preceded by a wholesale withdrawal
of Brazilian athletes following the
South Americans failure to settle
factional differences, the colorful cere-
monies leading to the formal opening
of the eleventh Olympics were marred
by intermittent showers. Hundreds
of thousands of spectators converged
on the Reichsportsfeld, despite the
rain.
Hitler arrived promptly at the sched-
uled hour, pm, as the huge crowd
unmindful of a heavy downpour,
roared greeting and gave the Nazi
salute.
Brazil Only In Nine Events.
Earlier in the day the Brazilians
were forced to withdraw from the
swimming, rowing and track and field
competitions as rival teams, sponsored
by different factions, failed to settle
their differences. This left Brazil rep
resented in only nine events.
The Brazilians still are entered in
the equestrian, fencing, pistol shoot
ing, cycling, wrestling, yachting, box
ing, basket ball and modern pen
tathlon events.
Withdrawal of the other Brazilian
teams came when no agreement could
be reached as to which of two avail
able squads was entitled to represent
the South American country.
The International Olympic Commit
tee refused to untangle the dispute
and declared it was willing only to
recognize the National Olympic Com
mittee choices. The BraziIans, how
ever, apparently were unable to settle
the Squabble.
Arena to Be Completed.
Hitler, receiving the International
Olympic Committee, early in the
afternoon, announced his contribution,
as last memorial to the celebration
of the eleventh Clympics, was ito
resume complete excavation of the
original Olympic Arena, begun in 1875
by German savants, but dropped in
1881"
Amidst raindrops and a full
throated Deutschland uber Allies"