Evening star., 1939-01-21
German
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by advancing from 2 to 3 per cent
In leading stocks. Yesterday the
market moved forward an average
OF about l per cent.
All Must Take Training.
The Fuehrer's military measure
would abolish physical unfltness in
male Germans by compelling all but
Jews and criminals to take training
from II up under direction Of the
brown shirted Storm Troop organi-
zation.
Hitler raised the Storm Troops
sport badge, heretofore a purely
Nazi party honor, to the status Of
badge Of military fitness and made
its acquisition the basis for pre- and
post military training.
Every man has the moral duty
to win the SA (Storm Troop badge
of military fitness in preparation
for army service" said the decree.
This means that male Germans
with few exceptions will be in uni
forms Of some kind almost from
boyhood to old age.
Tremendous Reserve.
Hitler's military fitness decree will
enable the army to draw at any
time upon a tremendous nation
wide reserve of men keyed physical
ly. Spiritually and technically for de-
fense of the country.
Germans at present are subject to
conscription for two years military
service between the ages of 20 and
IS. The strength of the standing
army generally is estimated at
1000 900 men.
Also German youths are subject
to 6-month pre-army labor service
The decree will prime youths for
this. Then after their primary mill
tary obligation has been fulfilled
their training will not be allowed
to go to waste through inaction.
Men will be obliged to keep fit in
defence units affiliated with the SA
or some other Nazi party forma-
ton.
The decree did not make clear
when the duty of belonging to de-
fense groups would end. It merely
stated that the regulation became
effective upon completion of the
18th year Of age.
An organ Of the Nazi party ex-
planned that all those on leave after
having completed military service
and those now on the reserve list
or in the militia Nandwehr) were
subject to the order.
Formerly Schacht Aide.
Brinkmann, whom Hitler named
director of the Reichsbank and
Funk Immediately made vice presi-
dent, was one of Schacht's four
closet collaborators but parted COM
pany with him when Funk was ap-
pointed economics minister in DR.
Schacht's stead In 1887.
Informed persons predicted that
DR.. Schacht would become Chan
cellor Hitler's confidential man and
travelling salesman abroad In quick
ened Nazi drives for colonies and
trade.
The assumption of all financial
and economic power by less ortho-
dox Nazi leaders than DR.. Schacht
will mean, in the opinion OF compe-
tent observers, that credit imitation
faucets will be opened wide to en-
able Nazi spending for ornaments
Notifications and public buildings to
60 ahead full speed. For instance
the whole center of Berlin now Is
being torn down and rebuilt.
DR.. Schacht is credited with hav-
ing convinced Hitler of the neces-
sity Of a colonial empire. Until he
came under DR.. Schacht's influence
in 1888, Hitler centered attention or
continental expansion, but the tall
Richsbank president is said to have
persuaded the Chancellor that ar
empire was essential as q source OF
raw materials.
Hitler, it is believed, intends tc
use DR.. Schacht's prestige abroad
to prepare the way for the return
Of Germany's pre-war colonial do.
main and at the same time engage
him as trade salesman in thu
Nazi drive toward the southeast and
in South America.