Adolf Hitler , who was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany four weeks before , on 30 January , urged President Paul von Hindenburg to pass an emergency decree to suspend civil liberties in order to counter the `` ruthless confrontation of the Communist Party of Germany '' .
Adolf Hitler , who had become Chancellor of Germany four weeks before , urged President Paul von Hindenburg to pass an emergency law to fight back `` the confrontation of the Communist Party of Germany '' .