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...Once I divided honor and glory with Field Marshal von Hindenburg and-I dare proclaim it all aloud- heightened his glory. Today my German heart aches when I see how the Field Marshal is sacrificing that glory, and it is sacrificed indeed if his name stands under the embodiment of shame and dishonor [the Locarno treaty]. Better to surrender one's position than glory, honor and one's own great past. That is the German way, and even more German would it appear for the Field Marshal to have given battle against this treaty of dishonor and enslavement...
...Hindenburg was offered the historic golden goblet of Stuttgard, a tankard fit for Thor,* brimming with native Suabian wine. Dismayed, he cried, "I certainly can't empty that!" None the less he tippled good-humoredly and downed a stiff Prussian toast...
...Nobody doubts that the regime now existing under Hindenburg's leadership in Germany, does not match his personal inclination. If he could rule without the bonds imposed by his Constitutional oath, he might manage many things differently. But with him, sworn duty is something holy. Therefore it is self-evident that relying on his Chancellor and Ministers he should regard the Locarno policy as progress along the hard road leading to the recovery of Germany's freedom of action. It is easy to understand that this fact leaves the Nationalists helplessly confused. In the Presidential campaign they raised...
While the Lord Mayor of London was dining British notables (see COMMONWEALTH), Field-marshal President von Hindenburg of the Reich journeyed to Stuttgard and was received with acclaim by its Lord Mayor and 30,000 Württembergers, who paraded and goose-stepped before...
Later in the week the President paid an official visit to Karlsruhe and was greeted by high dignitaries of the Baden Government, including Premier Hellpach. Amid cheering throngs von Hindenburg was whisked by motor to a state luncheon. Rising to acknowledge a toast, he recalled to his hearers "those happy years which I spent as a division commander with headquarters at Karlsruhe...