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...League of Nations (TIME, Oct. 23 et seq.) was on. Adolf Hitler, born an Austrian, was about to make good his audacious boast when summoned before the German Supreme Court three years ago (TIME, Oct. 6, 1930). Asked by the Court, "Are you plotting a revolution?", he snarled, "Nein!" we are merely planning an intellectual eruption of the German people by peaceful means. . . . Within three years 35,000,000 of the 40,000,000 German voters will support us. . . . Heads will roll in the sand...
...this plan is not changed-and Nazi plans are notoriously fluid-the entire Nazi slate must thus be unanimously elected Nov. 12. But the voters will have a Ja circle and a Nein circle in which to vote for or against Chancellor Hitler's policy since he took office last March, especially the withdrawal from the Disarmament Conference and the League of Nations (TIME...
Before proceeding to such a step President von Hindenburg went through the formality of asking Monsignor Ludwig Kaas, chairman of the Catholic Centre (fifth largest party) whether he could form a Cabinet with a "safe majority." The bespectacled Monsignor's answer was of course "nein." The President ignored the Socialists (second largest) and the Communists (third largest). In his quiet study he called a fateful conference of four men whom he trusts: his son and aide Major Oskar von Hindenburg, his State Secretary Dr. Otto Meissner. his Acting Chancellor von Papen and Defense Minister-Kurt von Schleicher, the intriguing...
...Then I call this session to order!" cried Grandmother Zetkin, and summoning all her strength, she began a speech that was to last 45 minutes. At times her voice almost died away. Several times the Amazons begged Grandmother to spare herself, but she quelled them with a muttered "Nein! Nein! I will speak on!" It was, as Clara Zetkin well knew, her last grand chance to tongue-lash her ancient enemy Paul von Hindenburg, 84 and unrejuvenated...
...there anybody older than I in this house?" suddenly shrilled 82-year-old Deputy Karl Herold above the tumult, "I was born in 1848! Anybody older than I? Anybody?" "Nein!" rumbled the Reichstag with one mighty voice, and, as custom decrees, the oldest Deputy took the chair prior to election of a regular President, began quaveringly to call the roll...