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Thus a complete break last August-at which time Adolf Hitler had been called in only to be asked by the President whether he would enter and support the "Cabinet of Monocles" headed by Lieut. Colonel Franz von Papen. With dejected, hangdog mien Der Osaf left Der Reichspräsident...
...November things were different. On the one hand losses in Germany's general election shrank the Hitler Party, still largest, from 230 to 195 Reichstag seats. On the other hand, popular hatred and unrest at the reactionary policies of the "Cabinet of Monocles" forced Chancellor von Papen to resign (TIME, Nov. 28). When Der Osaf* was summoned a second time to the Presidential Palace he was bidden to sit down by Der Reichspräsident for what Germans call a "conference of four eyes"-i. e. not even a secretary was present. Called in for a moment, State Secretary...
...Chancellor von Schleicher. carried surprising news of a conference in Cologne the night before between two Germans who a few weeks ago were bitter foes and have since been shelved by the sure, soft hand of the Chancellor. The former foes, Adolf Hitler and ex-Chancellor Franz von Papen, conferred for an hour and a half. According to the plot-hatching Chancellor's own newspaper, they conferred for the purpose of hatching a plot to oust von Schleicher...
...Last week he made the program speech of his new Cabinet?which should have been made to the Reichstag?directly to the Damen und Herren of the Fatherland's radio audience. German tuners-in. accustomed to the rasping, imperious radio delivery of former Chancellor Colonel Franz von Papen, were pleasantly surprised as muftified General von Schleicher addressed the microphone in soft, even tones, pitched his program speech to conciliate all classes...
...Christmas Chancellor." Germans called General von Schleicher their "Christmas Chancellor" last week, recalled that his was always the directing mind of the von Papen Cabinet, assumed that its policies will be continued with as little change as possible. Briefly these policies have been: 1) to secure armament equality for Germany with other great powers, either through decreases in their armaments or increases by the Fatherland; 2) to revive German industry by what amounts to Treasury grants (issued in the form of negotiable tax rebates) to German employers in proportion as they add to their factory staffs; 3) to block...