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...They were considered a corps d'élite. Culled from highest German aristocracy, they reported directly to Wilhelm II, All Highest War Lord. Last week authority to send out such attachés again, for the first time since the War, was sought from aristocratic Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher by himself in his military rôles of Defense Minister and General...
Eager to oblige his military self, Statesman von Schleicher dug up the so-called "Geneva Declaration." This was signed and forgotten last month amid Europe's hubbub about War debts. The signatories were trying to adjourn Geneva's abortive Disarmament Conference with some show of accomplishment. Among other vague pledges (TIME, Dec. 19) Britain, France, Italy pledged that the Conference, when and if it reconvenes this year, shall strive to obtain for Germany and other powers "equality of rights in a system which would provide security for all nations...
This pledge, according to Chancellor von Schleicher, constitutes recognition of Germany's "equality rights," and therefore entitles her to send out military & naval attachés as is done by other Great Powers. As a starter, Defense Minister von Schleicher will send naval attachés to London, Paris, Rome; military attachés to Moscow, Paris, London, Washington, Rome, Warsaw, Prague...
Since 85-year-old President von Hindenburg has no head for reading attachés' reports they will be handed in to the various German Ambassadors and Ministers who will pop them into diplomatic pouches, send them direct to Statesman von Schleicher...
...young Fascist killed in a New Year's Day riot. "If our leader had been Chancellor when this Hitler youngster was killed," cried Baldur von Schirach, "50 Communist leaders would have decorated lamp posts next day! The soul of this dead lad is mightier than the von Schleicher Cabinet...