Berlin: President Paul von Hindenburg signs a decree
prohibiting people participating in political gatherings from carrying
weapons. His purpose, he says, is a
peaceful election in September.
Meanwhile, reports reveal that, as expected, some 200
lawsuits and other charges are pending against former Reichstag members,
which can be prosecuted now that the legislators’ diplomatic immunity has ended
with the Reichstag’s dissolution. Or
some of them can. It also comes to light
that Chancellor Heinrich Bruening offered the communists an ongoing guarantee
of personal immunity from criminal charges in exchange for their support of a
political amnesty bill. Among the
charges pending against some of the communists: high treason. Many still face libel or slander charges.
Heading the list of former legislators facing charges,
however, is Joseph Goebbels, a leader in the nazi party. He’s loaded with libel lawsuits. Most such charges, against communists and nazis alike, stem from inflammatory articles which the legislators signed.
Bereshty, Romania: Jews here ask the government for
protection as reports say the Iron Guard is converging on the town by the
hundreds, armed with rifles. The
Ministry of the Interior is said to be in contact with authorities in Bereshty
and monitoring the situation.
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