There are ominous rumblings of civil war in Germany to-day. A sensation has been caused by the publication of can order signed by the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler, telling all members of the Party belonging to the Party air force to stand by from December 20th. Enquiry reveals that the Hitlerist Party recently had 25 fast airplanes made, which can be immediately fitted with bombing apparatus.
The Communist Party Executive considered the situation to-day and decided that if Hitler or any of his followers enter the Government either at the head of a Hitlerist Government or in coalition they will immediately call a general strike and an armed rising against his regime.
The Republican organisation, the Banner of the Republic, which has about a quarter of a million members, mostly trained and armed men, is also considering what action to take in the event of a Hitlerist Government being established, and it is generally expected that they, too, will adopt the method of the general strike and an armed rising.
The Government is stated to be extremely perturbed by the now situation.
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