German Jewry waits with anxious interest the coming of tomorrow and President Paul von Hindenburg’s decision which is to decide whether or not Adolph Hitler, National Socialist leader, and his defeated rival for the presidency, is to be named Chancellor of Germany, a post he has long coveted and which the old war general has persistently refused to sanction.
The “Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung,” considered the organ of Chancellor Franz von Papen, declares today, in the face of persistent rumors that President von Hindenburg is wavering in his opposition to the Nazi chieftain, that the former will not permit Hitler to advance further than the Vice Chancellorship of Germany, a position which would have to be created for him.
The Nazi press, however, insists that Hitler’s coming into power as Chancellor is now only a matter of days.
To the anxiety of the Jews aroused by this dreaded contingency, is added the continuation of the bombing terror which has shown no abatement despite the decree calling for death to terrorizers.
In Penzig, the home of a Jew named Altman was bombed today. Altman was injured and his home shattered.
In Friedland, shots were fired this evening at two stores owned by Jews, causing property damages.
In Landesburg, three stores owned by Jews were stoned and all the windows broken.
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