President Paul von Hindenburg today definitely declined to entrust the Chancellorship of the Reich to Adolph Hitler, head of the National Socialist Party.
The decision of the president was made known to the Nazi chieftain during his interview with General von Hindenburg today. Hitler, it is learned, demanded the Chancellorship in order to control government policy.
The possibility that the Nazis will have a strong representation in the cabinet still exists. The danger that there will be a legal withdrawal of the rights of the Jews is believed to have been obviated with the firm stand taken by President von Hindenburg.
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