Nazi Conspiracy & Aggression On 29 June 1933, Dr. Hugenberg resigned as Reich Minister of
Economy and as Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture (51-
PS). Thereafter, other members of the Cabinet resigned from
time to time, and new members were added. The Reich Cabinet
continued to exercise, on numerous occasions the plenary
powers conferred on it by the law of 24 March 1933. (See
Section 3 of Chapter XV for further material on the Reich
Cabinet.)
(4) The Nazi conspirators caused all political parties,
except the Nazi Party, to be prohibited. After the Reichstag
fire of 27 February 1933, the organization of the Communist
Party was destroyed. On 9 March 1933, the Reich Minister of
the Interior, Frick, announced that the Communists would be
prevented from taking part in the opening of the Reichstag
on 21 March 1933, because of their seditious activity. On
26 May 1933, a law was promulgated, signed by Hitler and
Frick, providing for the confiscation of Communist property.
(2403-PS; 1396-PS)
After suspension of the Constitutional guarantees of freedom
on 28 February 1933, numerous restraints were imposed on the
Social Democratic Party, including the arrest of a number of
its leaders and Reichstag deputies. The backbone of this
Party was broken by the occupation of
the trade union buildings and the smashing of free trade
unions in May 1933. On 22 June 1933, the Social Democratic
Party was suppressed in Prussia (2403-PS). On 7 July 1933 a
Reich decree eliminated Social Democrats from the Reichstag
and from the governing bodies of Provinces and
Municipalities. (2058-PS)
On 14 July 1933, provisions of the Law of 26 May 1933
confiscating Communist property were made applicable to
assets and interests of the Social Democratic Party and its
affiliated organizations, "and also to assets and interests
which are used or destined to promote Marxist or other
activities found by the Reich Minister of the Interior to be
subversive to people and state." (1388-PS) Faced with
similar pressure, the other German Parties either dissolved
or combined with the Nazis (2403-PS).
The Nazi conspirators then promulgated a law declaring the
Nazi Party to be the only political party in Germany and
making it criminal to maintain any other political party or
to form a new
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political party. This law, which was signed by Hitler, Frick
and Guertner, Provided in part:
The National Socialist German Workers Party
(Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) constitutes
the only political party in Germany.
Whoever undertakes to maintain the organizational structure
of another political party or to form a new political party
will be punished with penal servitude up to three years or
with imprisonment of from six months to three years, if the
deed is not subject to a greater penalty according to other
regulations." (1388-PS)
In a speech on 6 July 1933 Hitler stated:
"The political parties have finally been abolished.
This is a historical occurance, the meaning and
implication of which one cannot yet be fully conscious
off. Now, we must set aside the last vestige of
democracy, particularly the methods of voting and
making majority decisions which today are used in local
governments, in economic organizations and in labor
boards; in its place we must validate the
responsibility of the individual. The achievement of
external power must be followed by the inner-education
of the people *******"
Later in the same speech:
"The Party has become the State. All power lies with
the Reich Authorities." (2632-PS)
(5) The Nazi conspirators caused the Nazi Party to be
established as a para-governmental organization with
extensive and extraordinary privileges. On 1 December 1933
the Reich Cabinet promulgated a law designed for "Securing
the Unity of the Party and State". It was signed by Hitler
and Frick, and provided:
"Art 1
"Art 2
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insure close cooperation of the offices of the party
and SA with the public authorities.
"Art 3
"Art 4
"Art 5
"Art 6
"Art. 7
"Art. 8
Thus the Nazi Party became a para-governmental organization
in Germany.
The Nazi conspirators granted the Nazi Party and its
components extensive and extraordinary privileges. On 19 May
1933,
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they passed a law to protect and insure respect for Party
symbols (2759-PS). On 20 December 1934 the Nazi conspirators
caused a law to be promulgated, signed by Hitler, Guertner,
Hess, and Frick, making it a crime to make false or grievous
statements to injure the prestige of the Government of the
Reich, the NSDAP, or its agencies. This law also declared it
to be a crime to wear the uniform or the insignia of the
NSDAP without authority to do so, and controlled the
manufacture and sale of Party uniforms, flags, and insignia
(1393-PS). A decree of 29 March 1935, defining the legal
status of the NSDAP and of its components and affiliated
organizations, is a further indication of the extraordinary
privileges enjoyed by the Nazi Party. (1725-PS)
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Volume
I Chapter VII
Means Used by the Nazi Conspiractors in Gaining Control of the German State
(Part 11 of 55)
1. After the victory of the National Socialist
Revolution, the National Socialistic German Labor Party
is the bearer of the concept of the German State and is
inseparably the state.
2. It will be a part of the public law. Its
organization will be determined by the Fuehrer.
The deputy of the Fuehrer and the Chief of Staff of the
SA will become members of the Reichs government in
order to
1. The members of the National Socialistic German Labor
Party and the SA (including their subordinate
organizations) as the leading and driving force of the
National Socialist State will bear greater
responsibility toward Fuehrer, people and state.
2. In case they violate these duties, they will be
subject to special jurisdiction by party and state.
3. The Fuehrer may extend these regulations in order to
include members of other organizations.
Every action or neglect on the part of members of the
SA (including their subordinate organizations)
attacking or endangering the existence, organization,
activity or reputation of the National Socialistic
German Labor Party, in particular any infraction
against discipline and order, will be regarded as a violation of duty.
Custody and arrest may be inflicted in addition to the
usual penalties.
The public authorities have to grant legal and
administrative assistance to he offices of the Party
and the SA which are entrusted with the execution of
the jurisdiction of the Party and SA.
The law regarding the authority to inflict penalties on
members of the SA and SS, of the 28 April 1933 (RGBl,
p. 230), will be invalidated.
The Reichs Chancellor, as Fuehrer of the National
Socialistic German Labor Party and as the supreme
commander of SA will issue the regulation necessary for
the execution and augmentation of this law,
particularly with respect to the organization and
procedure of the Jurisdiction of the Party and SA. He
will determine the time at which the regulations
concerning this jurisdiction will be effective." (1395-PS)