Show hindenburg new president of germany heres nn an up tip to oda date portrait of 0 president paul von hindenburg of th german republic yes is thesalone thes the same alne X old fie field id marshal whose name Is on oa the list of war criminals whom the allies wished to bring to judgment in his manifesto to tho the german people president von hindenburg said true to the oath I 1 will devote nil all my energies to guarding the constitution ution and laws lawo let us strive through honest peaceful work to gain the recognition of other nations to which we are entitled ond and to free the german name from the unjust stain which still lies on it today probably president hindenburg ti Is not as fierce ns as he look s and he be much power nominally he li is the head of tile the army but he cannot add one soldier to the military establishment lish tishi ment nent without his consent the military cannot be culled called out to aid the civil power but he cannot himself call it out except under definitely specified conditions Offic officially lally lie he has little or no voice in government decisions neither hla his intellectual characteristics nor his advanced age give reason to anticipate any sinister political activities |