Regarding the problems to be handled by S. Lester such as the freedom of the press, the safeguard of the Danzig constitutional rights, etc.
Extract from "Le Matin" on the political crisis between H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig national-socialist Senate and A. Forster, chief of the national-socialist party of the Free City of Danzig: A. Forster's desire to supplant H. Rauschning.
S. Lester appointed High Commissioner for Danzig by the League of Nations Council took up his new post on the 1st of January 1934; Danzig situation: the Free City of Danzig and its surrounding territory were set up as an independent city and state under the Treaty of Versailles for the purpose of giving Poland a port; the role of the League of Nations and of the High Commissioner: the City State was placed under the protection of the League of Nations, which guaranteed her Constitution and to settle any disputes arising owing to the close relationships of Danzig with the Polish Republic, the League of Nations created the office of resident High Commissioner.
On the dissolution of the Communist Party.
Extract from "The Times", article written by S. Lester.
Extract from the "Independent" on the dissolution of the Volkstag: since the result of the Saar plebiscite, Nazis's agitation increased in Danzig, by the use of the majority they obtained at the last election of the Volkstag, Nazis forced a dissolution of the Volkstag, in the hope a new election would give them nearly all of the seats; their main objective was to make Danzig to return to Germany.
Extract from the "New York Herald Tribune" on the Danzig elections.
On Danzig elections and the Nazis' failure to reach their goal of two-thirds majority in the Free City.
Extract from "The Times" on A. Greiser's remarks made at an election meeting in support of the National-Socialist Party.
Extract from the "Irish Independent" on the League of Nations Council's support to S. Lester following A. Greiser's speech, differences of opinion between S. Lester and A. Greiser, and S. Lester's report on his dispute with the Danzig Senate.