1927 Hueber held a speech in Alsatian in the National Assembly, the content of which were so shocking for the Assembly that large chunks were stricken from the official protocol. Hueber had attacked the status of the French language in Alsace-Lorraine, stating that France was oppressing the Alsatian working class and that Alsace was under French colonial rule. Hueber escaped arrest in the 1939 crackdown on Alsatian autonomist leaders, due to his deteriorating health. Hueber did not take part in the 1940 Congress of Vichy vote. In 1941, Hueber became a functionary of the NSDAP. On 14 February 1942 Hueber was appointed municipal councilor of Strasbourg by the German authorities. References 1883 births 1943 deaths People from Guebwiller People from Alsace-Lorraine Politicians from Grand Est Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians French Communist Party politicians Proletarian Unity Party (France) politicians Alsatian Workers and Peasants Party politicians Nazi Party politicians Members of the 13th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 16th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Mayors of Strasbourg German Army personnel of World War I French collaborators with Nazi Germany Former Marxists