the crisis was over for the time being. the sa members, it appeared, did not truly want to fight with hitler or contest his leadership, but only sought treatment that they considered correct in light of their mission and the overall mission of the nsdap. however, hitler's effort would not suffice to remove the underlying structural issue that conditioned the party-sa relationship: what was the sa's role and, in particular, what would that role be if the party actually succeeded in gaining the political power it sought?