The New York herald., 1922-06-26
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Germany alive under such conditions"
The Chancellor, then appealing for
unity and collaboration between the po-
litical parties. said that above all IL
was necessary that the Entente should
forego the policy of ultimatums anc
relationships.
Urging the abolition OF the atmo-
sphere OF murder. he asserted: Our
enemies are those who pour poison into
the nations wounds. These enemies sre
on the right"
In the Relchstag Carl Heinze OF the
German Peoples Party indorsed the APP
peal of Chancellor With for collabora-
tion between the peoples.
1--WE muU unite all our forces on
behalf OF Germany and abandon inham-
matory party agitation DR.. Heinze de-
clared.
The Socialist Deputy. Otto Wells. de-
clared that the monarehist flag, which
once was looked up to by thousands,
now was the standard OF murderers. Fe
vehemently attacked Heifferich. who
recently in the House had denounced
Rathenau and the Government and de-
clared that the only service Helfferich
could do his country would be to with
draw from public life.
The Pan German Deputy Hergt read
n long statement in behalf of the Ger
man National party. affirming the
party's abhorrence of murder, but de-
nouncing saturdays Presidential decree
as contrary to the spirit of the constitu-
ton and opposed to liberty.
Hergt was frequently interrupted by
shouts of Murderer and "Hypocrit y
The Minister of Justice, Herr Rad
fear that the Governments new powers
would be used against the workers. the
decree was directed against the right
extremists. He announced that a bill
would soon be submitted to the keichs-
tag granting amnesty which the Social
lists had long demanded for political
offenses Herr Crispien, for the lnde-
pendent Socialists, demanded that all
former officers should be dismissed from
the Reichswehr and the police. and that
the property of former ruling houses
should be confscated for the purposs OF
reparations.
IF the Government fails 10 do this"
he said, "the workers would be obliged
to act in self-defense. and violence will
be answered with violence"
Socialist Wings Cooperate.
Both wings of the Socialist party are
conducting a furious campaign for the
suppression of all monarchist and anti
republican organizations, and their aims
are so identical that there, seems a
chance of the two wings joining up
again.
presidential decree issued to-day
declares that all meetings professions
or proclamations may be forbidden
which may be contrary to law or ineite
to the destruction of the Republican
Constitution, to any acts of violehce
against present or past members OF the
Republican Government or to rouse the
country to approve such acts as may
bring into contempt Republican ihstitu-
tions in such a way as TO dis6Mpp the
internal peace Of the country. Unions
and associations making such an effort
may be banned or dissolved. Central
authorities are competent to request the
Minister of the Interior for permission
to take such steps.
A State court will be established by
the Ministry of Justice for the defense
of the Republic. Such persons as are
responsible for professions and proc
lamations of the type described, or
who make speeches In connection with
them. are liable to Imprisonment and
a fine of a half million marks. Similar
penalties are prescribed In order 10
safeguard Republican officials
Among those who are liable TO penal
ties are those approving or favoring
for reward public acts of violence
against the republican constitution er
against members or present or past gov
ernments, or who conspire with others
in such acts who calumniate or openly
abuse the personages referred to or In
suit the republican constitution or fhe
irnperial or state co1ors, and whoever
participates in the manrer prescribed in
connection with paragraphs 12S-129 of
rfaI dn NIT ha
subverting the republican constitution.
warming Given to Press.
The clauses of the imperial press law
regarding confiscation of periodicals
also will be employed under this decree
in cases of the nature described. Mer-
bers of the imperial government in the
sense of this decree are the Imperial
President, the Chancellor and Cabinet
Ministers.
A further presidential decree eri-
powers the central authorities TO forbid
arrangements planned for June 2s to
discuss acceptance of the peace treaty.
These same orders are also valid, until
further orders. as regards celebratiCns
or other gatherings of rartisans OF for
mer groups or sections.
At Saturday evenings session OF the
Reichstag Chancellor Wirth, reading
the call tc the country from the I'M
perial Government, said the Govern
ment's recommendation to the President
OF the Reichstag was that steps would
be taken to insure the safety Of the state
and the lives of representatives of the
state The Government. he added, ex-
pected the German people to back up
the Government.
The General Federation of Trades
Unions at a meeting In Leipsic to-day
proclaimed a "a hour strike throughout
Germany next Tuesday with the purpose
of manifesting the determination of