Evening star., 1923-11-25
FRANCO.BRTTISH UNITY
STILL FACES DANGERS
Election Of Liberals in England Pos
sible Hazard-Nationalism
Grows in Germany.

mitted to the extension of British
influence and most certainly amelio-
rative measures in regard to Ger
! many.
= The German situation holds little
hope. Undoubtedly President Ebert
will pick some German statesmen
\ with the hope of his being able to
| form government that can with
| stand the political tides within Ger
many. but it is practically certain
that if he should fail to do so, the
next chancellor will be supplanted by
a government more in accordance
with the views of the socialists or the
| natlonalists or monarchists. 1t is be-
| lieved the influence of the republic is
meeting it's greatest and possibly final
test before political alignments force
| some new change in the general
scheme Of things.
In recent weeks before the over
throw of Stresemann, which came
! during the latter part of the week,
there has been serious talk of plac-
ing the reich in the hands of a die
tatorfai directorate or a military die
tator, out and out. Naturally there
has been some hesitancy in regard
to such a move, but if It becomes
increasingly plain that a representa-
tive form of rule cannot withstand
political onslauehts, tiien something
concrete and determined must be
accomplished if Germany is to be
saved from complete disorganization.
Party Feud Stronger.
The feud between the socialists and
communists on the one hand and the
monarchical Influences on the other
mas reached a point where something
must come from the present align
ments. The socialists and commu-
nlsts insist thatthe reich must be con-
trolled by them, and in the appIica-
tion of socialistic panaceas undoubt-
edly would place into practice meas
| ures which eventually would infringe
upon policies held absolutely essen
tai 70 the nation by the national
lists and monarchists. The monarch
lists, stung by what they term social
ist-made German chaos, insist that
there must be seated a strong gov
eminent backed by the military.
which shall restore order within Ger
/ many and at the same time bring TO
pear strong resistance to French at
tempts to completely denude Germany
OF her economic and financial
strength, not to speak of separation
! OF the Rhfneland and the Ruhr.
National Influence Grows,
IT there is a preponderant influence
| today in Germany, it is that of the
! nationalists. Everywhere the people
are becoming more and more i'm
pressed with the monarchist view
point. Possibly the most graphic
illustration of the Germanic trend
toward a armer show of national
spirit was given by Chancellor Strese-
mann Immediately after his over
throw in the reichstag He declared:
L was in the theater the other
night and every time the band played
military march the people applaud
ed. You know why? 1t was in pro-
test against interference of foreign
ers in home affairs of Germany
protest against the abolition of mill
tary service. You cannot remove
sentiment based upon traditions Of
more than a century"
And so il goes. Throughout Ger
, many the people are bitter They
are about to welcome any measure
that will permit freer expression of
German determination to preserve
their nation. 1t, of course remains
to be seen what any new government
can do in attempting to readjust
conditions. That the republic will
fight to the last ditch to preserve it
self is graphically illustrated by the
action of Gen. Won Seeckt, reichswehr
commander chief and military die
tator, disbanding not only the com-
munist party, but preventing activi-
ties of the nationalists representing
monarchical ideas. Hitlerites like
wise are under the ban.
But. in view of the intirration of
monarchical tendencies into the
reichswehr itself. it remains very
much a question as to how long the
reich may depend upon full-fledged
loyalty from the only military organ
ization it has to impress its edicts
upon the people of Germany at large.