Evening star., 1925-04-11
WAR NOW USELESS,
, SAYS H|NDENBURG
Urges Patriots to Unite to
Further Peace and Safe
guard Nations Honor.
sH the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
BERLIN. April lin a proclama
ton TO the German people issued to-
day Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
presidential candidate of the united
parties of the Right. the Nationalist
Conservative bloc, appeals to all pa
triotic Germans who desire ito safe
guard the honor of the German name
and social peace"
The proclamation. in which the
word republic" is not used, con-
tinues:
My life is an open book 10 the
world. ] believe l have done my duty
in difficult times. As soldier | con-
sidered only the welfare of the whole
nation, and not that of parties. The
chief executive must stand above the
latter.
L have never lost faith in the Ger
man people nor in the aid OF the
Almighty. | am no longer young
enough TO believe in sudden change
in things generally. Neither war nor
internal rebellion can liberate our
enchained and unfortunately dis
united nation
The nomination OF Won HindenburS
as the candidate of the parties"of the
United Right for President of the re
public apparently was as much OF a
surprise to German banking and
financial circles as to the outside
world.
Bankers Are Chngrined.
Although prominent bankers and
leaders on the bourse declined 10 dis
cuss the field marshars entry into
presidential politics. il is evident that
these quarters are highly impatient
with, If not chagrined over. the man
ner in which DR.. Karl Jarres was
thrown overheard in favor OF the
former army leader.
When Won Hindenburg's name was
first mentioned in the discussion Il
was believed to be a move TO cheek
mate the Fascist general, Ludendorn,
o. at least 70 persuade him to retire
from the race, thus insuring the
national bourgeois bloc 100000 votes.
In financial circles and on the bourSe
today apprehension was plain OF pos
sible' inimical effects upon Germany :
credit operations in the United states
and the rediScounting of German
paper in London, which has assumed
heavy proportions since the adoption
of the Dawes reparation program.
Both the bourse and the banks have
entered upon a three-day Easter re
cess, and until the campaign gets un-
der way next week and foreign reac-
tion to Won Hindenburgs nomination
can be made of the extent to which
the impending battle between former
Chancellor Marx, the combined Demo-
crat, CentriSt and Socialist candidate.
and Won Hindenburg will reflect itself
in German finance and economies.
Hindenburg support Reluctant.
The organs of the Weimar coalition.
which is backing Or. Marx, intend TO
make this the salient feature of their
campaign. laying stress, in addition
TO the injury threatening Germany's
foreign relations in the event Won
Hindenburg is elected, especially in
so far as they concern the evacuation
of the Cologne bridgehead and the
Ruhr, upon the future activities of the
Interallied Military Control Commits
sion and the successful negotiation of
a security pact.
The reluctance with which numerous
Berlin and provincial organs Of the
Nationalist parties are falling into
line for Won Hindenburg is reflected
in their apparently labcred and apol-
ogetic editorials. which, while freely
deploring the field marshars nomina
tion on humanitarian and political
grounds. declare that inasmuch as the
nomination now is an accomplished
fact there is no other choice than that
of "whoopfng it up" for Won Hinden-
burg.
Marx Backs Constitution.
The GERMANY constitution points the
way in the nations struggles for
liberty by witch it may be a bic ito
fulfill it's duty toward humanity"
ex-Chancellor Marx, presidential
nominee of the three liberal parties
comprising the Weimar coalition, de-
cIared in his Easter greeting to the
German voters today.
The President must be the symbol
and defender of German unEy-unity
not only of language and of the
form of the state. but also of the
spirit" DR.. Marx continued. THE
bases of social unity appear to me
to be freedom of the individual and
responsibility toward the common
wealth. Whoever is conscious of this
duty will act in accordance with
ethical principles
1T must be left to every body to
live according to his religious faith.
The German nations task is TO strug-
gle for its liberty in order then to
be able to fulfill its duty toward hu-
manity.
The German constitution points the
way and the old black, red and gold
symbol Of German unity shows the
goal-namely, German liberty and