Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
BERLIN INAUGURAL
TROUBLE LOOMING
Armed Conflict Seems Ger
tain When Hindenburg Goes
to Take Office.

by lHe assUCldteu fTeSS.
BERLIN, May 9.-Even if the mos
rigid police control is exercised Mon
day, when President elect Won Hin
denburg returns to Berlin for his In
auguration the next day. more thai
one partisan clash would seem to b'
inevitable.
The latest official announcement
says:
1T is known that a number of or
CARNATIONS intend to line the route o.
the reich presidents entry on May II
armed with weapons, and the police
consequently have issued instruction:
that all clubs, fraterntiies or associa
lions gathering on the line of marcf
with either displayed or concealed
weapons Immediately are to be debar
red from participation in the welcom
ing ceremonies"
When the field marshal arrives in
Berlin he will be engulfed in veri
table ocean of monarchfst colorS
Large StreamerS in the Conservative
journals today urged the display oil
flags on Monday and Tuesday, stating
eft is self-evident that all who in his
honor displayed flags during the cam
election should now greet him anew
with the glorious black, white and red
banners"
The fact that Foreign Minister
Stresemann's organ, Die Zeit, Joined
in the request for the display OF
monarchist flags, led the Democratic
Tageblatt to point out the incongruity
of a republican foreign minister dis
playing a republican flag upon the for
eign office, while at the same time he
admonishes his followers to display in
Won Hindenburg's honor a flag which
now is being used as an anti-repub-
lican symbol
The republican journals have urged
all supporters of the republic to dis
play republican flags on Monday and
Tuesday in order to offset the mon
archist colors, while the Communists
have passed the word to hoist the
red banners"
Thus the war of flags which ragged
with such acrimony during the cleo
ton campaign will break out with re-
newed passion on days which the gov
eminent had hoped would at least
bring forth a demonstration of Ger
man unity.
You may believe me when | say
that | would be happier if there was
remarked with a sigh to a group of
correspondents before departing for
Hanover today.
That the Monarchist sympathiZerS
mean to have their full innings dur
ing Won Hindenburg's day is fur
Their evidenced by instructions that
have been given to the bands engaged
to play at various places along the
President-elect's route into Berlin.
One of the selections ordered played
is the "FredericuS Rex" march, this
being as popular with German mill
tarists as Dixie" is with American
Southerners.
Many movie theaterS have put on
new or have dug out old militaristic
films for display this week, and at
the restaurant, which is favortte
gathering place for Monarchists, their
songs are sung many times each
night.
While the government declares that
it awaits the events of Monday and
Tuesday with equanimity. there is no
denial that possibilities are great for
untoward incidents, especially after
Won Hindenburg's entry, when the
organizations stationed along the
route start marching homevarH
Clashes among Republican, Monarch
list and Communist groups are almost
certain to occur at this time, and in
preparation for them the police will
be on duty in full force, and Red
Cross emergency stations will be
esta blished all along the Won linden
burg route.
1t is understood here that the Pres
ident-el departure from Hanover
at noon on Monday will not be mark
ed by official farewell ceremonies,
only the heads of the municipal gov
eminent and representatives of patri-
otto societies being at the station to
see the field marshal leave for Berlin.