Evening star., 1925-04-28
UPSET IN SECURITY
ALLIANCES SEEN IN
GERMAN ELECTION
Victory of Won Hindenburg
Strengthens Fears of Poles
and Czechs of War Spirit.

The outcome of Germanys expert
ment in elevating Won Hindenburg
TO the presidency continues a subject
of very serious thought in Washing
ton.
The State Department remained ab-
solutely silent on the question today,
and no official elsewhere authorized
to speak for the American Government
would express any opinion.
Nevertheless, it was learned that
some of those highest in the admins
tration are inclined to agree with
Lloyd Georges terse characterization
of the selection of Won Hindenburg
as extraordinarily stupid"
Dominent Thought Surprise.
Whatever disappointment there is,
appears to SAVIOR only a little of ankle
ty over what the old German soldier
may be able to do with the sharply
circumscribed prerogatives of the Ger.
man presidency. The dominating
thought is rather one of surprise and
shock over the index to popular Ger
man thought given by the election.
The international effort to facilitate
German recuperation all has been
based on the theory that the German
people had been misled during the war
by small mihtaristic autocracy
The election, in which a central figure
OF that autocracy was the successful
candidate, appears to some officials to
destroy that theory entirely.
Those who hold these views expect
to see a new attitude by European
governments, one to another. France
never had fully accepted the belief
that the German rank and file was
duped by its leaders, but some of the
other European nations seem to have
accepted it fully. 1t now is suggested
that the Poles, the Czechs and other
peoples whose fears are strengthened
by the German popular expression of
last Sunday will realign themselves
accordingly.
Steps to Be Taken.
1t is taken for granted that re-
sponsible governments everywhere
will take such financial and diplo-
matte steps as may be found neces-
sary to cope with the situation. There
apparently is no fear here that any
actual break will occur between Ber-
lin and any other capital. Outside of
a few extreme groups in France. Po-
land and CZechoslovakia the peoples
of the world are believed to be more
nearly d unit than ever before in de-
string to eVade war.
AS for the immediate future, there
is a disposition here to expect restora-
ton of disturbed security values on
the great stock exchanges and eau
tious renewal of the policy of extend
ing loans to German industry. This
would be the first effect of the worlds
attemDt to minimize dangerous con-
sequences of Hindenburg's election.
Blow to Communism.
Against the French view, however,
that it means an unmasking of Ger
man militaristic' ambitions, is the Ger
man construction that, rather than a
victory for the reactionary- factions,
it is a blow to Communism in Ger
many. Despite the absence of any
thing resembling formal comment in
either official or diplomatic quarters
here. it was possible to form an ac-
curate impression of the various re-
actions as the election continued the
dominant topic of discussion today.
AS to apprehensions from an
economic standpoint, Treasury Off
ciaIs believed the indication of a swing
toward conservatism in Germany
would hardly be viewed by American
banking interests s anything to fear
in supporting German reconstruction.
They regarded the early reaction in
the money market as only tenn
porary effect.
The bearing of the Hindenburg
election on the security proposals
made by Germany figured prominent
Iy in the discussions here. German
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