The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-27
WILL.
FRANCE: DO,
GERMANS
WONDER
European Politics Thrown IN
Greatest Confusion by
Election
BY s. D. WEYER,
international News Service.

BERLIN, April 27.-One-haH Of
Germany was dismayed today and
the other half was enthusiast
calIy gleeful over the victory
which General Paul Won linden
burg won at the polls yesterday
and which makes him President
Of the Republic.
Hindenburg's plurality stood 1t
approximately 100000 in the Off
cial tally at noon today.
The latest official figures were:
Hindenburg, 1858, 399; Marx,
3,752,244; Thaelmann, 1881 ,593.
and other candidates, 21,910.
Victory for Monarchy.
Hindenburg's election was, in the
opinion of all political observers,
victory for the monarchy, although
they emphasized that the possibility
of Germany returning the former
Kaiser Wilhelm to power was re-
mote.
The big vote polled by the Com
munist candidate, Ernst Thaelmann
once a resident Of the United
States-was big surprise. 1t was
the contention, or defense OF the
supporters of Doctor Karl Marx.
the defeated Republican candidates
CAH 4fz&
brought about the victory Of Hin
denburg.
The Marx forces had believed the
Communist vote would go to Marx,
and if it had, the 100000 plurality
of Hindenburg would have been cut
down to a point where Marx would
have been the victor.
What Will France Do?
Now that Hindenburg, an avowed
militarist, the Marx forces declare,
is elected to the presidency, Ger
many has turned it's attention to
the one great question which 10 in
the minds of everybody:
What will France do?"
The Marx followers made no at
tempt to deny that they believed
that the revival of Hindenburg also
meant the revival of the time
honored goose step" and other al
lurements of German militarism.
The Hindenburg supporters said
his election meant only a greater
regard for the progress of Germany
through more definite negotiations
with the allies.
Hindenburg is expected to take
office about May 15 1t will be
that time before all of the official
documents and attendant details
Of the election are completed, it
was said.
The present cabinet will within q
few days offer its resignation to
Hindenburg and he will ask it to
remain in office for the time being,
it was said.
Hindenburg Hears News.
Hindenburg received the news at
the estate of a friend near Lune-
burg. He will come to Berlin
Thursday and prepare to take
office, his friends said.
Elaborate preparations were being
made in Berlin for a triumphal
entry of the former field marshal,
but it was said that Hindenburg
would discourage such ostentation
and come quietly and, IL possible
uIlHOtlCSO INTO the CITY.
If the present plans go through,
Hindenburg will take the oath OF
office in the Reichstag May 5. The
term is for seven years.
Goes Strong With Labor.
A feature of the big vote linden
burg polled, and somewhat OF q
surprise, was that cast for him in
the labor and Industrial centers.
Nationalist newspapers warned
the nationalists against ''prema-
ture jubilee" They said the work
of recovery has only begun
The Democratic papers were try,
ing to appear good losers. They
said ''sentimentality won over pc,
litical sense" The TagobIaat laid
victory to "the un.
popularity of the former