Evening star., 1925-04-30
Election of Hindenburg
Deplored by I. S. Editors

World adds, has Germany so boldly
challenged the outside world"
From the general European point
of view" in the opinion of the Indi-
annapolis News, lit is most unfor-
tunate that former Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg should have been elected
President of the German republic
That there will be apprehension Is
certain. Hindenburg is avowedly ar
imperalist. He is precisely the type
of man that should not have been
elected"
While conceding that the election
win be generally regretted in this
country and is regarded as a swing
toward monarchy, the Salt Lake City
Desert News remarks, "SentimenJ
mingled with hero worship undoubf-
edly played the prominent part
Hindenburg, nominated, must be
saved the humiliation of defeat. This
psychology brought tens of thousands
of votes"
THE danger to Germany" thinks
the Baltimore Evening Sun, 'fs not
SO much what Hindenburg will do
as what he will permit TO be done
in his name" The Evening Sun con
siders it fairly safe to assume tha
the masses of the voters were nor
so much inspired by the monarchisr
ideal as they were by the vers
natural desire to honor one who has
come to be a national hero"
The Detroit News is emphatic in
calling il a mistake to leap to tha
conclusion that Germany wants mon
archy and a still greater mistake 10
suppose that she wants Wilhelm.
Before getting excited about Sun
days election" this paper adds, 'ler
US wait and see what happens.
The talk of q war of revenge
is sheer nonsense. The cleo
ton is nothing to get excited about,
but it viii be interesting to see what
follows"
The New York Sun doubts that the
marshal will undertake any radical
measures or try to overturn the re
public. "Hindenburg has always
shown himself a man Of good sense
the Sun observes. a similar though
that there is no occasion to take
special alarm at what has happened
is offered by the Des Moines Tribune
News. which continues: Won Hin
denburg is far a superior man 10
many who are in power in Europe.
The world has far less to fear from
him. The Hartford Courant, also.
minimized the danger with the com
ment: There are those who believe
that Won HindenburS. now an old
man and one Of the very few, if nor
the only one, of the German gen
erals to keep any popularity after the
war echoes had died down a bit. will
become a staid and conservative
President The St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch further holds that Won Hin.
denburg lis entitled to demonstrate
his fitness for capably and trust
worthily administering the duties of
the office of President of the republic
or the signs all point to troubled days
for Germany"
seen by the Birmingham News
which finds that lit is CONCEIVABLE
that this latest gesture Of the cleo
torate is a sort Of protest against
the various forms of socialistic nos
trums on which Germany has been
dosed since the armistice." The Hous-
ton Chronicle even more definitely
interprets the matter in that light
when it says: Not only is the cleo
ton blow to the radicals in Ger
many, but the reaction will be against
them all over Europe" In this con
nection the Chronicle predicts a swing
in France, England, Italy and the
smaller states to the east.
The Omaha World Herald recoc-
niZes that Won Hindenburg lis a
great hero in the eyes of the multi
tude, and that in the welter Of ele
ments struggling for the signal come
back OF Germany he appears the
strong figure of dependable and de
termined government" The tmpor
tance OF this influence is emphasized
by the Portland Journal thus: The
veal or woe of Europe depends upon
one powerful man. The immensity Of
his following may reflect a sentiment
for the return to the monarchy. II
certainly evidences the popularity of
Hindenburg. which in turn suggests
his power for a leadership of peace
or a leadership for trouble"
The Brooklyn Eagle takes an op-
timistic view. concluding its estimate
of the President-elect: Having won.
the old soldier will doubtless devote
all his strength to the task of inn
proving the position of his country.
That this can best be done by uphold
ing the republic and making a real
effort to meet Germany's obligations
he doubtless knows