Evening star., 1925-04-25
FUTURE Of EUROPE
SEEN INVOLVED IN
GERMAN ELECTION
Presidency Vote Tomorrow
to Fix Germany's Policy
for Years to Come.
HINDENBURG AND MARX
RUNNING NECK-AND-N
Prophecy of Outcome Defed.
Large Vote Will Give For
mer Best Chance.
By EDGAR ANSEL MOwRER.

ny RADIO TO The Star and Chica go Daily News.
BERLIN. April 25.-Tomorrow, in
the greatest election in their history
the German people will decide their
own and possibly Europe's future foI
the next few years.
Externally, the question is whether
preteHts for further militarism in Eu
rope will be justified or whether they
will continue to be removed.
Internally, the Germans are asked
whether they desire to inject the old
imperial spirit and personnel into the
republic, or whether they prefer the
new Weimar leaders
The choice is largely between a spe
officially western Democratic and a
specifically German spirit
Old Spirit Seeks Rebirth.
Finally, it is a plebiscite on the per
son of Gen. Won Hindenburg and the
spirit which animated Germany dur
ing the war. If this spirit was holy.
then Hindenburg is the proper candi-
date. If this spirit was generous but
misguided, then Hindenburg would
mean disaster.
Generally speaking, those who real
ize that Germany's future is dependent
upon the good will of western nations
cannot vote for Hindenburg. Those
who want Democratic republic, gen.
erous to the working classes, must
refuse the old general. Those who
fear the advance of Socialism mostly
consider him the lesser of two evils
Those who want something specific
ally German in the old sense-a re-
turn to the good old days of Will
helm-yearn for the old general.
Struggle to Be Close.
So, ignoring the Communists, two
tie formal ton, and the struggle will be
the hardest and probably the closest
ever witnessed here.
For Hindenburg stand the super.
patriots, who dream of "revanche, 5"
the anti-semites, who, confusing Israel
with capitalism, make the Jews re-
sponsible for all their recent suffer
lngs; the old aristocracy of landed
prOprietorS and their dependents on
the farms and in the kitchens of the
old bureaucracy; the Nationalists, who
believe the world can be bullied into
restoring Germany to her old position;
The strong anti-Catholics: large part
Of the dispossessed middle class, who
want scape-goat to sacrifice for their
lost comfort and prosperity, and many
who fought in the war and still feel
IIe Olu spirit OF QlSclpune. or esprit
de corps. In addition, Hindenburg
will get the votes of many sentimental,
romantic German women, a large
share of the industrialists and bank
ers who fear a Marx victory would
mean further taxes on large fortunes
and possibly socialism, and finally the
Bavarfan Catholics, who, alone, are
open monarchists and believe linden
burg's election would prepare the way
for the return of "unser Rupprecht. -
Marx Backers Strong
For Marx are the Catholic Center
party, the German democrats who
wish to follow the western lead, huge
masses of unorganized non-communist
laborers and a share of German
businessmen, shopkeepers, bankers
and professional men.
The great question is the attitude
of the 100000 non political persons
who have never voted. If they go to
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