New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
KAISER UNLIKELY ID ENTER GERMANY
Permitted By Technicality, He
 Dares Not Take Step
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9 LOnQOn, J uiy -U--ls iOIlilel Nd 'oti Wilhelm getting ready to do sneak into Germany after July %?
 That's what monarchist as well as republican Germans would like to know and what they are puzzling about. For after that date the law for the safeguarding of the German republic ceases 10 be active and there is no legal obstacle to prevent the former monarch from leaving his home in Doorn, Holland. and going into the country over which he ruled for so long.
 The republicans. Of course, do not want him back, even if he promises to live quietly and undertake no po- litical agitation. Strange as 1t may seem, the monarChists Go not want him back, because. inside Germany. most of them would look upon him as liability rather than an asset.
 How Muddie Came About
 The whole muddled situation is due to an extraordinary occurrence in the lower house of the German Reichstag the other day. Seven years ago a long series of political asSas- sinations of members of Germany's |, republican government was attribut ed to secret organizations of monar- chists. Aroused at last. the ReichstaS passed q law for the safeguarding of the republic IL provided special penalties for conspiracy against the state or it's sanS and endowed the administration with special powers. In addition, il contained a paragraph specially making it unlawful for the eX-kaiser 10 seek to come into Ger many. As some of the provisions were contrary to the Weimar Con stitution. 10 pass the bill required two-thrds majority. This was ob tained and the same vote was se- cured some years later.
 But this year, to eyerybody's sur prise. it failed, although the vote was 265 for it to l6G against. The vote which prevented the measure from becoming law was cast by the Economic party, moved not by con- viCtion but by desire for revenge. The German coalition government has in consideration bill on hous- ing. The Economic party, made up Of great landlords. is against this. Some of its leaders told the govern ment they would vote for the safe guarding law if the government would drop the housing act. Iris the government refused to do So the Economic party voted down the safe guarding act
 Anti-RepublicanS Warned
 Minister of the Interior Scverin9 at once announced that he woIld bring in a new bill when the Reich- stag meets in August. In the mean while, he warned the enemies of the republic that the government was not impotent to protect its existence and authority and could. if necessary apply article of the Constitution, giving the president dictatorial pow CTS.
 And about the same time, the Prussian Minister of the Interior, Herr Grzesinski. threw down an open defi to the monarchists. He ridiculed the danger of monorchist dictature and said that if any dictature be- came necessary it would be one sup ported by the trades unions and the great republican organization. the Reichsbanner. He quickly added that such q Gictature would be only last resort. since to have 10 pro- claim it would be an avowal of Ger many's lack Of political maturity. Then he gave royalsts this on which to chew:
 This time the working masses will hang those who essay by force to violate their political rights"
 Won't Enter With Flourish
 The Berliner Tageblatt, the organ of the Democrat party. many Of whose members are solid business men and people Of the ste ady middle class, said:
 "Although the bill has been de- feated, the former kaiser will not tide in on white horse through : the Brandenburger Tor up 10 his old time palace
 Ghosts should remain in their kingdom Of shadows They do not work in a seemly manner in the bright sunlight But as one cannot rely on the good taste of the gentle man who afflicted us with the Sieges-A Alice. there will be no means to prevent him from undertaking an unsuitable weekend in Ger many"
 Hes Not Apt to Return 70 Ii is always unsafe to make pre- dictons as 10 what Germany will do or what her former kaiser will