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from the Linden. Its walks are among
the most favored promenades of the
German people. It lies adjacent to the
famous Brandenburg gate.
Police Use Clubs.
Mounted police galloped among the
trees, swinging their clubs, and driving
back the crowds again and again.
While this was going on Communists.
formed a demonstration at another
point among the Shrubbery, but con-
tented themselves with the singing of
revolutionary songs.
The police did not use firearms, con-
filming their activities to the vigorous
use of their batons. The police finally
succeeded in dispensing the disturbers
in the Tiergarten.
vantage of the concentration Of the
police around the Reichstag TO execute
raids in unprotected business streets.
Troops of them stormed through the
shopping districts. smashing windows
of Jewish shops and department stores,
shouting as they went, Germany
awake" and Hail Hitler" -
Among the stores whose windows
were smashed we're the Wertheim,
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At 10 minutes to 8 bells started ring
ing and the Reichstag members began
filing into the chamber. The diplomatic
and other galleries were crowded as
never before in the history of the Re-
publican Parliament
All went direct to their seats except
ing the FascistS, who remained in the
corridor until o'clock, when they
formed in a body and marched
through the door, occupying the. en-
tire extreme right of the House. here
tofore reserved to the Nationalist.
DeriS1ve laughter from other parts
of the House greeted their appearance.
Riot Equipment on Hand.
Hundreds of police with riot equip
ment experimenting their usual pistols
and clubs had formed a heavy guard
around the Riechstag Building hours
before the opening of the session.
The House of Parliament appeared
more like beleaguered castle than the
peoples legislative hall, with many
thousands Of persons swarming about
its approaches, bearing placards and
banners on some of which were the in
scrlption THE German Peoples
There was every indication that the
government had taken all possible steps
to prevent physical violence when the
changed alignment of parties, began its
first session since the September cleo
ton.
One hundred and seven National So
cialists, followers of Adolf Hitler, rep
resenting Germany's Fascist party, were
to seated on the extreme right. The
only larger delegation was the Social
lists, with 143 members, while the Com
mun1sts, with rs, ranked one step above
the Bruening group of 68 CeAtrists.
1t was from these major groups, and
possibly the Al German Nationalists
that fireworks might be expected over
the governments policies.
Shortly after 2 o'clock, an hour be-
fore the time of the opening of the
Re1chstag, most of the Fascist mem
Ders had arrived in their party uni
forms, throwing splash of color into
the Reichstag Hobbies and corridors.
Striding back and forth, in their
high black military boots and brown
trousers and shirts, they looked conf
dent enough, but some of them obyi-
ously making their first appearance in
the Reichstag could not resist passing
and repassing the large mirrors here
ana there to take in the scenic effect
OF their costumes.
Bredt Expected to Resign.
The Economic party officers notified
the chancellor before opening of the
Reichstag that they had requested Jo-
names Bredt, minister of justice, to
resign on the ground that the present
cabinet does not represent the will of
the electorate as expressed in the ma
tional polling of September IA.
1t is believed that Minister Bredt
will resign. The party leaders said thew
did not object to his re-entering the
cabinet as a non-partisan expert min
lister.
The Communists apparently decided
to abandon the idea of wearing uni
forms, leaving the Hitlerites to have
their costume party all to themselves.
Such Communists as appeared early in
the plenary hall wore only inconSpicu-
Gus business attire.