The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15
POWER WON
BY FASCISTS
IN germany
Foes Call on Hindenburg
to Protect Country by
Big Coalition
GREAT GAIN is MADE
Party Steps From Ninth to
Second Place in Reich
stag Vote.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Sept. 15.--Presldent
Paul Won Hindenburg, traditional
savior of post-Ward Germany, was
besought by political leaders today
to intervene to protect the country
from domination by the Fascist
party, which sprang into power
full position by making amazing
gains in Sundays general election.
The Fascists and Communists, at
the opposite poles of political pol
icy, have 1O7 and rs seats respec-
lively in the new reichstag, a gain
of 95 for the Fascists and p for
the Communists.
The ultimate decision was in the
aged Presidents hands, and the
presidential palace was the scene
of animated conversations all day
long among the president and his
advisers, including Chancellor
Heinrich Bruening.
big Coalition Proposed
Reluctant as Hindenbrrg is to
admit the Socialists into a coalition
which would give the moderate par
ties a working majority, the Social
lists appeared to hold the key to the
situation.
On latest returns, not final, they
held 143 seats, having lost nine.
Strong pressure was brought on
the president to designate the So
cialist Prussian premier, Otto Braun,
az chancellor. with Bruening as
foreign minister.
While Hindenburg is reluctant to-
accept the proposal, it is understood
he, nevertheless. is willing to con-
sent to a "big coalition" rather than
permit the Fascists to hold the bal
ance of power.
Menace TO Parliament
The fascists came from ninth to
second place in Gernany's political
ranking in the landslide.
It appeared practically impossible
to form a coalition government with
a parliamentary majority in the
new Reichstag.
It generally is believed the gov
would be willing to resort
to a legal dictatorship" to avoid
any measure that might be regarded
as a legal evasion, or possibly the
abolition of parliamentarism.
The menace to parliamentarism
became more acute by the fading
of the "big coalition" which has
been the most potent factor for
political stability in postwar Ger
many.
A coalition of the Socialists, Cath
olics, Folksparty, Constituencies
and Bavarian Catholics would not
hold a majority in the reichstag. 1t
still is impossible to say whether
any other parties would be willing
to join still larger coalition.
The government of Chancellor
Heinrich Breuning suffered a crush-
ing defeat, while the gains of the
Fascists and Communists exceeded
even the expectations of these par
ties.
Heavy Vote Is Cast
Preliminary returns accounted for
35,79O,OoO votes, which was 100000
more than the vote cast in the last
elections, held in 1928.
The new Reichstag will be COM
posed of STD seats, according to pre-
liminary official returns, with the
seats distributed as follows:
Socialists, 143; Fascists, 107; Com
munists, 76; Catholics, SO: Nation
alists, Al; Constitutionalist, %;
Folksparty, 26; Economic party, %;
Schieles Agrarians, 10; Bavarian
Catholics, 10; Christian Socialists,
ii; German farmers, 6; Guelphs. 5;
Agrarian League, 3, Treviranus
party, 2.