Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-30
GERMANY WARNED
COUP MAY FOLLOW
FORCE ON BUDGET
Statement in Hitler News
paper Is Taken as Threat
af Fascist PutSCh.
NEW PROGRAM ORDERS
WIDE SALARY SLASHES
Officials From President Down to
Take Cuts-Halt in Upward
Tax Trend Promised.

MUNICH, Bavaria, September 80 up.
Adolf Hitler's newspaper, Woelkischer
Beobachter, today published warning
to the government that if Chancellor
Bruening resorts to extraparliamentary
means to force his program of financial
reform "hiS government will become il
legal and thereby summon the people to
similar illegaIity."
The newspaper referred to reports
that the Hindenburg- Bruening govern
ment proposed to see its reform policies
through even If exercise of the powers
OF dictator and adjournment of the
Forthcoming Reichstag should be
necessary.
The newspaper statement was taken
IN government circles to mean that
Hitler was ready for another putsch IN
spite of his promise of peace if the
government leaders should sufficiently
3rritate him.
The Hitler newspaper publishes a
reminder to President Won Hindenburg
that the constitution contains an article
providing for impeachment of the Pres
ident. We warn Herr Won Hindenburg
against opposing Germany in the in
terest OF the Centrist party and certain
bankrupt politicians"
"We VIII watch the situation and take
care that the electorate at 10000 meet
ings Is enlightened as to what's up"
Salaries to Be SIashed.
Drastic slashing of government ex-
penditures, involving. salary cuts for
public officials and employees, beginning
with President Won Hindenberg himself,
q halt to the upward march of taxes
weighing on industry, and q clear cut
determination to restore German and
foreign confidence in the nations finan-
cial future were the outstanding fea-
lures of Chancellor Bruening's new
financial program
Chancellor Bruening indicated It
would be put through even If dictator
ship were required for its enactment.
The reform program stresses the
urgent necessity In view Of the existing
economic depression and steadily in
creastng Unemployment of putting the
Reichs finances in order ito reawaken
confidence in economic enterprise"
On the assumption that relief for the
unemployed Is only makeshift meas
@re, the government proposes sweeping
s1mpltfication Of Germany's financial
administration, especially In regard TO
taxation.
Plan to Keep Taxes Down.
Inc FUNDAMENTAL 1dea OF the govern
nents reform program Is alienation of
financial embarrassment by means of
greater economy, but at no increased
taxation.
Elimination Of the property tax on
Ill estates valued at less than $1,000 is
an important step to be taken. This is
expected to help the farmers, without
increasing the Reich budget.
Details Of Germany'S newest financial
program have been awaited for many
days. Interest in the Bruening an
nouncement had grown especially keen
since last week when Adolf Hitler,
Fascist leader, has made statements at
Leipsic which had revealed his revolu-
ttonary intentions toward the republican
government.
The Won Hindenburg regime had
pressed to conclusion the drafting of
its program to be presented to the
Reichstag. Because the National So
cialists secured lot delegates to the
forthcoming Reichstag session, and be-
cause of possibility of a coalition by
which the FaScists might gain control
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