The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-16
RumbIings of War

A young draftsman's clerk today menaceS the Ger
man republic and perhaps the peace of Europe.
Adolph Hitler is founder of the Fascist party pledged
to break the peace treaties and restore GermanyS old
military powe-.
In the eIections his party just has swept the coun
try with a 300 per cent gain, becoming the second
largest in parliament He is driving toward dcta-
torship like Mussolni's.
Hitler's illegal armed bands have been spread
ing terror for months He is irresponsible, unscrupu-
lous. He hates to the point of madness any one
sembing a Socialist and hates only less the liberals
also responsible for Germany's pacific policies.
Since Hitler left his Austrian home to join the Ger
man army before the war there has been doubt to
his sanity. War strain did not help his mind After
defeat he fell under the spell of Mussolini.
Day by day in the streets of Bavarian towns he
whipped the crowds to fury with his frantic ges-
and srtn voice. At night he plotted and stored
guns. Lucendorf helped him.
But his beer hall revolt-the Hitler putsch-n
1928 failed. The premature dictator was sentenced
to five years in prison. and his bands scattered
Thinking the danger passed. the government released
him within year.
Forbidden to speak in most German states, he re-
sorted to underground organization of terrorist storm
squads" His open political party did not grow SO
well at first In the 1928 elections his Fasests won
only twelve seats in parliament But Sunday they
back with 1o7 seats. This gives Hitler who is
not even German citizen. the balance of power.
While the Fascists of the Extreme Right were win
ming hordes of votes the Communists of the Extreme
Left were doing the same. The election raised the
Communist parliamentary force from ffty-four to
seventy-sx, placing them after the Socialists and
FascistS the third strongest party in the coun-
try and the largest in Berlin.
Explanation of the EXTREMIST gains is clear and is
similar in the of both FaScSts and Communists
The moderate parties and successive governments
have been unable to check the spread of unemploy-
ment and hunger.
The people have waited patiently for the Locarno
pacts, the Young reparations plan and other pana-
ceaS of the moderate parties to restore prosperity
and national unity But prosperity and unity are
farther away than eyer-or so it seems: So the peo-
pie turn to the two parties which promise direct
action and short cuts.
Nationalist moved farther TO the right to Join the
Fascsts. Socialists moved farther to the left to the
Communist ranks. And the immense list of young
first voters scorned the moderate parties and divided
between the extremists country youth rallying to
Hitler, while city youth marched with the Reds
The spectacular challenge of German Fascism
comes at the tensest moment in European affairs
since the World war; adding its impact to an already
explosive situation. FrancoItalian tension Italian
Yugoslav threats, German-PoliSh frontier clashes
hungarian revenge plots Balkan conflicts and native
rSings in India, Syria Palestine and Egypt are all
capped BY increased military preparations and larger
ornaments by the big powers
No wonder the statesmen in session at the League
of Nations warning the world of danger ahead
unless there is general tightening of peace treaties
and drastic reduction.