Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
BERLIN FASC|STS
STAGE WILD WEST
RIOT ON STREETS
Turn Opening of Reichstag
Into Reign of Anti-JeWish
RoWdyiSm.
WINDOWS ARE SMASHED,
GUNS FIRED INTO AIR
Communists in Session Demand No
Confidence Vote and Young
Plan Payment Stoppage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 13.-Troops OF
Fascist rioters, storming through down.
town Berlin, smashing shop windows
and firing pistols into the air, turned
the opening of Germany's new Reichs-
tag today into a wild reign OF anti
Jewish rowdyism.
The violence of the Fascists and
rioting of Communists in the shadow
of the Parliament Building, at the edge
of the famous Tiergarten, taxed police
and threw the proceedings of the
Reichstag itself into relative obscurity.
On the Potsdamerpaltz the rioters,
who wore no uniforms and were 1denti-
fable only by their shouts OF Hail Hlt-
ler," smashed the windows OF the Palast
cafe, as we'll as those OF limouslnes
parked outside it.
Fire Pistols Into Air.
The rioters numbered about 800 and
added a Wild West touch to their activ-
tiles by firing their pistols in the ar;
The Reichstag itself convened at 5
o'clock and after a short session ad-
iourned till Wednesday.
with the mention of adjournment
the Communists raised storm, 1nSlSt-
ing that a session be held tomorrow
for a vote of no confidene in the Bruen-
ing cabinet, for a vote on stcppage OF
Young plan payments and for reVoca.
ton of the order outlawing the REQ
Front Communist organization.
The Fascists joined in, blowing ponce
whistles and drowning all verbal argu-
ments.
Approved by Fascists.
The Communist motion failed of sup
port. although FaScists approved the
Young plan reference by shouting,
"Quite right"
The two sections of extremists almost
got into fistic encounters directly under
the speakers table, as the Communists
were enraged by the Fascist failure 70
support their motion.
All we're induced to take their seats
before casualties occurred and shortly
afterward the body adjourned until
Wednesday.
Adjourns Until Wednesday.
The Reichstag was called into session
shortly after 3 pm. and adjourned until
Wednesday at the same hour so that
its conflicting party leaders might Fave
opportunity to reconcile their views on
q presiding officer. :,
The brief session today was presided
over by the venerable Centrist Herold,
whose 81 years entitled him, as Oldest
member, to that honor.
The members of the cabinet, headed
by Chancellor Bruening, TOOK tnsH
places not on the ministerial benches
but on the floor with their respective
parties.
Fascists Remain Quiet.
When the white-bsarded Herold read
his pedigree and requested any one older
than. himself to come forward, the
Communists called out: There's where
the Fascists missed their chance" The
Communists continued, with numerous
ironical interruptions, to try TO retaro
the business program but the FaSclsS
remained quiet. They became demon
strative only when one OF their number
was nominated as one OF four tenn
porary secretaries. AS he took his seat
next to the chairman he gave the
Fascist salute to his comrades, in which
they all responded with the customary
hail" and salute.
Minor Clashes on Floor.
The session was by no means devoid
Of incidents, and today's minor clashes
on the floor gave an inkling OF what
might be expected when legislative mat
tiers later should come before the body.
The roll call had been started within
five minutes after the scheduled hour
of meeting This was interrupted &C.
casionally when the name Of some leader
particularly hated by his opponents was
called Jeers would greet his Present"
In such cases.
In the midst of the roll call the Com
munist Torgler shouted, Outside work
ground. That's the way the Reichstag
is opening"
Responds Present, Hail Hitler"
When the first Fascist. Albrecht, was
called. he responded, Present. Hail
Hitler"
The first real climax came when, at
800 pm. the Hitherto Goebels. wanted
by the police for failure to appear as
defendant in a libel suit, entered the
chamber and called out to the Commu-
nists on the left, "Of course am sabot-
aging your bourgeois justice"
AS the names of the Communist wom-
en- delegates were called the Fascists
vented their contempt for "petticoat
politics" with falsetto cries in imitation
of the ROSTERS "kikerikee," which Is
the German way of saying "cocka-
0oodeldoo."
The Fascists had no women candi-
dates IN the September election.
Rioting Breaks Loose.
Before the session opened police were
keeping the crowds outside of the build.
ing back TO a respectful distance, bu
when a portion of the throng wa.
forced rearward 10 the edge of tn,
wooded Tiergarten, rioting suddenl!
broke loose and the police were en-
quilted in masses Of struggling human
ity.
The rioting occurred within a stone
throw of the Parliament Building, a
the edge of the largest and most fire
quented park in Berlin, an expans
beautifully wooded and handicapped. o
about $50 acres. extending westward
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