Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-24

Puzzling results of the German cleo
ton are viewed by the United States
with some concern because of the in
terest of Americans in the Young plan
which may be affected by any over
turn in that country. Faith in the
character of the German people seems
sufficiently strong to dispel fear OF
Fascists and other radicals.
THE extraordinary growth of the
extremist parties would be. from our
viewpoint, a most alarming portent If
it is to be taken at its face value,
says the Chicago Daily Tribune, which
points out that 1--WE in America are
acquainted with what We call a vote
of protest, which represents reaction
against unsatisfactory conditions rather
than either confidence in the character
of the party benefited or approval of
its policies" In line with this state
ment is that of the New York Herald
Tribune, which remarks that the ms
are more powerful than the outs and
that fact is the dominating one in the
German situation, aggravated though 1t
is by extensive unemployment and the
economic unrest which is at present a
worldwide problem"
Germany Is seen by the Jackson
Citizen Patriot as confronted by two
dangers-"either the establishment Of
a Fascist dictatorship or the introduce
ton of the Soviet form of government,
though that paper considers both these
possibilities exceedingly remote For.
as the Detroit News emphasizes, "her
70, 600. 900 vigorous people represent the
highest level of general education ana
capacity for organization, and they may
be depended upon TO perpetuate
government which has brought them
safely through some of the stormiest
periods of their history"
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what Germany needs is a new cleo
ton system, making it futile Tor smaH
groups Of independent thinkers to at
tempt forming parties" declares the
Grand Rapids Press, which considers
that permitting any small tactlon
which, can gain 10000 votes in district
to be represented in the Reichstag Is
inviting hopeless discussion" and ad-
yises that instead of electing host OF
parties and permitting them to fight
il out and combine in the Reichstag,
Germany will do we'll to arrange mat
tiers so that the fighting out will be
done in the voters minds and they
will choose which of two or three great
inclusive parties stands nearest to their
individual views" The Lincoln State
Journal, too, considers that Germany
is in for considerable political bargain
ing, due to the confusion resulting from
the political organization of the
country
The Kansas City Star finds hope in
the fact that 1.-The FascistS and the
Communists, despite their large gains,
are still in the minority, and, more inn
portant, are widely divided on many
issues" though this paper comedies that
faith in the future Of the German
rightly or wrongly, has been
shaken" The st. Louis Globe-Democrat
finds it interesting that whatever else
the general election may mean, indica-
ton of reaction toward monarchism Is
not detected in its reported results"
Americans who are accustomed to
two major parties, with few small
parties also running can hardly con-
celve of what mess of parties is repre-
sented in the German law-making
body" explains the Savannah Morning
News, pointing out that no party has
a majority; no two parties have ma
jority together. Imagine what the House
Of Representatives of the United States
would be, for example, if there were Is
having more than one-tourth of the
total strength exclaims this journal,
The Cleveland News thinks 1t almost
certain that the Reichstags deliberative
will be consumed in factional
to the practical exclusion oil
needful action--a process not unfamiliar
to us in the United States" The Gin
cinnati Times-Star says of this situa-
ton. "Multi-party rule, which generally
borders on misrule, will continue there
until such time as election reform may
or dictatorship destroy,
the republic"
on the Tsther hand, the New York
sun sugge3M that lit may be that mod
crates of all factions will see in the
tremendous vote given ta the so-called