The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-10-17
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Bruening's Reform Plan May
Put Germany Again
Under Dictatorship.
By EDWARD w. PlcKARD

ERNANY is On the way to die
VI tatorship. That is what Adolf
Hitler, leader of the Fascists, wants,
but the dictator, if any, will not be of
his choosing nor of his party. He
probably will be General Won Seek
and will be appointed by President
Won Hindenburg.
This situation comes from the de-.
termination of Chancellor Bruening to
straighten out the republics financial
tangle. He presented to the reichs-
tag last week sweeping reform pro-
gram calling for great economics in
the public administration, and the leg
islative body was told it must be
adopted promptly and in its entirety.
Should the reichstag refuse to pass
the program, Chancellor Bruening has
President Won Hindenburg's author
ity to declare it law by decree, in ae-
cordance with article 4S of the con-
stitutiOn. aas.a J EAE
Among the provisions of the pro-
gram is 20 per cent reduction in the
salaries of the President, the chancel-
Tor, federal and state cabinet minis
tiers, and members of the reichstag
and state diets. This reduction is for
a period of three years as from April
/, 1881. The salaries of all other Off
Gals of German states and municipal
tiles, the Reichsbank and the German
Railway company will be cut per
cent. This also applies to pensions.
The cabinet estimated that the 1880
budget would close with a deficit Of
$220,OOOOOO. This deficit will be COW
cred by special fund over three
years. The budget for 1881 will be
cut by $25O,OOO,0O0. The reduction in
officials salaries, it is estimated, will
save more than $50,000,000. Higher
duties will be levied on tobacco to
bring in $40O0O,O00. There will be no
increase in public expenditures for
three years, federal payments to state
treasures will be cut considerably,
and the taxation system will be SIM
plified.
1t was believed the Fascists would
be solidly against the proposition and
that it would be rejected. In that
case the reichstag would be dissolved
and another general election would
be in order.
T ONDON dispatches say Hitler's
- plans for ''putsch" are already
made; that he intends to seize power
on the dissolution of the reichstag, his
deputies insisting on continuing in ses-
sion as a legal parliament; and that
STORM troops" of Thuringia and other
localities will be ready to march on
Berlin.
Intercepted reports to Moscow from
Russian agents in Berlin are said to
show that the Soviet government has
directed the Communists of Germany
to turn moderate and, when the time
comes, to help crush the Hitlerites.
The German Communists, however,
seem to be badly split just now.
MOT much that was new was IN
" covered during the week by the
investigations into the short selling
of wheat by the Russian government
However, the directors of the Chicago
Board of Trade, after finding the sales
were legitimate hedging operations,
barred such operations in the future
because they believe there is inherent
evil in any foreign governments COM
peting with private traders in the
open exchanges.
Wheat prices slumped badly in the
early part of the week because of con-
tinued liquidation in the world mar
kets, and then recovered considerably
with persistent buying by big commits
sion houses. Experts said the feeding
of wheat to live stock would reach
15OOOO,O0O to 1T0,OO0O0O bushels.
DRESIDENT HOOVER went to Phil
L adelphia Wednesday for the pur-
pose of giving the worlds series a fly
ing start, and he sat through the game
at Shibe park without manifesting
any great enthusiasm, watching the
Athletics trim the st. Louis Cardinals.