Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
Bruening Win Fails
To Clear Politics
By DIR. GUSTAV gTOLPERs
Noted German .EdJtar and. Kconomist.

! TIE BrusntRg government has won
. surprisingly RFeat victory In the
ReichstaS, but the 80 votes majority
by which the oppositien's lack of con-
hdence resolution was rejected has not
cleared the political situation.
The government. was saved only By
the 143 Socialist votes, which usually
are in opposition. This time the Social
lists RETAINED from overthrowing the
Jority on hand which could replace
the government once II was overturned.
Destructive Nat Constructive.
The Communistso and the National
Socialists (Fascists) can tear down the
government, but they cannot build 1t up
again. These two parties have In COM
mon Q mortal hostility to democracy,
but the tive are enemies and II the
BFuening government had been over
thrown It would not have resigned but
would have sent the Reichstag home
and an era OF dictatorship for Germany
would have begun. Nobody can say
whether Heinrich Bruening himself
would have remained or some other
head Of the government would have
governed without the Reichstag. In
any event, it would have been the be-
ginning Of upforeseeable complications.
parties OF the government coalition that
had been disposed 70 abandon Bfuen-
ing-aboye all the Peoples party. Since
the death Of its leader, Gustav Strese-
mann, this party has moved toward the
Right in o dubious manner. The Fas-
cists' astonishing victory gave control
Of the Peoples party into the hands Of
the nationalistic elements In 1t.
Caauets with Fascists.
This party demonstrated how much 1t
coquets With the FaScists when 1t per-
mitted its leader, 6cholz, to be put up
by them as candidate for speaker Of the
Reichstag against the Socialist, Or.
Loebe. And In foreign politics 1t In
trigves against its own member, DR..
julius Curtius, who succeeded 6trese-
mann as foreign minister and custodian
The man in whom the party places
confidence In foreign affairs appears
to be Gen. Won 6eeekt, who is especially
popular because he was compelled TO
leave active service three years ago
when he admitted a Hohenz0lleTn
prince to the Reiehswehr.
The Peoples party originally intended
to Withdraw Curtius from the cabinet
and threatened to exclude him from
the party II he failed TO obey orders.
AAS PUaV o.cAvuNAAy AA0A cS00.O'
second thought, for, meanwhile, the
National Socialists had shown their true
colors In the most unpleasant manner.
They presented measures demanding
the appropriation without indemnifiea-
ton of property of "all bank and bourse
princes" and Of all Jews who had i'm
migrated to Germany since 1914, as
well IS state ownership Of all banks.
big Industry IL Anxious.
As luck would have 1t, the most inti-
mate go-between Of the Peoples party
and the National Socialists was one
of the directors of the Deutsche Bank,
who naturally would be ore Of the men
dition, one Of the Natieaal Socialists
chief leaders expressed sympathy for
the striking Berlin metz. workers.
Big industry, which DDS close TO
the Peoples party, has liked that 1t
has warmed q snake il Is bosom by
helping the National alists. Tbs
fact that the National pcialists Diff
feged sharply from the Peoples party
made striking inpressic bn the MEM
hers Of the latter. A rther factor
was the collapse Of the Hirse and the
calling In Of credits by fol Sgn creditors.
German economy requires quiet re-
Peoples nor the Economic party has
been able to escape the logic OF this
fact, and President Luther OF the
Reichsbank has helped TO clear the
situation. But when the Reichstag re-
assemblies on December 5, 1t will have
to show whether II is capable Of pesi-
tive work. 1t will And the govern
nnents financial program before IL.
toopyrisht, lss0.)