The Washington times., 1930-09-19
'PUTSCR" FEAR
CONTINUES AS
ST0CKSFALE
Berlin BourSe Is Hit as Party
Joins Reelection Demands
and FaSciStS Seek Police Aid

BERLIN, Sept. 10 QNS).
Official assurances from every
conceivable source that a Fascist
'putsch" was ridiculous and i'm
possible" apparently fell upon
deaf ears today as continued
rumors of projected coup d'etat
by the National Socialist party
caused widespread alarm through
out the country.
Stocks slumped another 10
points on the Berlin bourse after
dropping heavily when first ale
cations of the "putSch" were
published yesterday. Efforts by
the government to stem the tide
of rumors and reports by a series
of flat denials seemed to have
failed, temporarily at least.
Parties Unite
The Fascist cause was given an
additional impetus today when
the Economic party, one OF the
smaller parliamentary bodies in
the Reichstag, announced it had
Joined with the National Social
lists in their demand for diSsolu-
ton of the PrusSian Diet and the
holding Of new elections.
Behind this demand on the
part of the FasciSts is seen a
desire to control the German
police, the key to which lies in
the hands of the PrusSian au-
thoritieS. Control of the police,
it is alleged, would be in line
with the Fascist plan for inter
nal domination of the republic.
Watchful Waiting
From an authoritative source in
| WilhelmStraSSe it was learned to-
day that the government in pur-
suing a "watchful waiting" policy
although it processes to disbelieve
reports DR.. Adolf Hitler. the So
called "Mussolini of Germany"
is laying detailed plans to seize
the government.
The FaSciStS put forward another
demand which may put their new
found power to the test. They in
sist the government remove the
prohibition placed upon a Sched-
uled parade of 5000 national So
cialists in Potsdam on September
%. The parade was to be reviewed
by DR.. Hitler and a number Of de-
| posed royalties, including Prince
August Wilhelm, fourth son of
the ex-Kaiser; the Duke of Coburg-
Gotha. Prince Franz Won Thurn
und Taxis and the Princess Of
ReuSs. Generals Lietzmann, Won
Epp, Won Liebert, Won Franken-
stein and Colonel Hierl, all mem.
berS of the military staff, also
were to have been in the review
ing stand. All members of the
national socialists party.
Are Offered Loans
Members of the association Of
German induStraliSts, many of
whom supported DR.. Hitler's party,
declared themselves stunned at
the party's growth when the or
ganization met in annual confer
ence today.
Developments. 1t was said. de-
pend upon whether the move
ment is primarily national So
cialist or revolutionary, indicat-
ing they would not condone vio-
lent overthrow of the present
regime. In spite of Hitler'S vic
tory, the association is said to
have received numerous credit
offers from America, including one
loan of $l50,000,000.
FascistS Walk Out
The Fascists gained additional
support today when spokesmen
for the economic party announced
they had joined in the national
socialist demands for dissolution
of the Prussian Diet and subSe'
quent new elections.
Hitler's party also had de-
manded dissolution of the Berlin
city council, charging the organi-
zation was no longer eligible to
operate in its present form.
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