Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
GERMAN ELECTION
CAMP A|GNERS BUSY
Three Possibilities Presented
for Formation of New
Government.
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BERLIN, August 20.--while prep
arAtions, for parliamentary elections in
tkiss country are In fun swing, the
general Development Is still In aux.
The only practical result. achieved so
far Is the formation Of q "Staatspartei"
with the Democratic party and the
young German order as nucleus. Me-
gctiations for strengthening the front
Of the Bourgeois parties against the ex-
tremists and Socialists are still under
way. Their outcome, however, is some
what meager in view of the strenuous
efforts of different party leaders.
Attempts of DR.. Erich Kock-Weser,
Democratic leader, to induce the Peoples
party to merge with the new State
party were rejected by Dr. Ernst Scholz
On the grounds that the State party was
not averse to working with the Social
fists. Scholz instead, Is flirting with
the Nationalist and succeeded in form
iYfk an. agreement with the conservative
group headed by Gottfried Treviranus,
minister for occupied territories, and
with the Economic party for the pur-
pose OF truce during the elections, and
Tor fruitful cooperation afterward.
In view Of the fact that these parties
are likely to abstain from drawing up
Joint lists Of candidates. 1t seems re-
snarkablef that the Peoples party's
groups at Wuerttemberg and Baden ar
ranged with the State party, spurned
by their leader Scholz, for joint lists OF
candidates. Under the circumstances
the future Of the Peoples party, which
was founded by the late Foreign Min
lister. pr. Gustav Stresemann, seems
doubtful. Scholz, who is far from pos
sessing the high qualities Of leadership
which Stresemann owned, is criticized
nowadays by many members OF his own
party and apprehensionS may be heard
that finally he will turn out to be the
s'gravedigger" OF his party, same as tine
Nationalist leader, Hugenberg, who sue
ceeded in reducing the parliamentary
deputies Of his party from Ill In 1877
to a now. So long as Scholz Is the
leader Of the Peoples party, coalition OF
his marty with the Socialists seems I'M
possible because of mutual objections.
while It Is still too early for den
mite forecast, rough estimate may pe
cfven here as to the composition OF the
next German Parliament. Taking as
basis the 500 Deputies, as against 4sl
In le28--which seems 1ustified since
participating IN elections promises to De
more active and 10000 votes are re-
utiired for one parliamentary seat under
the engineering law still In force-the
relations may be IS follows: The So
cialists, $50, against 153 In 1928; Ma
tionaiists. 30, against 70 In 1928; Gem
frists, 90, against 81: Communists, 30,
aeainst So; Peoples party, 80, against
As: state party, figuring as No. ON
nartiee, list, formerly occupied by the
Democrats, SO, against IS Democrats In
1923: Economic party. 80, against 20;
BayArian Peoples party, Is, against IT;
Observation-Disclosures, generally known as
Fascists abroad, so, against IL, and va
rious little parties, 80, against ~ IN
sxt1.. "a -. 110f EoaafcfN and
the state party are likely TO be con-
siderably strengthened at the expense
Of the Nationalist and the Peoples |
II this estimate proves fairly correct |
there are three possibilities for the |
formation Of o new government--frst, |
cabinet OF the Right parties; second.
the so-called Weimar coalition, consist
ing Of Socialists, Centrists and the
state party for the Democrats, and
third, the big coalition--that is. the
same parties rs the Weimar coalition
with the Economic party instead OF the
PEOPLES party, for the obvious reasons
impossible In the same cabinet with
the Socialists. In case Of the Weimar
coalition or the big coalition coming
into power. Or. Hermann Hoepker-
naiRl1t be considered the foremost cam |
didate for the chancellorship. Hoepker-
Aschcff, who Is o Democrat and with |
Arthur Marauhn head Of the new state |
PARTY, Is known rs an extremely capable |
man, being besides on very friendly |
terms with members Of the Prussian /,
government, especially with Otto Braun. |
Prussian premier. Il
while the overwhelming majority Of
che German people believe in o parlia- |
mentary system for the gradual recov- |
cry Of this country, rumors persist that |
certain elements continue their efforts |
TO establish dictatorship In Germany. |
In this connection the names Of Col |
Won Hindenburg, the Presidents son, |
and Gen. Kurt Won Schleicher are
mentioned. The latter, who Is next In |
once to Gen. Wilhelm Won Groener,
commander in-chief Of the German
Reichswehr. formerly served In the
same distinguished regiment with the
Presidents son. Certain circles main
tain that these friendly relations are
now exploited in preparation for the
s'dry putsch" by the Presidents imme-
date encourage. It was also reported
that Gen. Wilhelm Heye. chief Of the
German general star, Is going to re-
sign because Of differences of opinion
on the political course" Of the Reich
swefr. While this report Is oficially
denied today, 1t must be admitted that
the. denial Is rather lame.
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