Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
GERMAN REPUBLIC
MARKS 18th YEAR
Bruening and Dietrich Speak
at BerIin's Celebration
of Constitution Day.
ny IN. Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
RERIIN, August 10.-The celebration
of Constitution day reached Its cllmaS
at noon today with addresses by Cnan-
ceilor Bruening and Vice Chanceiioi
dietrich on the significance OF tine
twelfth anniversary OF the aoopSioh oi
the Republican constitution.
In the presence of President Won Hin.
denburc. members of the cabinet and
~ the Diplomatic corps, inciuome
TTnited States Ambassador Frederic M
Sackett. Chancellor Bruening called
upon all Germans to join IN bhree-
fold "Hochi" for the republic :,
This day, like a mem nnas,oo Gay sub :
side-the day belongs to the entire Ger
man people" he said.
Bruening Wears Iron Cross.
The chancellor, like most of the par
ticipants. wore a Prince Albert, on
which was pinned the Iron Cross ne
won in the World War. Ordinarily ne
does not wear his decoration, and It's
annearance today was taken to indicate
he wanted to show the Nationalist OPP
position that he, too, served on the
battlefield
"This celebration cores at time OF
overnowering economic distress, which
exercises the severest strain on our
powers OF endurance, HeTI Dl uehiAAS
continued.
burg. seated in the honor box. with
president Loebe and Vice President Won
Kardorff of the Reichstag thanking him
on one side, and Minister of Defense
Groener and Minister OF Interior Wlrth
on the other, nodded gravely.
The chancellor concluded with plea
that all elements in Germany desiring
20 upbuiid the nation join together to
overcome the present difficulties.
Finance Chief Optimistic.
The address of Herr Dietrich, vice
chancellor and finance minister. was
optimistic about Germany's future and
was tempered with frank criticism OF
mistakes that have been made and
warning against bolshevism.
''The issue today" he said, is capt.
taIism versus bolshevism. Whatever
system Is chosen can be justified only
by fulfllment of the task OF making
the people happy. With all its faults
the present system Is the best, put new
paths must be trodden."
There has been squandering of funds
in public administration, Herr Dietrich
declared Too many people have hooked
to the big cities. Farming should be
encouraged more, he said, adding tnat
the voters have made too heavy f1nan-
cial demands on the states and on the
communities.
on the credit side of the ledger Herr
Dietrich complimented the nation Tor
its hardihood during the present crisis.
s'The real character of the German, as
his attitude now shows, consists OF pa
thence, courage and confidence" he said.
Student Delegates Attend.
He declared the authority OF the
President to be supreme beyond all
doubt, and he expressed the hope that
after overcoming the present difficult
ties Germany might bring about re-
vision Of the peace treaties.
One feature of the celebration was
the presence of delegations of student
fraternities in their brilliant uniforms
and caps. They stood at attention on
three sides of the pienary hall.
Their participation was regarded as
a hopeful sign by the government, since
the students have been particularly
identified with radical propaganda.
After the speeches Deutschland
Ueber Allies" was sung and President
Won Hindenburg, amid cheers OF thou
sands gathered outside, proceeded to
Reichswehr drawn UP before the
Police Smart Under Loss.
The Berlin police. smarting under
the loss of two of their officers in
battle with Communists Sunday, had
celebration of their own in the Lust
garten IN front Of the former Kaiser's
palace.
A program Of sports and concerts
under the auspices Of the Reichsbanner
Organization viii be followed tonight
by torchlight procession and a joint
gathering Of authorities at time when
a virtual state Of siege exist in one
quarter OF the city-the Won Buelow
Platz, Communist center.
Prusslan Premier Hopeful.
Premier Otto Braun OF Prussia. victo-
rious in the failure of the Steel Helmet
plebiscite, said in the newspaper Vor-
waerts that social democracy could OBJ
serve the day with justifiable pride in
having received ample assurance that
the nation, faithful 70 the Weimer
constitution, would now bend itself to
the task of rebuilding its economic sys-
tenn on q basis of law and order aimed
at insuring a fair deal to all citizens.
The Weimer constitution. Tatifying
the establishment Of the republic and
the election Of Friedrich Ebert as its
first President, was signed in the city
Of Wetmer on August IL, 1919. 1t en-
bodied principles found successful in
other republican countries and extended
the powers Of the Reich In some re-
spects while maintaining a federal sys-
tenn OF government
When King George recently broad
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