Evening star., 1932-08-09
REICH THREATENS
DEATH TO RIOTERS
IN DRASTIC DECREE
Special speed" Courts Are
Provided to Deal With
"Reign of Terror"
Won PAPEN PREPARES
FOR BRUTAL" MEASURES
100 Killed, 1900 Hurt in Political
Battles Since New Chancellor
Took Office.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 9.-The German
government, goaded by two months of
rioting, bombing, shooting and knitting,
prepared today to swing its mailed fist
and "brutally WELD" its authority to
put an end to political disorders.
Returning from a holiday to find the
local bloodshed and sabotage still 60
ing on, Chancellar Franz Won sPapen
called his cabinet together to map out
q campaign to use the sternest meas
ures. possibly including the death pen
atty. to restore peace throughout the
Reich.
The text of the emergency decree,
which the cabinet considered in a ses-
sion which began at noon, called for
the death penalty in extreme cases. 1t
also provided for special speed" courts
to deal with a whole series of crimes
denominated as terroristic, including
gun toting flooding. arson, bombing
and attempts to tamper with the rail-
ways, regardless Of whether loss of life
were involved.
Promulgated Late Today.
The cabinet planned to put the
emergency decree into final form for
PRONUNCIATION late today without wait
ing for President Won Hindenburg's re-
turn from East Prussia, which is eX-
pected tomorrow. Members of the gov
ernment were certain they could secure
his approval by telephone.
Meanwhile. speculation On the part
the Nazis might play in the new gov
eminent was upset by vehement edi-
torial in the NaH Berlin organ, De:
Angriff, demanding the NaZis be given
"a decisive influence in the govern
ment'S course"
This was interpreted as meaning the
more radical members of the party had
prevailed upon Hitler to challenge Won
Papen for the chance1lcrship, which was
contrary to Eitler's original intention
IF we are cenied the leadership the
editorial ccn"luded, there Is only one
answe--a ruthless fight"
AS he prepared to go into action,
Chancellor Won Papen, whose manner
usually Is nearer breezy than belligerent
assumed new role. In brief semi
ofdcial ccmmunique issued last nigh:
after riots had taken two moIe lives. he
declared the government would take the
most drastic measures and added: "Our
Since his government took office
June 2, well over 100 have been killed
and nearly $500 seriously injured In
political battles.
TodaVs action followed urgent pleas
from every part of the Reich, seeking
relief from the reign of terror. In the
press today. however. there were COM
plants that the relief had come too
late.
The Centrist newspaper Germania
said the decision comes eight days
too late" and other Republican news
papers expressed themselves as aghast
that Adolf Hitler's storm troopers
participants in most of the riots, were
being enlisted as auxiliary police in
Brunswick, while dozens of Nazis were
being arrested in East Prussia and
Silesia In connection with outrages
there.
New Bombings Reported.
New bombings we're reported from
GleiwitZ, Silesia, where the homes of
a Communist alderman and a Socialist
were attacked. Gun shots also were
exchanged at the Nazi headquarters at
Waldenburg and at the Nazi leaders
house at DitterSbach. A Na1 news
paper, Coblenz, was suspended three
days for abusing the national colors
Whether the ruthless measures the
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