The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-15
HINDENDURG,
HITLER CLASH
IN DEATH WAR
Duel to Finish to Affect
American Policy of Aid
to Europe.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
seripps- Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Wash-
ington today viewed with concern
what appeared to be duel to the
death, declared over the weekend
between President Vor Hindenburg
OF Germany and Adolf Hitler, the
rebellious Nah chieftain.
American foreign policy, especially
that part Of it having to do with
reparations, war debts, disarma-
ment, the coming world economic
parley and world cooperation 10
restore prosperity, hardly can fail to
be affected
Hitler's ultimatum to Won Hin
denburg- demanding nothing less
than precisely the same powers ex-
ercised by Mussolini after his march
on Rome and the German presi-
dents emphatic MOI are seen here
as bringing Germany to a perilous
impaSse.
II Hitler backs down and accepts
the subordinate cabinet posts ten
dered his almost hypnotic power
over his f1re-eating followers almost
certainly will be gone forever.
BIOOdshed Seems Likely
He has risen to leadership by
playing the roaring lion and eating
his meat raw. Now to be led about
like a lamb and sip milk from
Hindenburg's palm would likely cost
him that leadership.
On the other hand, if linden
burg weakens and accepts Hitler as
his chancellor on Hitler's terms, like
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, ne
must accept eclipse behind the
glazing and consuming sun of
another Mussolini.
e 1t looks here as if Germany may
find escape difficult short of either
Facist or Junker dictatorship
possibly accompanied by bloodshed
No party, not even the Hitlerites
with their 230 seats, has a majority
in the new reichstag, and nobody
yet has been able to figure out a
coalition which would yield one.
Troops Are in Readiness
Furthermore, observers agree that
Hitler probably has reached his
high water mark in popular votes.
He gained little or nothing in the
latest reichstag elections over the
preceding presidential elections. New
elections, therefore, probably would
not help him at all.
1t is feared Hitler may sense a
necessity for quick action, lest future
events weaken his position
President Hindenburg is reported
ready to meet any emergency. He
has some 100000 men under arms
and in reserve. The reichstag
number 100000, and are probably
the best-trained body of troops in
the world In addition there are
10000 schutzpolizei, or military
police, and $4,000 forest, customs,
railway and river guards plus APP
proXimately 100000 reserves grad
uated from the above units.
Europe in Hot Water
Hitlers brown shirts number
every bit as many.
Then there is that vast, unknown
quantity in the guise of the 100000
veterans of the World war, 100000
of whom are young and we'll trained
for the field.
Many of these are known to be
either ardent Hitlerites or in favor
of any regime promising a return
of the good old times" under the
Hohenzollerns.
Germany is keeping all Europe in
hot water and retarding recovery.
France particularly is alarmed.
Today Germany is divided against
herself.
But tomorrow France fears, she
might be united under Hitler or
some other reactionary, and ready
for further adventures on the
French side of the Rhine
HerriOt Warns France
Sunday, at the frontier fortress
of Metz Premier Herriot praised
President Hoover's disarmament
proposals, but warned his country
men to remain vigilant'
On pacified Germany depends
arms reduction and limitation and
the settlement of all those problems
growing out of the World war, in
Guiding reparations and war debts.
On a pacific Germany, therefore,
to a large extent depends Americas
policy of cooperation abroad