Evening star., 1932-03-12
30,0O0,00O AWAIT
GERMAI' bALL0T|NG
UNDER POLICE EYE
Won Hindenburg to Close Bit
ter Campaign Tonight
With Radio Appeal.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
BERLIN, March 12.-Republicar
Germany stood at the crossroads today
as nearly 30,00o,oo0 voters, the last dir
of bitter election campaign sounding
in their ears, pondered which road te
take.
Down one road lay the way to Com.
munism akin to that of Soviet Russia
On another, to the right, the sigr
pointed to Adolf Hitler's camp of Fas-
cism. A third way, the road of the
Nationalists, swerved backward toward
the old monarchy.
On the fourth road stood the octo.
genarian former warrior, now President
Paul Won Hindenburg, seeking re-elec-
tion with promise to maintain the
moderation Of the republic.
The veteran President was slated tc
close the exciting campaign at 6 O'Clock
TINS evening with a last appeal on a
nationwide radio broadcast. The ad-
dreSS will be the same he broadcast
earlier this week and it will be delivered
into the microphone from phonograph
record.
Important Day for Nation.
Throughout the nation tomorrow is
looked upon as one of the most decisive
days IN German history. Nothing has
peen left undone by the radical forces
10 acnleve control OF the nation Busi-
ness mas been paralyzed during the lat
ter days OF the campaign and many bus
nnQC A
the money spent on campaigning could
not be used to relieve the economic de-
preston.
In responsible quarters the belief pre-
vailed that election day would see a
decisive rally around the grim old Presi-
dent. The campaign rallies of his three
opponents, Adolf Hitler, National So
clalist; Theodore Desterberg, NATIONAL
lst, and Ernst Thaelmann, Communist.
nave been attended by huge crowds
which displayed rousing enthusiasm.
Two persons were killed in political
clashes between Nationalist. Socialist
and Communists yesterday. one at Duis-
burg and one at Essen. Police inter-
Vened to prevent more serious conse-
quenceS.
Police Forces Prepared.
Police forces were prepared today for
the closest watchfulness. Karl Sever
ing. Prussian minister Of interior, issued
decree forbidding all demonstrations
today and tomorrow. Pedestrians have
been advised to keep moving tomorrow
In the provinces wild rumors were
afioat OF the forming of vengeance
squads" by Hitler's storm troops. The
NaA leader issued a statement in Han
over, however, declaring the National
Socialists have less need today than
ever before to resort to illegality."
In the Nazi-governed town of Co.
nurg, however. the Bavarian minister
OF interior placed a non-Nazi commits
sloner at the head of the police forces
as an emergency measure. A Bavariar
paper reported that Hitler and his staff
reserved a dozen rooms at a Cobure
Motel for election day, but the Nazis
denied this.
All Candidates Confident.
This afternoon all the leading can.
dldates were sure Of winning. Chancel.
lor Bruening, on behalf of the Presi.
dent, said: "All who heard him speal
over the radio will devote all theil
energy to assure him a decisive victory
on the first ballot"
oaio 114tltI L OOnC Lnlnk Lne Ole
gentleman will get more than 10000, ,00(
votes. My election on the first ballo
is not improbable"
The election lis only an episode,
said Thaelmann. mo matter what thu
result, our triumphant march to thu
final goal continues"
Duesterberg, who comedies that HI
hasn't a chance to win, said: Mine
is not an also-ran candidacy. 1t is &
candidacy of firm personal conviction.