Evening star., 1932-08-30
HITLER LIEUTENANT
CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
OF NEW RE|CHSTAG
Goering Elected as Nazls
Score First Victory in
Stormy Session.
HINDENBURG IMPEACHING
ASKED BY FRAU ZETKIN
President Stands Firm in Backing
Won Papen, Threatening to En-
force Emergency DEGREES.
Nv the Associated Press.


BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 3o.-Adolph Hitler's S
National Socialists won their first i'm
portant Office in the national govern
ment today with the election OF Her
mann Wilhelm Goering as president OF
the new Reichstag.
Goering has been with Hitler since
the beer cellar putsch" of 1928. He
served his country during the war and
was cited for valor as commander Of
the famous Won Richtofen Flying
Squadron.
1t was q foregone conclusion that he
would be chosen speaker, for the nom
inee of the largest party always gets
the job. His margin was 367 votes 10
216.
Nazis Sit in Silence.
Through the prelimi.arieS Of this
opening meeting the NaZis, under stern
admonition from Hitler himself. sat In
silence even while Clara Zetkin, 75-year-
old grandmother Of the revolution" de-
manded in her address as temporary
Speaker the impeachment OF President
Won Hindenburg and the whole Won
Papen cabinet.
But when Goerings election was an
nounced they burst into tumultuouS ap-
plause and cheered their leader
Every one of them rose and stretched
out his arm in the NaZi salute. while
Goering, in short. crisp speech, prom
iseo 70 act impartially, but asserted
thai he would stand for nothing deroga-
tory 90 the national honor.
Frau Zetkin was led from the roStrum
by two brawny Communist women, who
turned as they passed the NaZi benches
and shook their fists.
BY vote of 364 to 1913, Herr Esser,
nominee of the Nazis, though he is a
member of the Centrist party, was
elected First Vice President over Paul
Loebe, the Socialist candidate, who was
Speaker of the last House.
Walther Graef, a Nationalist, was
elected Second Vice President.
Three hours before the session as
sembled the President announced that
he was in complete accord with the
program presented to him by the
chancellor and that he was ready to
provide emergency DEGREES TO put in in
operation. The Government went be-
fore the new Reichstag with defiance
for the opposition, the bulk of which Is
led by Adolf Hitler. ..
Demands Impeachment.
"The immediate duty Of the Reichs-
tag is to overthrow the cabinet and i'm
peach the Reichs' President and the
ministers for violation of the constitu-
ton" Frau Zetkin said in her opening
address.
Political powers for the moment has
been seized by a presidential cabinet
formed by the elimination Of the
Reichstag," she shouted.
This cabinet is the hand maiden OF
trust and of monopoly capital, and OF
the big landowners. Its moving forces
are military generals.
Despite its all-powerful character
this government has failed miseraby
to solve domestic and foreign problems
ITO take impeachment to the Su-
preme Court, however, is like indicting
the devil by his grandmother, a non
confidence motion in the government
by the Reichstag can only be the sig
nal for mobihAng the masses outside
parliament"
Urges Uprisings.
A proletarian revolution, the aged
Communist said, is the hest means for
overcoming the economic crisis. She
urged strikes and uprisings in various
countries to show revolutionary leaders
in Germany that they were not alone.
THE demand Of the hour IS a united
front of all workers to throw back
Fascism and retain to the work slaves
the power of their organizations" she
continued, reverting to the domestic
situation.
"All differences of political, trade
union, religious and philosophic nature
must be put into the background.
Her 45-minute speech ended with this
dramatic passage:
Il open the Reichstag in fulfillment
of by duty as senior president. I hope
to live to see the happy day when as
senior president I can open the first
Workers and Peasants Congress Of
Soviet Germany"
Frau Zetkin'S address was delivered
very slowly and with great effort. Fire.
Quently she wiped perspiration from
her brow. She had left sick bed in
Moscow in order to be present at the
session.
Members Are Silent.
Even when impeachment of the
President was demanded by her the
House remained silent in manner al
most incredible. Nobody rose in protest.
Meanwhile, outside the Reichstag
building about a block away, crowds OF
Hitler's Nazis were yelling in chorus:
Germany, awaken"
After Frau Zetkin's speech the Reichs-
teg proceeded with roll call.
Isolated bodies of Nazis on the Platz
der Republik, shouting their war cries.
broke through police lines at various
points and attempted to rush the
'Reichstag entrances. They were re-
pulsed by police reinforcements and
driven in the direction Of Potsdamer-
platz Police said there were no cas-
ualties.
Meanwhile the Reichstag went on
with its business.
The NaZiS nominated Hermann VIII
helm Goering for speaker, the COM
rlunists nominated Ernst Torgler
and the Social-DemocratS present.
ed Paul Loebe for reelection. AS
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