The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-20
Greatest Smash In
 German Government
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assume the Prussian premiership and replace Prussian cabinet min- isters with Reich commissioners. This authority means the end of the last important democratic reg ime in Germany, the socialist and Catholic cabinet of Prussia.
 Won Papen at once removed Act ing Premier of Prussia Otto Braun and Minister of the Interior Karl Severing, strong man" who con trolled the Prussian police force for years.
 The Won Papen government as- stunned more power than any Ger man government, republican or mondrchist, has had. States rights were ended in Prussia, com prising two-third of Germany and including the country's most im- portant industrial sections.
 The president named General Rundstedt of the regular army to command the affected regions. He placed police under his command.
 Franz Bracht, lord mayor of Es- sen, took over the offices of Prus- sian premier and minister of in- terior, remaining responsible to Won Papen and taking control of the Prussian police. The efficient Prussian force and the regular army thus were united under the Reich administration, and the bulk of Germany's armed forces passed into the Won Papen cabinets hands.
 The Prussian government viewed the presidential decrees as violat- ing the constitutoin and was ex- pected to appeal to the supreme court. In any event. the govern ment's move was certain to in- crease tension between the federal and state governments and strengthen the opposition of the socialist and Catholic parties to the government.
 Won. Papen obviously yielded to demands by Adolf Hitler, fascist leader, and Alfred Hugenberg. leader of the nationalists. that the Prussian administration pass into the Reich's hands in order to quell political riots. Riots have claimed 100 lives and thousands of injuries within the past month.
 The socialists and Catholics claimed that the Prussian police were able to control the situation. The riots were caused by the g0v- ernments' removal of the ban on uniformed political organizations, chiefly Hitler's Brown shirt army, they said.
 One of the first repurcussions was expected to be changes in the personnel of the Prussian admin istration, including the busting of police chiefs at cities such as ko- enisgsberg, Breslau, and other i'm. portant Prussian centerS. All ot- ficials who are socialists or allied with socialists were expected to be relieved of their posts.
 It was understood that the gov- ernment decided upon the decree after Prussian Minister of Interior Severing told Won Papen that ne would yield only to force. Won Hindenburg signed the decree at his estate at Neudeck, East Prus- sia, where he is on q vacation.
 Franz. Bracht, who became Won Papen's right hand man in the Prussian administration, Is a for mer secrtary of state of the Reich chancellery. He was associated with the right wing of the Catho- lie party. which Won Papen headed before he became chancellor.
 Serious trouble appeared Tn prospect. Won Papen. appointed feredal commissioner with supreme power in Prussia, ordered Otto Braun, Prussian premier. and his cabinet to abandon office. They refused to do so and won Papen was expected to employ force to remove them. It was understood regular troops would occupy the goyernment offices and drive out the resisting officials. including Kari severing. the ''strong man who controlled the Prussian police
 Berlin and other Prussian cities seethed. Under the state of em- ergency in Berlin and Branden. burg, civil rights were suspended and the most drastic regulations put in force Including the death penalty for some offences.
 Gen. Gerd von Rendstedt Of the regular army was put In charge of the military administration oi Beriinuand Brandenburg. under th emereency. He had this proclama. ton posted around the city: "I have been delegated by Pfesi' dent van TIinderburR to exercise executive power in Berlin and tho Province of Brandenbure. l expect all authorities and the. public tt obe." my measures, which are iI | fhe interests of public. order and safety. Anyone rcmoyins. or wil' fully damaging this proclamation will be punished"
 Won fapen made FFans Dracht lord mayor of Nn1ens the premier of Prussia and minister Of snlerior responsible kO Won Fnpon as feicn'i commissioner.
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