Evening star., 1932-06-10
Bruening Resignation Draws
Attention to German Crisis

Won Papen's ministry is for home con-
sumption; otherwise the selection of sn
ultra a-reactionist, militarist and probably
monarchiSt would be inexplicabl BILE"
asserts the Rutland Daily Herald. as it
prophesies that he will not be exactly
persona grata with this country. but
may NIL bad gap in the German gov
eminent until final and more per-
manent ministry can be formed" The
Boston Transcript recognizes the fact
That Won Papen is a soldier. and in
time Of war soldier obeys the orders
OF his superiors, no matter what they
may be. This newspaper thinks that
the record OF Won Papen as the repre-
sentative of German intrigue and
sabotage in the United States before
our entrance into the World War cuts
no figure in the proceeding at the
present time in his activities in his own
government. and declares that the
world is willing that the gap between
the tempcrizing Bruening and the dan
eerous Hitler shall be stopped in a
manner to preserve internal peace"
Calling the proposed Won Papen
cabinet OF natural concentration
pure stop-gap-"due to disappear with
the first real fight in the Reichstag."
the Baltimore Sun describes it as hav-
ing been conceived 'aS a matter Of
necessity, since the Nazis are not ready
10 take over the government unless and
until there has been new election,
upon which they rely to give them
something like a working majority"
However. in spite of this delay. the Sun
says: The world may as we'll at least
accept the probability that Germany
VIII from now on be ruled by dictator
ship In fact. II not yet in name"
AS TO the cause of the resignation.
some sources of information base it on
the recent elections. some lay it to the
Sharp difference of opinion that came
between Hindenburg and Bruening in
the suggestion to divide ancestral estates
IN East Prussia among the unemployed
Tor farms. The Rochester Times Union
states: DR.. Bruening. it would appear.
refused to sacrifice his convictions In
order to remain in power. He insisted
that his cabinet stand or fall as a unit
Inc President in reply asked for his
resignation. The Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin explains that "the chief source
OF the power OF a German President Is
his choice by popular election, so that
he bears the direct mandate of the
people just as truly as do the members
OF the Reichstag." and that therefore
ne who holds the German presidential
offce, II he has any force of character
ana Will. can play an important, II not
dominating. role in the State"
AS to Hitler. there is difference of
opinion and Of conjecture as to whaS
power or advantage his party will gain
by this upset in the German govern
mental authority. 1T may be that. by
a more devious method than election to
the presidency, Hitler is on the way
to domination of the German govern
ment," suggests the Ann Arbor Daily
News. Recalling the far-fetched plans
made public by Hitler. the Milwaukee
Sentinel remarks: Hitler may rise to
the supreme power in the German
Reich. II he does, he will probably
scrap his program as facilely as he
made 1t up. There is nothing like
responsibility to sober a man" The
Cincinnati Times-Star is of the opinion
that the German people are at last
abandoning the course of self-sacrifice
and compromise for the glittering but
formless promises of reaction"