The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press stan Correspondent

the German empire.
It is significant that Wilhelm's
encourage has never refuted the
familiar reports that Doom house,
the ex-kaiser's residence in exile, is
helping to finance Hitler And there
is the crown princes espousal of
Hitlerism, and Prince August Will
helms election as a member Of the
Prussian diet on the Nazi ticket.
With the cabinet in the hands
OF monarchists and pipelines laid to
the Hitler movement, Hohenzollern
shares have undoubtedly risen. Res
toration Of the monarchy, I'M
thinkable under the twenty post
war governments in Germany, is
possible under the twenty-flrst, the
"all monocle" cabinet of militarists
and landowners headed by Franz
Won Papen.
At least eight Of the ten mem
bers of the new cabinet are strong
monarchists. 1t is significant that
the reputable Munich newspaper,
Bayrischer Kurier, disregarding
denials, insists that President Won
Hindenburg intends to resign in
the autumn and yield to a regency
headed by the crown prince.
Declares His Loyalty
The trend of the cabinet was
strikingly illustrated yesterday when
Baron Wilhelm Won Gayl, interior
minister, declared his loyalty to the
Hohenzonerns in his maiden speech
to the reichsrat federal counciD ,
although he denied the Won Papen
regime intends to re-establish the
monarchy.
The opinion OF most political
leaders with whom l have talked,
ranging from Nationalist to Social
lists, may be summarized as follows:
"Monarchism may remain side
issue if the regime of the junkers
and generals succeeds in bending the
constitution to its will. Otherwise it
might consummate in re-establish-
ment of a pre-War Germany by re-
storing the crown. But such a
move now would risk the utter de-
struction of the nations unity, al
ready impaired.
Re-enthronement Of Hohen-
zollern in Berlin would strengthen
south Germany's age-long anti
Prussianism and stimulate the Ba-
varian movement behind Crown
Prince Rupprecht.
Nevertheless, the popular resent
ment to having drawn a blank in
democracy's lottery might resusci-
tate sympathy for monarchism and
the royaliSt cabinet members might
at least psychologically prepare for
the return of the Hohenzollerns."
Time Not Ripe
Oeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung re-
emily warned that the monarchy
night soon become a practical prob
lem but did not believe the time
ripe.
Failure to republicanize the army
during their years of dominance
of the government was one of the
historical omissions made by the
Socialists. The formal taking of
the oath of the republican constitu-
ton In noWise counteracted the in
f1uence Of monarchist-minded off,
GERS. But despite decides in the
kaiser's service, Won Hindenburg
takes the oath of allegiance to the
republican constitution seriously
and is unwilling to lend hand to
the monarchist schemes,
Thus the field marshals resigna-
ton or death is considered essential
to elevation of the crown prince to
the presidency. the regency, or the
throne. But it is an open secret
that the Nationalist leader, Alfred
Hugenberg, in January tried to con-
clude q deal with Hitler for the
joint NationAlist-NaI nomination
of the crown prince for the presi-
dency.
The proposal was discussed when
the crown prince and eX-Chan-
cellor Bruening were among the
luncheon guests at the residence of
the present defense minister, Gen
eral Kurt Won Schleicher.
1t was no coincidence that the
crown princes first role in postwar
politics came Immediately after
Hitler's triumphs in the elections
of September, 1881.
Dressed in a HuSsar'S uniform,
he reviewed a parade of war vet
Grams at Coblenz, shortly after
French troops had evacuated the
Rhineland Later, he inspected
10000 members of the steel he'll
NETS at Breslau, near the polish
border.
Voted With Hitler
Meanwhile he had received great
ovations at many patriotic meetings.
The crown princes latest feat was
during Whitsuntide. at the dedica-
tion OF a war memorial at Potsdam,
when he reviewed regular army
troops accompanied by an active of
ficer, General Otto HaSse.
The week before the presidential
poll, the crown prince suddenly an
nounced he was voting with Hitler
against Hindenburg. This clearly
conceded with the plan Of Won
Schleicher and the junkers to
harness Hitler to their govern
mental scheme.
Although the clerk, shop keeper,
farmer, and workman enrolled in
-Hitler's movement lack any en-
thuSiasm for a monarchy, and Nazis
leaders have said repeatedly that
Hitler wants power himself and is
not pace setter for the Hohen-
zollernS, the eX-kaiSer is convinced
Hitler will soon join or replace the
junkers' government and is intent
on using Hitler for the Hohenzol-
lerns' purposes.
Wilhelm Kube. Nazi whip in the
diet, said recently in opposing a
Communist motion which its back
FRS said was aimed to halt the flow
of the republicans money into Will
helms pockets: THE workers would
rather fall in line behind an honest
prince than Jewish bootleggers. A
Hohenzollern, not the social DEM
ocratS, made PrusSian history
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