Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11

The German election. as interpreted
IN this country. means continuance Of
scmi-dic atCrship under Won Papon.
along with increased strength for the
Communists. with the result that the
German electorate is shown n have
indicated a tendency to go to the eX-
trcmes in political theory. Hitler IS
believed to have reCeGed as national
fieure. because Of his failure to show
increased power in bis unccrprOnlslng
attitude toward other elements in Ger
MANY.
AT the moment thinks the Pitts
burgh ost-GaZette. the Hlncenburg-
Won -Schleicher regime seems
well enough satisfied with dictatorship.
That paper. however. feels that some
announcement is taken b. the govern
ment from slight increases in the mid
Ole parties d" and that 1t is assumed
that If the growth Of communism con-
tinues. it's opponents will be forced
to unite to check it From practical
standpoint. the Gazette holes that
the ReiChstag makes a continued show
of futility" The Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin emphasizes the fact that
Chancellor Won Papen has natural
expectation of continuing in power for
come time to come" and sees "a heavy
blow to the Nazi or National Socialist
movement headed by Adolph Hitler and
the passing of the peril of dictator
ship welded by him" The Bulletin
agrees that only the extreme Reos,
who form a menace not only to the
republic, but to the whole social order,
profited from the election.
Thoughtful Germans" concludes the
New York Sun, have become convinced
that parliamentary government will
never prove satisfactory to Germany 50
long as factional. rather than national,
advantage seems to be upermOst IN the
concern Of fact!onal leaders. Unless
these can be brought to more rea-
sCnable frame of mind than they have
vet exhibited the reaSSemblIng OF the
Reichstag is likely to prove OF little
more importance than an incident IN
the continuance of the present semi
dictatorial regime
A decrease in the tendency of Ger
man politics TO compete for popular
favor By appeals to national passion
calling for an aggressive attitude toward
ether nations" is observed by the India
rapolis News. with the belief that
there may now be less sWaShbIckling
and more attention to sober and press
ing economic problems" while that
paper offers the further comment; Hit
ler's demand for sole leadership, or
nothing. his refusal to cooperate with
others in an important but not doml-
nant capacity, may now be looked upon
as a bluff that has been called. Some
of the former dominant forces OF
Germany, strong before the countrys
military collapse, were apparently Will
ing to utilize his popularity and appeal
to the martial spirit. but not TO accept
him rs a controlling force" The Sche-
nectady Gazette calls the HitleriteS a
vast congIomeration of all the ele-
ments of discomfort from right to left, y
and recalls that they had won the
biggest representation in history in the
last parliamentary election, yet, for
a variety of reasons. had been unable
to forward any program" The Gazette
is convinced that any attempt to
restore the Kaiser will doubtless find
the opposition as strong as ever, and
offers the conclusion: TO Germans
and outsiders alike the election must
prove a disappointment. No reasonable
coalition of parties can form an effec-
tive government. The extremists are
in a position to wreck any endeavor
at compromise. In other words as q
destructive instrument the German
Parliament is even better prepared than
before to function. As a constructive
body little can be hoped for"
| Studying Won Papsn's desire ito in
crease the power OF the executive the
Santa Monica Even ng Outlook holds
J that once she Reichstsg has been
shorn of its power. ss' aext step Is