Evening star., 1932-07-24
ELECTION JULY 81
ASSURED BY PAPEN
South German States Hear
Dictator Plea as Attack Is
Made in Leipzig.
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN. July 23-While counsel for
the State of Prussia was arguing before
the Supreme Court at Leipzig today
that federal dictatorship over his gov
ernment was illegal, Chancellor Franz
Won Papen assured representatives of
the south German states gathered at
Stuttgart that the dictatorship would
not interfere with the important Reich
stag elections to be held July 81.
The court action at Leipzig, aimed
at stopping the federal governments
mailed fist in the State of Prussia, will
not reach a decision until Monday.
The Prussian argument was that there
was no constitutional authority for fed
eral interference in the states affairs.
and even if there were the states cabl-
net was removed without any oppor-
tunity for the members to answer what
ever charges the central government
had against them.
Join in Protest.
Several southern states joined in the
Prussian protest to the court. The at
titude of this section of Germany was
further shown at the Stuttgart confer
ence which grew out of the fears OF the
other states that dictatorship might be
extended to them.
An official conlmunique issued after
the Stuttgart meeting said the south
ern representatives had received with
satisfaction assurances from Chancellor
Won Papen that the Reich government
did not intend to infringe on their
rights.
The appointment of a federal COM
missioner to administer Prussia, the
chancellor said, was only a temporary
measure and there never had been any
plan to extend it to other states that
were peaceable.
Indications tonight were that from
now until election Gay there will be
little peace and quiet in Germany. AS
the campaign drew toward its final
week all parties were determined to
fight to the last ditch, and the events
in Prussia have added fuel to the flames
OF hatred throughout the nation.
Adolf Hitler, leader of the strong arm
National Socialist party, will spend the
rest of the campaign in an airplane
tour of the country. Dr. Alfred Hugen-
berg. head of the Nationalist party,
which wants to restore the monarchy,
faces full schedule of stump speeches
DR.. Heinrich Bruening, deposed as
chancellor to make way for Herr Won
Papen, is visiting city after city. The
campaign already has reached a higher
pitch of excitement than was shown
before the recent presidential election.
Radio Speeches Nightly.
Every night, beginning Monday. the
claims OF the various parties will be
heard over the radio. The government
has assigned a half hour to each group.
What effect Chancellor Won Papens
seizure of Prussia will have on the
voting is a difficult matter to estimate
Those who believe in a strong hand in
sist that the electorate will approve
ruthless action by the government
Those who believe in democratic parlia-
mentarianism hope the voters will rally
to the parties of the Left in protest.
The election was made necessary by
the maneuver which resulted in the
substitution of Won Papen for Bruenirg
in the charcellorship. When Won Papen
took office at the beginning of last
month 1t was apparent the Reichstag
would not give him vote of confidence.
For that reason, President Won Hinden-
burg issued a decree of dissolution. The
constitution provides that an election
must follow dissolution within 60 DAYS