The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-12
DISSOLUTION
ORDER DEFIED
BY REICHSTAG
Breaks Into Open Revolt
When Won Papen Appears
to Read Decree.
MARTIAL LAW EXPECTED
Communists and FaSCiStS
Declare War on Cabinet;
Vote After Quit EdiCt.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press staff Correspondent


BERLIN. Sept. 12.-The reichstag,
amid tumultouous scenes, was dis
solved by the Won Papen govern
ment today,sbut broke into open re-
bellion and refused to consider itself
dissolved.
A state of emergency" similar to
martial law, was expected to be de-
clared.
AS soon as the reichstag convened
to hear the maiden ministerial
declaration of Chancellor Franz Won
Papen, the Communists and Hitler's
FaScists declared war on the govern
ment.
Insists on Vote
Without awaiting Won Papen'S
speech, Herman Goering, the
speaker who is a Hitherto deputy,
called for immediate vote on Com
munist motions resembling Presi-
dent Paul Won Hindenburg'S emer-
gency decree Of Sept. 4, providing a
rigid One-year plan of economy to
save the country's finances and also
of miSconfldence in the govern
ment.
Won Papen Immediately read a
decree of dissolution.
Georing refused to leave the ros-
trum, however, and insisted on
vote. The Communist motions were
passed, sig to 80, with only five alb
StentionS.
Amid thunderous cheers from the
opposition, Goering declared he
considered the dissolution DEGREES
invalid because they were presented
by a government which had been
overthrown by the reichstag.
Goering first called the reichstag
to meet again Tuesday, but later he
cancelled the Tuesday session.
Martial Law Expected
The government was expected to
proclaim state of emergency to-
night, under which it would rule
much as under martial law.
The dissolution order was pre-
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in German parliamentary history.
Won Papen walked to the rostrum
with the familiar red government
proclamation, containing Van Hin
denburgs dissolution decree, under
his arm.
Goering brushed Won Papen aside,
eXclaiming:
Don't you see the house is now
busy taking a vote?"
Such an open challenge to the
governments authority was greeted
with a Sotrmy applause from a vast
majority of the deputies.
Won Papen, outWardIy calm. but
obviously struggling with intense
emotion, opened the portfolio and
hande Goering a paper containing
the dissolution order.
Goering raised his hand with a
gesture of refusal, Whereupon Won
Papen dumped the dissolution order
on the Speakers desk, while all the
members of the cabinet filed out of
the hall amid Communist shouts of
Down with the Won Papen gov
eminent"
Make Appeal to People
Colonel Won Paper summoned his
cabinet and discussed the possibil-
ity Of proclaiming martial law to
prevent the reichstag from meeting.
The government admitted that
parliament might appeal to the
supreme court to test validity of the
dissolution.
Meanwhile, the chancellor said
he would broadcast tonight the
speech he intended to deliver in the
reichstag, thus appealing direct to
the people over the heads of the
deputies.
Goering announced that several
governments of the various German
states, especially those "clocse to the
Fascist" intend to appeal to the
supreme court to test the validity
of the cabinets action in dissolyine
the Reichstag.
1t was understood the government
proposes to hold a general election
Nov. 30.