The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-01
HITLER PARTY
ADVANCES TO
FIRST PLACE
FasCiSts' Gains in Election
Topples Socialists From
Power Pinnacle.
NAILS DOUBLE VOTE
Communists and Catholics
Hold Balance of Power,
Returns Show.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press STAFF correspondent


BERLIN, Aug. 1.-Fascism be-
came the dominant party in the
Reichstag today but returns from
Sundays election showed Adolph
Hitler's ultra Nationalist bloc had
failed to crush German democracy
at the polls,
The gains Of the Fascists tumbled
the Socialist party from its PIN
nacle in the reich for the first time
since the founding Of the republic,
but the moderate factions gained
enough ground to prevent the right
wing dictatorship and
kaiserism-from a majority in the
new Reichstag.
Communists and the Catholic
party held the balance of power,
after 100000 voters doubled Hit
lers Nazi representation.
Parallels U. S. Situation
The party alignment is such that
the situation almost parallels that
in the American congress where a
shift of few votes either way could
have decided many a major political
issue.
The vote Sunday meant that ex-
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening's
Catholic party, while not large in
numbers, would be influential in
the reichstag because of the close
division; and it meant that way
had been cleared for Chancellor
Do te laiV,nf fn 9sI11p
despite the hostile reichstag, and
perhaps extend its powers by die
tatorial measures. The government
stated today it expected to remain
in Office indefinitely.
The Nazis doubled their vote
compared with the last reichstag
election of September 1880, but did
not increase the poll given Hitler in
the run-off presidential campaign
last April TO- 1t was indicated that
Hitler's sensational rise was CHI
NAKED with the absorption of small
Ter parties.
Open Defiance Possible
In the absence of a coalition to
form a working majority, the stu
alton foreshadowed was one in
which the cabinet openly might
defy an adverse reichstag vote with
out resigning.
Such status would become pos
sible if the Catholics and NaziS
failed to agree on coalition plat
farm, which politicians considered
likely. This would mean that
majority government could not be
formed, for the Communists would
not cooperate with anybody unless
they made a complete reversal OF
former policies.
Trend Anti-Capitalistic
An outstanding feature of the new
Reichstag is its distinctly anti
capitalistic tinge. Three quarters
of the new deputies belong to so
cialist" parties. The anti-capitalistic
tendency might influence the
Catholics to abandon their opposi-
ton to the ti-Communistic Won
Papen regime.
OBSplLS 1NPlCoCItdVlO11 OOuO4G
that in the last Reichstag, Hitler
can not control parliament either
alone, or with the cooperation of
DR.. Alfred Hugenberg's Nationalist.
The Nazis won $50 seats. The COM
bined strength of the right wing, in
Guiding the FascistS, Nationalist,
Peoples party. Economic party, and
one seat won by the Agrarians, was
277.
The left wing also fell short of
Reichstag control. The once power
full Socialists, DR.. Bruening'S Catho-
lies, the Constituencies, and Chris
tian Socialists won 341 seats.
The Communists gained twelve
seats for a total of eighty-nine, and
were in position to overthrow any
government which might be formed.
Bitter foes of FaScism, they can
keep Hitler from power They can
not be counted on to support the
Left in decisive votes.