Evening star., 1932-07-26
.H|NDENbURG LIFTS
MILITARY CONTROL
Berlin and Brandenburg Re-
turned to Power of Civil
Authorities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 26.-President Paul
Won Hindenburg signed a decree today
lifting the state of martial law which
was clamped down on Berlin and
Brandenburg last Wednesday.
The public order and security were
no longer endangered, the President
said, as he signed the decree.
AS a result Of the order the executive
authority reverted to the president of
police in Berlin and the Governor of
Brandenburg. Chancellor Franz Won
Papen continued to hold his new post
as commissioner of Prussia, however,
with DR.. Franz Bracht, lord mayor of
Essen, as his depty and virtual die
tator over the state, largest of Ger
many's political divisions.
In Effect Six Days.
The martial law decree was made ef-
just six days. 1t was signed by the
President at the same time that the
dictatorship was set up in Prussia, fol-
lowing a vociferous demand that the
political rioting which took toll Of
100 lives and injured 1850 in less than
a month be stopped.
The dictatorship was attacked in the
Supreme Court at Leipsic yesterday, but
the court refused to grant an injunc-
tion restraining Chancellor Won Papen
from taking over control OF the pro-
vincial government.
The general attitude today, following
the courts decision, seemed to be to
await the outcome Of next Sundays
Reichstag elections at which the Ger
man electorate Is expected to give its
decision on the future government Of
the Reich.
With Socialist and Centrist opposi-
ton to the present government running
strong, the possibility of a return to
power of former Chancellor Heinrich
Bruening was discussed in some quar-
tiers today.
Job Appears Complete.
the people of Prussia at the time mar
tial law was established that it would
continue only until the federal authori-
ties we're in complete control Of the
Prussisn state machinery.
In the past six days the Prusstan
cabinet has been removed and high
state officials have been ousted If their
presence was regarded as hostile to
federal control. Now the job appears to
have been completed and the govern
ment by removing military restrictions,
hopes to demonstrate it's willingness
that the Sunday elections shall be con-
Quoted with the greatest possible free
dom.
Neither the Reichstag elections nor
any decision by the Supreme Court on
the constitutionality Of the govern
ment's course seems likely to reinstate
the Prussian coalition Of Centrists and
Social Democrats.
Disturbances Continue.
Spasmodic disturbances which have
occurred all during the prediction
campaign continued today. One man
was killed In a political fight at Cologne.
At Friedrichskoog, Frau Luise Schroe-
der. Socialist member of the Reichstag,
had to flee from her own campaign
meeting when it was broken up by
National Socialists. When she sped
away In an automobile the NaZis threw
stones and fired several shots at the
car. In the fight which followed one
man was killed and several were seri-
ously injured.
This afternoon Herr Bracht issued a
general order to the PruSsian police
that "any officer who does not make
timely and sufficient use Of his weapons
Is violating his duty
The order was part of his instructions
to the police for the prediction week.
The most important duty of the police.
he said, is maintaining public order and
security before, during and after the
election.