Evening star., 1933-04-23

nearly 20 900 900 Ger
mans to rule the Fatherland as he
Wills For the first time since the
revolution OF 1918 the opponents Of
the republic ON the right have won
the support of clear majority Of
the German people.
Hitler is thus Germany'S dictator
by the right of the electorate. The
bad boy of Germany, the boy the
neighbors fear. is on his own. IN
He is no longer the prisoner of IN
his cabinet many observers be- Ii
lieved he was during the period from IN
January 80. when he was appointed
chancellor, until March when he
swept the country in the national
elections Adolf Hitler Is today the
unquestioned ruler Of Gernanys
destinies'
It is Emil Lengyel, authority on
Central European affairs. author OF
~Hitler" full-length portrait Of the
NaA leader published last season in
America who thus comments on the
new and strengthened position Of
Germanys chancellor.
While Mr.. Lengyel feels that Hit
Ter is longer merely the mouth
piece of his cabinet he does not
believe that Hitler, with his new
found authorization, win initiate as
violent a program as some people
fear He believes that Hitler will
give Germany a leadership that will not deviate
far from the middle course.
He believes moreover, that Hitler's is a very
unnatural alliance. There Is bound to be
dissension in his cabinet. This dissension how
ever because of his election strength, Hitler
will be able to handle What Is more impor-
tant is that there will be dissension in his own
party, which is divided into many small fac
tions mainly the conservatives the capitalists
and the ultra radicals.
THE Communist party, undoubtedly. will be
uMecognized and outlAWed, but 1t Is un-
nkely that this action VIII provoke civil strife.
A Communist uprising would be insane for
Hitler's brown army Is 20 thoroughly armed
that it would make little fuss quelling any
uprising Communist or otherwise.
"What the election did more than anything
else" Mr.. Lengyel declares, was to elevate
Hitler to the command Of his own cabinet.
Before the election he was considered to be
lust the nominal head Of the coalition.
surrounded by such reactionaries as Won
Papen and Hugenberg, many believed that the
chancellorshp was but . sop to Hitler'S pride
and that the real control of the government
rested elsewhere. The election changed that.
"In accordance with the promise he gave
10 President Won Hindenburg when he was ap-
pointed chancellor. Hitler does not intend to
make any effort to rid himself Of Vice Chan
ceilor Franz Won Papen, Foreign Minister Kon-
stantin van Neurath, Minister of the Interior
and Agriculture Alfred Hugenberg, and other
nOn-Nazi cabinet members. These men, how
ever must now generally submerge their ideas
to the chancellors II they are to continue in
the cabinet.
"The SOLDERING influence of these men will
though, temporize and cause a pause to the
more volatile advice Of Nad leaders, both in
and out of the cabinet. To forecast the future
Of Germany under Hitler it Is well to note the
backgrounds of the men who surround him.
"As his vice chancellor and chief associate,
Hitler has Won Papen. former chancellor, re-
dictionary and Won Hindenburgs chief check
On the government.
'Then there is Alfred Hugenberg minister of
the interior and agriculture. A powerful reac-
tonary, the Nationalist party leader, owner Of
large string of newspapers, the majority
stockholder of the huge UFA Film Co. and
former steel magnate. he is anything but a