Evening star., 1934-06-18
RAP BY V0N PAPEN
AR0USES BERLIN
Nazi Suppress Speech Car.
rying Guarded Plea for
Monarchy.
BY the Associated Press.

sumption OF power IN January, 1888,
was made yesterday by Franz Won Pa
pen, vice chancellor Of Germany.
The sensational character Of his re-
marks, delivered before students Of
Marburg University, is best illustrated
by the fact that no Berlin newspapers
printed even an excerpt. Won Papen In
guarded language pleaded for the re-
establishment of the monarchy.
Notice was served by the govern
ment-controlled German News Bureau
upon its subscribers that the speech
must not be published In Germany.
Won Papen, q Hitler "right-hand
man." challenged the Nazi regimes
claims that it must impose its will
In the realm Of religion and severely
criticized muzzling OF the press.
"Grousers and Croakers Hit"
He took issue with the nation
wide campaign Of DR.. Joseph Goeb-
bels, minister Of propaganda. another
of Hitler's leading advisors, against
"grousers and croakers"
Won Papen warned against radical
Socialist experiments, asserting they
held the possibility Of new class
war.
Excessive use Of slogans and the
belief that the people might be
united by terrorism were denounced
by the vice chancellor. who also
serves as minister of air.
He criticized the attempt to have
one political party rule Germany.
instead Of making the new Germany
the real peoples state"
Won Papen frankly admitted that
"the Reichs government is not de-
ceiving itself about the fact that the
rich treasure OF confidence which the
German people bestowed upon 1t h in
danger.
The government is well informed, '
he continued about all in the nature
of selfishness, lack of character, un-
truth, ungentlemanliness and ar
rogance that is trying to spread out
under the cover Of the German revo-
luton"
Positive Stand Asked.
As one Of those responsible for the
events when the Nazis went into
power, Won Papen said. he was being
more and more pressed by voices
which demand that I take a positive
stand concerning events transpiring
in Germany and the conditions OBJ
tanning here.
1T would be mortal sin, both
from the human and the statesman's
point of view, not to say what must
be said at this decisive juncture Of
the German revolution"
One of Won Papen's first darts was
at the muzzling Of the press. The
press is no longer a safety valve" he
said
The real purpose of the press
would seem to be to inform the gov
ernment Of defects that have crept in
and point out where corruption has
secured a berth, where serious mis-
takes have been made, where unfit
men have been put in wrong places
and where sins are being committed
against the spirit Of the German
revolution.
An anonymous or secret htelli-
gence service, be it ever so excellently
organized, can never be a substitute
for this task of the press"
Won Papen next took up the Nazi
claim to domination of all phases Of
human life including religion.
mot all life can be organized be-
cause then 1t will be mechanical" he
said. The state is organization; life
is growth.
Religious Question Vital
"As to religion: The state must
decide whether it wishes to be re-
ligious or worldly. There is a
Reich of the Germans shall be Chris
tian or lose itself in sect spirit and
semi-religious materialism. The de-
cision will be easy provided all at
tempts by the state are restrained
from influencing this decision by the
state authority in the direction OF
forcible reformation.
Political interference with religion
has compelled those affected to de-
cline on religious ground to accept
the claim to totality which, when 1t
encompasses religion, is contrary to
nature.
Let there be no mistake about the
fact that fight on religion will re-
lease forces which even force cannot
break"
That Won Papen does not approve
Of Goebbels' daily speeches In various
parts Of Germany against critics. is
indicated by passages from his speech.
The vice chancellor. a former
lieutenant colonel In the army, told
Marburg University students the NaZi
party should not attempt unbridled
control of the Reich.
Three possibilities presented them
selves to anxiously questioning OBJ
servers who sought the background
for the motive Of the speech.
Does this fiery address mean that
Won Papen, a holdover from the
hard-pressed pre-Nazi administration,
Is on the way out like others of his
non-Nazi colleagues and wants to de-
part with his hands clean-presaging
some thought or prediction of troubles
ahead?" some asked.
rUSclDle C0nnlVanCe seen.
Others offered an explanatory
opinion that Won Papen spoke with
the connivance of Hitler after the
chancellor's epocha1 conference last
week in Venice with Premier Musso-
lini of Italy.
Won Papen warned against the rad
ical element within the government,
saying:
g There seems to be no end to talk
about the second wave which is to
complete the revolution. Those who
talk thus irresponsibly should remem-
Der that second wave might be fol-
lowed by a third one, and that he
who threatens with a guillotine might
be the first upon whom the axe would
fall.
Did we experience an anti-Marxist
revolution only to carry out the pro-
gram of Marxism2 The social prob
lem Is to be solved only if private
property is again to be made respon-
sible and not BY raising collective ir-
responsibility to a ruling prtnciple.