The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-03

of departments specialists various public ques- tions requested to report.
 To increase the respect for the exalted office of Chief Executive President Hindenburg soon set out upon number of swings around the circle, visiting Province after another, meeting of fcias, greeting the masses and everywhere preach ing the message of unity. Forget your party strife, let all pull together for a united father land" was the burden of practically every address
 Only seldom did the President assume active political role. When he did however there was no mincing of words Thus, when after the fall of the second Luther Cabinet in 1926 the party leaders for weeks squabbled about the composition of the next Cabinet Hindenburg called them to his office day and, according to all reports talked to them like Dutch unce'-and several days later the second Marx Cabinet presented itself to the Reichstag.
 Again, when in October, 1926, the fact leaked out that Ex-Crown Prince Frederick Williams eldest son had taken part in the maneuvers of the Reichswehr the President did not hesitate to accept the resignation of the Chief of the Army, General Hans von Seeckt, as the responsible in the last analysis for this bunder
 The German President indefatigable worker and his daily time table at the Presidential residence in the Wilhelmstrasse adhered to with military punctuality His favorte recreation was the chase Every summer he spent month hunting in the highlands of Dietramszell, Bavaria
 "A shining example of unselfish devotion to the public veal" was phrase from an address by Chancellor Marx speaking in the name of the German nation on the occasion of von Hlndenburgs 8Oth birthday, october g. l927 which was cele- brated throughout the Reich in a manner that left no doubt as to the deep veneration in which the whole country held him. Probably no German ever received such an overwhelming tribute to his popu- larity as did President von Hindenburg on that
 xrabIy fori1v c11h- scribed by Germans to establish "Hindenburg Fund" which the aged celebrant dedicated to the assistance of needy victims.
 As he continued in the Presidency the very men who helped put Hindenburg in that office disassocated themselves from him. while the great of the people as well as the repupncah parties claimed him their own. That turn of events resulted because the Nationalists, who pro- noted his candidacy had regarded von Hindenburg merely as chair warmer for the monarchy.
 The conflict between the President and his former political friends became irreconcilable one in 1929 when Natonalists started the plebiscite demand in an attempt to defeat the Young plan of repara- tions What particularly irrtated the aged Presi- dent was that the plebiscite proposal was aimed chiefly at the policies of the late Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann who died only few weeks before the vote the plebiscte.
 Won Hindenburg had supported the Foreign Min isters policies and had taken great fancy to him. He let the nation know in uncertain terms that he was against the plebiscite demand and showed his feeling for Stresemann by insisting upon walk ing behind the hearse at the Foreign Minister s funeral
 To defeat the Young plan the plebiscite bill needed favorable vote of q 000000 but the general apathy to the poll was indicated by the less than 5000 900 votes cast for it.
 President von Hindenbug was strict constl- tutionalist and in deciding upon that as his guiding principle in government, he took Emperor William l. founder of the German Reich as his model He went even to the extent of speaking of the Cabinet as my Ministers" That was not meant to indicate that they were mere tools or that he attempted to dictate to them but since they were his appontees he intended to stand by them. As President he did not undertake step without con- sulting the Minister of the department involved.
 To the end he remained steadfast to his duty as he saw it. In death he is the idol of Germany, as he was in life. If any leader Of any people has ever earned the right to rest in peace, 1t was Paul von Hindenburg. His place in the sun IS assured.
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