The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-25
AMERICANS 0KAY
GERMAN CHARTER
Proposed Wuerttemberg.
Baden Constitution Bars
Dictatorships

American Mill .ary government
gave conditional approval Thurs
day to a proposed constitution for
Neutrality-suspicious. which seeks
to bar the ascendancy of another
Hitler, outlaw war and make pos
sible wide specialization of public
utilities and basic industries.
The constitution, whose formula
tors drew literally from the Am =
lean constitution for a bill HUI
man rights, is similar to charters
written for Bavaria and Hesse, the
other two states in the U. S. zone.
Similar approval is anticipated for
them.
Patterned to fit into a future
united Germany, the constitutions
give a strong impulse 70 the de-
velopment Of local self-govern-
ment, setting up legislative, execu-
tive and judicial bodice.
The constitution for Wuerttem-
berg-Baden will be submitted -
the people in a referendum on Nov.
"a, in Bavaria on Dec. 1 and in
Hesse on Dec. 8.
1t. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, dep
American military governor, in
formed DR.. Wilhelm Simpfenuor-
fer, president Of the Wuerttem-
lhorr-Rodop Constitutional assam.
bly,, that approval was subject e
international agreements to which
the United States is a party, tc
four-power occupation legislation
and to powers which the Military
government must reserve in order
to make effective basic occupation
policies.
Bars Dictators
The constitutions seek to make il
impossible for another Hitler t.
appear on the German scene, with
the Hessian charter containing this
proviso:
1.-THE establishment of a dictator
ship, whatever form it may as
sumo, is prohibited"
War is expressly outlawed.
The three constitutions make
possible a specialization program
similar to that undertaken by the
British Labor government. The
Hesse charter declares that as
500 as it goes into effect mines
iron, steel and power industries
railways, telegraphs and tele.
phones "shall be transferred tc
community property" Compen'
sation is provided for private own.
ers.
The Bavarian draft says that
property carries obligations t.
the community" and therefore
ownership of mineral resources
sources of power, railroads and
other transportation facilities serv
ing the public, water, gas and cleo
, trio works belong as a rule t.
} public law corporations or coopera
tives."
Can Be Socialized
means of production which are
vitality important to the community
can be socialized if consideration
for the general good requires it,"
Large banks and insurance com
panies would be placed under stat.
administration or supervision.
Cartels are prohibited in al
three documents.
Regarding the future of Ger
many, the Bavarian constitutio
says that Bavaria will "join a fu
ture German democratic fedora
state which should rest on a volun
ltary union of the individual Ger
man states" while the other tw,
charters declare that the stat,
they govern are a part of the Ger
man republic.
Each constitution includes pro
visions protecting the denazifica
ton programs. The Bavarian con
jstltution says it is forbidden ant
punishable to kindle racial and ma
tlOnal hatredS."
The constitutions provide fo1
Legislative, executive and judicia
bodies.
Free Hand
Henry D. Parkman, chief of tn,
Civil administration division of tn,
American Military government
said the constitutional assemble.
which drew up. the charters hat
"a very free hand and guidanc.
was of the gentlest sort" Ameri
can liaison officers who assisted
included DR.. Roger Wells of Bryr
Mawr, Pa, in Bavaria and Ken
meth Dayton of New York City il
Hesse and Wuerttemberg-Baden.