BITTER PILL.

DANZIG RESULT.

NAZIS DISAPPOINTED.

Short of Majority to Alter Constitution.

LEAGUE TASK DIFFICULT,

(United r.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, April S. The state of parties as the result of the Danzig general election is as follows: — Nazis 44 Socialists 12 Centre party 9 Communists 2 German Nationals 3 l'olisli party 2

The "Daily Telegraph" Berlin correspondent says the election was a bitter disillusionment to the Nazi organisers, who stage-managed the campaign. Short of complete suppression of the Opposition parties, they had every advantage. The Danzig Government played into their hands and established a Nazi monopoly in electioneering propaganda.

No other party except the Poles was allowed even to display banners or exhibit posters. The Nazis are greatly concerned t'.at without outside aid the Socialists and Centre maintained tl;*r representation. No German newspaper is allowed to refer to the Nazi excesses which led to the Polish diplomatic representations.

Paris newspapers are uneasy about the result. "Petit Parisien" mentions fears that the Nazi disappointment may lead them to attempt a coup d'etat. "Petit Journal" says it is half a victory, but it is a disquieting one, for it authorises Berlin to continue its pressure.

Nearly 250,000 men and women, representing 95 per cent of the electorate, voted in the election. The provisional final figures are:— Danzig Nazis 148,272 Socialists 39,779 Catholic Centre 32,951! German Nationalists . 10,071 Communists 8,208 The Danzig Nazis' total is 00.24 of the electorate. Although their vote apparently just fails to achieve the two-thirds majority necessary to enable them to alter the constitution, nevertheless their big majority will make the League High Commissioner's task the more difficult. Apart from minor street brawls, the only serious incidents were the beating of two Polish diplomatic officials. The Polish Government protested and the police interrogated the attackers, who were subsequently released. POLISH PROTEST. NATIONALS BADLY BEATEN. WARSAW, April 8. The Nazis will have about 44 seats in the Danzig Diet instead of the 41 they held at the dissolution. However, they wanted 48 to enable thein to revise the Constitution. Money was lavished on propaganda, so General Goering and Dr. Goebbels, Nazi leaders, arc frankly disappointed. Dr. Papec, Polish Minister to Danzig, has lodged a strong protest, alleging terrorism at the elections, and particularly complaining that two members of the Legation were brutally manhandled by uniformed Nazis in the main street of Danzig. The Minister adds that 8000 Danzigers now domiciled elsewhere, returned and voted, some recording their votes two or three times. COMPULSORY LOAN. £20,000,000 of Householders' Money Kept. GERMAN DECREE. BERLIN, April S. Acting on the recommendation of Dr. Scliacht, Minister of Economics, the German Government has decided to retain £20,000,000 due to householders on the reduction of the house rent tax as a compulsory loan. Householders will be told to regard the money as compulsory savings invested in Government stock. PRESIDENT FLEES. TEAR OF NAZI VENGEANCE. (Received 12.30 p.m.) DANZIG, April 8. Dr. Rauschning, Nazi president in Danzig for 17 months until he resigned in November, 1934, has fled, presumably to Poland. It is understood the Nazis accused him of treachery. His disappearance followed Dr. Goebbel's speech on Saturday when he declared that the Nazis should ignore Dr. Rauschning, who had committed moral suicide.

Joel Cang, a Polish journalist and correspondent for the "Manchester Guardian" and "News-Chronicle," lias been arrested.