GERMAN ELECTIONS

Evening Star, Issue 21253, 7 November 1932, Page 8

GERMAN ELECTIONS

A PROGRESS REPORT ANOTHER DEADLOCK EXPECTED Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, November 6. (Received November 7, at 1.15 p.m.) That the election has produced a further deadlock is already obvious. Herr Von Papen’s Cabinet is facing a large hostile majority. Nine million votes were counted at 11 p.m., with the following result: — Seats. Nazis 157 Socialists 93 Communists 82 Centre 59 German Nationals 39 Bavarian People's Party ... 14 German People’s Party ... 9 A fusilade of stones stopped tramcars in the evening. Nine passengers were injured with splintered glass. The police fired three times on the strikers. There were thirty-two arrests. [The state of the parties after the election in August was: Nazis, 230; Socialists, 133; Communists, 89; Centre, 76; Nationalists, 37; Bavarian. People’s Party, 22; German Nationalists, People’s Party, and other .small groups, 45; Christian Socialists, 4; State Party, 4; Peasants’ Party, 2; Fanners’ League, 2,] EARLIER MESSAGES NAZIS AGGRESSIVE BERJ IN, November 4. Herr Von Papen (Chancellor), in hia final broadcast speech, declared that the strikes, which the Nazis and the Communists were provoking in order to disturb the economic peace, were a crime against the nation. Herr Hitler, leader of the Nazis, has disappointed the hopes of those who were expecting him to combat Marxism and so assist in rebuilding Germany. Nazi storm troops gathered around a' pool of blood left on the pavement when the police killed a Nazi Customs officer, and dipped a flag in the blood. Nazis escorting Herr Hitler to an election meeting in Rhineland cleared paths in the crowds with heavy whips. A girl who was struck on the face is suing the escort. NO GOVERNMENT CANDIDATES BERLIN, November 6. Polling has opened. A far smaller poll is expected than that of two months ago. The opinion is still held that tha Hitlerites will lose seats. A curious feature is that the electors are unable to vote for or against the Government because there are no Government candidates. The Government stands quite aloof, and has left no doubt of its intention to remain in jpower whatever; the result. Experienced politicians think that Herr, Von Papen will soon be replaced by another member of the ruling clique, and in that event one expects a modification.' of the Government’s character or policy* “ OSTENTATIOUS OPTIMISM ” GERMAN PARTY LEADER'S WARNING BERLIN, November 6. (Received’November 7, at 2 p.m.) As Herr Von Papen’s continuance in' office is a foregone conclusion despite the elections, considerable attention has been attracted to a speech by the chairman of the Catholic Centre Party.(a Papal prelate, Professor Kaas), who recalled the ostentatious optimism till the end of 1918. He asked: “Do nob our present masters shrink from the day when shallow, haphazard optimism will culminate in bankruptcy of unexampled dimensions? We are nearer ai grave struggle than most people think* We are now as we were in war time* May the fate of those who then declined to see be averted from those who are now wilfully blind. We will not become revolutionaries, but legal, pasr sive, and active resistance is harder to overcome than barricades.”