GERMAN ELECTIONS

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1925, Page 5

GERMAN ELECTIONS

THE RIVAL CRIES Finance v. Militarism BERLIN, April 2-1. With the approach of the German presidential election on Sunday, the campaign is reaching its height. T'he Republican papers are oxer-flowing | with telegrams from New York, emphasising the disastrous effects of Marshal Von Hindenburg’s candidature on tin 1 financial relations between the \iiierican banking circles and Germany. 'l’lie Monarchist press retorts xvith immense headlines across the page, underlined xvith red ink. as follows.: “American Finance ’is bn 'the Side b? .Ilindenburg! ’ ’ * Marshal Von Hindenburg’s I supporters arc making a bold bid for the women’s votes. A prominent writer is arguing that Dr Marx will get Germany into the. League of Nations, and thus involve Germany in the League’s wars. The Reiehstsloe writers and speakers also declare that Dr Marx also represents only 1 parly fueling and class warfare, whereas Marshal Von Hindenburg is proclaimed as a man whom the whole nation trusts.

The Republicans retort that Von Hindenburg is a militarist, xvith no knowledge of statesmanship, and that he would be a mere puppet in the hands of thosp aiming at a restoration of the Hohenzollerns. declaring that ms election xvould be? a set back ,to Germany in the affairs of the xvorld. CAN MARX WIN? POLLING UNCERTAIN. LONDON, April 25. Marshal Hindenburg’s speech was broadcasted in London, through the enterprise of the “Daily Express.” The “Daily Telegraph’s” Berlin correspondent says: No political vote in Germany is more difficult to predict than that to be taken to-morroxv. The struggle is between Dr Marx, as a man with a record, and Marshal Hindenburg, an idol xvith a legend. If the polling corresponds closely with that of the March 29th election. Dr Marx should receive 13} million votes, and Marshal Hindenburg 11! million; but such consistency cannot be expected'. Many Socialists may prefer’ trips 'fo the‘country to W the fruit blossoms noxv in their full glory. The Indus trialists have many reasons for nut 'wanting Marshal Hindenburg. If Ihe ■instincts of the party bosses are true, the main issue o'f flic election is the apptoval o’f the outside world. Never before have the views of the foreign press been so voluminously quoted. The vithl importance nf the election may be judged by the fact that the PMsident is the Commandcr-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, and, in the opinion of the foremost lawyers, could under Clause 48 of the Constitution, .destroy the present structure of Germany, and restore the xvith* < ul trespassing beyond his legal rights.