DEPOSED EMPEROR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20312, 20 July 1929, Page 11

DEPOSED EMPEROR.

NO RETURN TO GERMANY. | AMPLE SAFEGUARDS EXIST. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. BERLIN. July 18. The draft of a new Safeguarding of the Republic Rill docs not include a special clause forbidding the ex-Kaiser to return to Germany as did the previous measure. It is explained that there are ample other ways of achieving that safeguard. In Hohenzollern circles it is insisted that the ex-Kaiser does not desire to enter Germany again unless at the request of the majority of the people, which is improbable. Lawyers are ot the opinion that nothing j in the old law could have prevented Wilhelm's re-entry to Germany subject, naturally, to his first obtaining the permission of the Dutch Government to leave Doom. In that last point, the strongest j safeguard lies. Turbulent scenes followed voting in the j 'Reichstag on Juno 27, which resulted in j the bill for prolonging the law for the protection of t.lie Kt public failing to secure ft third reading by the necessary twotlurds majority. This normally would mean that the present law would expire on July 2.3. after which the ex-Kaiser v.'ould l,e able to return to Germany, and the Government would be unable to issue an order prohibiting his return. During an exciting scene, however, Ilerr Carl Severing, Minister of the Interior, announced that the Government was ready to apply paragraph 48 of tho Constitution, which would mean a temporary dictatorship, vesting tho legislative and executive powers in tho President and the Minister of Defence and excluding the Reichstag. After an adjournment Ilerr Severing immediately announced tho intention of the Government to introduce a new bill, which would afford ample protection for the Republic. In the meantime tho power of the State would be employed to protect the Republic. ,