EXCITEMENT IN GERMANY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20947, 10 August 1931, Page 9

EXCITEMENT IN GERMANY.

PRUSSIAN PARLIAMENT. abolition proposed. PLEBISCITE TAKEN YESTERDAY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received August 9. 5.5 p.m.) BERLIN, August 8. The Prussian Socialist. Government has launched a mass attack against the Nazis and Nationalists A plebiscite will bo taken tomorrow on a proposal to dissolve the Prussian Diet. Whether they liked it or not, 2500 daily newspapers were obliged, under the recent emergency decree, to print on their front page the Government's manifesto declaring that the dissolution would be inimical. The President, Marshal von Hindenburg, was annoyed by the manifesto and has asked the Government to withdraw the ! decree, and also to prevent in future the I abuse of the freedom of the press. Germany is afc fever heat over the plebiscite. Iu Berlin 12,000 policemen are patrolling 'the streets, and have orders to shoot, if necessary, to quell riots. Already several clashes have oceuiTcd, involving bloodshed. ITALY AND GERMANY. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AGREEMENT ON DISARMAMENT. (Received August 9, 7.3 p.m.) LONDON. August 8. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Porno says the Prime Minister, Signor Mussolini, and the Foreign Minister, Signor Grandi. held a conference with the German Chancellor. Dr. Bruening. and the Foreign Minister, Dr. Curtius, and assured them of Italy's co-operation in Germany's economic revival. The large Italian banks will place credits afc the disposal of German exporters. Dr. Brnening and Dr. Curtius have returned to Berlin, after satisfactory economic negotiations. They also agreed to support Italy's motion at the forthcoming Disarmament Conference, that she will disarm only if and when France disarms, and to the same extent. Pope Pius received Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtius. It is learned that Signor Mussolini, Signor Grandi, Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtins knelt together in prayer in the Tivoli Chapel. Signor Mussolini has accepted an invitation to go to Berlin on September 1. This will be his first visit abroad since the march on Pome, which led to Fascism.