CALM PREVAILS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1932, Page 5

CALM PREVAILS

PRUSSIAN CRISIS NEW GOVERNMENT IN CHARGE. (United Press Association—By Electric Teiegrapli—fcopyriglit.) BERLIN, July 24. There is a calm at present prevailing, which leads to hopes for the first bloodless weJc-end fdr a long time. Tr.e .ast of the" former PrussifU istors, the Minster of National Welfice on Friday under protest, so that all the Prussian Ministries have now been takun o* r er by new men appointed by the Ite.cii 'Commissioner.- The change of Governntent having thereby been carried put, it is generally anficipated that the state of seige which had been proclaimed in the capital and province of Brandenburg, with a vi'ew to enforcing the Reich Ciomniisrioner’s orders, will be suspended within . the next few days. : v ' The Chance.lor, Captain Franz von Papen, and the Minister of the Interior Dr;'Tone Gayl 1 , left Berlin to-night for Stuttgart in order to attend ; the conference of Prime Ministers of all the German States which ’frill take place there to-morrow. ‘ ■■■;•■ ' V

RUTHLESS PLKAcY CONTINUES.

. MANY OFFICIALS DISMISSED.

BERLIN, July 22,

A policy of ruthlessness- continues, There have beau fre?h dismissals Prominent officials including the/re-’ maining miembors of the Prussian Cabinet, certain Government officials, four Provincial 'Governors, six ViceGovernors and ton chiefs of police.

In many instances force was necessary to effect the removals.

lien- Runstadt has cancelled all furlough for th© Berlin police.

Herr Ranstadt has ordered the arrest of the Reich, Banner leaders, Major Anker and Herr Robert Breur, on a charge of, slandering the Reich Government at an Iron Front meeting. Herr Anker has fled to Dramstadt, which is outside Hear Ranstadt’s jurisdiction. Major Breur has bjen imprisoned. • /• Heimannsl>erg has been released without an explanation. LEGALITY OF' DIGTATORHIP.... CASE BEFORE SUPREME COURT. ■ BERLIN, Ju’y 23, Interest has shifted to Leipzig, where the Supremo Court has begun the, hearing of the Prussian Government’s appeal against the dictatorship, and its petition for a provisional injunction, t ' , The Court is askbd to declare, firstijr, whether Chancellor Von Papon may not calf himself Premier or ,a membrr of tho Government j'lescondly, whether lie may not refuse .to acknowledge State Ministers; thirdly, wjiether, neither he nor his representative may re* present Prussia without the Government’s consent'; ..fourthly'' whether Captain Von Pn,p:m may not dismiss or .appoint officials. It is also argued that the Dictatorship is illegal, unconstitutional and unjustifiably ns neither order nor security are endangered. The Court’s decision, is expected on’ the injunction on July 25. The ver. diet on this constitutional aspect may not be announced for weeks or months. STATE PREMIERS MEET'. BERLIN. July 23. Chancellor Von Papen met the German States’ Premiers at Stuttgart, and he announced that the Reich’ election will be hold on July 31. He said he hoped to raise a", state of emergency' at, Berlin within a few days, Thar Chancellor declared that the Reich Government did not desire to infringe the rights of the States, :and that it had no intention of j extending the dictatorship if peace prevailed.