GERMAN ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1932, Page 5

GERMAN ELECTIONS

RESULT OF POLL BERLIN’S BOLSHEVIC TENDENCY (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BERLIN, November 71 The final provisional results of the Reichstag.,election cover the 35,270,000 votes that were cast. The state of the parties in the new Reichstag is shoiyn j as follows: -ujij Nazis ! ~. 195 seats Socialists 121 seats | Communists 100 seats Catholic Centre 70 seats Nationalists ... 50 seats Bavarian People’s Party 18 seats German People’s Party ... 11 seats Others 7 seats

Total i. 572 seats The outstanding feature of the elections is the growth of Bolshevism. In Berlin proper, which as l turning quite red, there were four hundred thousand Communists votes, and a quarter of a million Socialists votes polled, compared with 230 thousand votes for the Nazis, and 150 thousand for the bourgeois parties.

Herr Hitler’s biggest loss in the elections has been in East Prussia, where his vote was declined by twentyone per cent. The chief losses to the Nazi Party were in the agricultural districts. Herr Hitler, commenting on the election results says: “The German people have spoken decisively against Chancellor von Papen. The Nazis are the strongest party in Germany, and they are on the threshold of complete victory.” Chancellor von Papen has gained support slightly in the general election, there is an enormous opposing majority to the Government in the new Reichstag, as the Nazis, Communists and Socialists are definitely hostile, and the Centre Party are not enthusiastic.

Captain von Papen’s groups comprise only eleven per cent, of the total votes. . Some express the opinion that what Captain von Papen calls the “incapacity of Parliament rule” would be a pretext for dissolving this Reichstag, and holding elections for a constituent assembly. The election has produced! a further deadlock. It is already obvious that von Papen’s Cabinet' is facing a large hostile majority. V As Captain von Papen’s continuance in office j as Chancellor is a foregone conclusion, despit© the elections, considerable attdfftiM’ 'few been'-attrac-ted by a speech from the chairman of the Catholic Centre Party, the, Papal Prolate, Professor Knae, who recalled, the ostentatious optimism prevailing till the end of 191 S,

He asked: Did not their present masters shrink from the day when their shallow haphazard optimism would culminate in bankruptcy unexampled in dimensions? “We alp nearer a grave struggle than most think” he added. “We 'are now, as we were in wartime. May the fate of "those who then declined to see, he averted from those now wilfully blind.' We will not become revolutionaries, but legal passive and active resistance is harder to overcome than barricades.”

A fusilade of stones stopped the tramcars this evening, passengers being injured by splintered glass. The police fired three times on strikers, and made thirty-two arrests. 33,000,000 VOTES OAST. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) BERIffN, November 7. ( ( Votes. "Hitlerites 11,712,000 Socialists ... 7,233,000 Communists 5,972,000 Centre 4,228,000 Nationalists 2,951,000 Bavarian Peoples’ Party 1,080,000

THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW

(Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.")

BERLIN, November 7. A communique states that the Government regards the situation as unchanged, and will not alter its present course, but will endeavour to enlarge the basis of the Cabinet while maintaining its presidential character. HITLER ANT) CHANCELLORSHIP. RIGHT WING COALITION URGED. BEIRiLTiN, November 7. • An 'alignment of the parties shows, seventy-four for the Government, and 507 against. Government circles foreshadow the continuance of the Dictatorship. It is significant that the Nationalist organ “Deutsche Allgemaine Zeitung” urges the burying of the hachet. and the formation of a right wing coalition with >a strength of 345 including Nazis, People’s, Nationalist and Centre parties.

Hitler is again pressing his claim for the Chain cellC”sliip. H.indenburg so far has not ditciosed his intentions.

The outstanding featnr.es of the rn’linrr was the Communists’ gain of eleven seats. prinr-mnWv in Berlin. The Nazis lost thirty-five, and the Rnp-'aMsts twelve. The Papen.ites gained thirteen.