HINDENBURG WINS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 123, 28 April 1925, Page 5

HINDENBURG WINS

PRESIDENT OF GERMANY. VICTORY FOR MONARCHISTS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copvriglit.) BERLIN, April 27. Field-Marshal von Hindenburg has been elected President. The official provisional figures show that 30,346,000 votes were polled, the number obtained by each candidate being as follow: Hindenburg Marx ... 13,753,000 Thalemann 1,932,000 A turn over of only 6 per cent, of votes compared with the first ballot in March was required to give Hindenburg a victory. Excited crowds massed at hundreds of spots in the city to hear the results. Polling closed at six, and the first results were known at eight. There was immense cheering when the first figures published showed that Hindenburg was victor in the Potsdum district. Men and women waving the old Monarchist colours sang “Deutschland Über Alles” bareheaded despite lulling rain. There were further cheers when later figures disclosed further gains for Hindenburg. Even in the working districts of Berlin any successes uchieyed by Marx were received with hooting, catcalls and groans. There were numerous clashes between the rival electioneering factions. It is estimated that 85 per cent, of the electors voted. —A. and N.Z. cable.

ELECTION RIOTS. TWO PERSONS KILLED. BERLIN, April 27. Public tension is apparently increased as the results appeared. Strong police patrols were posted everywhere. The first three Berlin stations gave Marx a 50 per cent-, majority, but later the eight combined Berlin districts showed that Hindenburg was elected. The voting shows that Hindenburg led in Pomerania, East Prussia and Bavaria. Marx led in Berlin, Rhineland and the Ruhr. Two were killed and others injured in election riots near Karlsruhe. A Nationalist crowd tried to storm, the town hall at Ratibor (Silesia) and collided with the police. Many arrests were made. There was unprecedented excitement at Cologne where there was heavy polling and the llindenburgites most active. There was a great turn-over in tho Rhineland which was a stronghold for Marx. —A. and N.Z. cable.

WOMEN SUPPORTERS. VOTE FOR HINDENBURG EN MASSE. Received April 29, 10.40 a.m. LONDON, April 27. Hindenburg’s victory by so many as 900,000 votes was unexpected; perhaps it was partly due to the fact that three million more electors voted than on March 29 mostly, apparently, for Hindenburg, for whom the women, curiously, appear to have voted en masse. Marx polled half a million more votes than on March 21, but von Hindenburg’s personality was too strong for the Marx programme. Most of the cities, including Beilin and the Rhineland, voted for Marx; and Bavaria, East Prussia and the country districts for von Hindenburg. The Communist candidate, Herr Thaelmann, held his own compared with the election on March 29, and even slightly increased his poll in some places, but Communism does not seem to be making the progress its supporters hoped lor in Germany.— Reuter. ASTONISHMENT IN ENGLAND. LONDON, April 27. Though most of the papers managed to get the announcement of Hindenburg’s election into the “stop press” there has not yet been time for considered comment beyond headlines expressing astonishment at the result. After the initial results were to hand it was recognised that many defections from the Democrats would prove the determining factor in Hindenburg's election. —A. and N.Z. cable.

THE RIVAL FLAGS. REPUBLICANS’ SCARCELY SEEN. Received April 28, 9.5 a.m. BERLIN, April 27, Marshal von Hindenburg awaited the result of the tense dramatic struggle at his country mansion. The scenes in Berlin developed into mass hysteria when 29 out of Germany’s 35 districts gave von Hindenburg an unassailable majority of 900,000. The black, white and red flag, the symbol of Monarchism, fluttered from countless balconies and windows, while the Republicans’ more beautiful black, red and gold banner was scarcely seen. Hindenburg took the lead from the start and retained it, but an early majority of over one million dwindled until at one time the figures were almost level. But after that every return increased the Monarchist total. An outstanding feature was Hindenburg’s success in the industrial districts. The Catholics throughout Germany voted solidly lor the Socialist, Dr, Marx.—Sydney Sun cable. EFFECT ON MONEY MARKET. FALL IN GERMAN LOAN. Received April 28, 10.50 a.m. LONDON, April 27. As a result of the Presidential election a 7 per cent. German loan that opened in London at 98 fell to 97J, about two points lower than on Friday.—Reuter. UNOFFICIAL FINAL FIGURES. Received April 28, 9.45 a.m. BERLIN, April 27. Unofficial final figures are as follow ■ Von Hindenburg ... 14,639,000 I)r. Marx 13.740,000 Herr Thaelmann ... 1,789,000 —Reuter.