SPIRIT OF GERMANY.
CHEERS FOR REPUBLIC. THIRD ANNIVERSARY. NOTABLE CELEBRATION. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Aug. 13, 11.5 p.m. Berlin, August 11. The third anniversary of the promulgation of the German republican constitution was celebrated to-day. Government buildings and many private houses were beflagged. The President (Herr Ebert) issued a manifesto, in which he said: “Heavy storms have swept over the young republic. Unity, right and liberty have been threatened, but our firm hope in the salvation of Germany will not be abandoned.” The President, members of the Cabinet and civil and military officials assembled in the decorated Reichstag and cheered for the republic, the fatherland and the nation, and listened to a patriotic speech by Herr Hummel, Premier of Baden, warmly appealing for social co-operation in the work of reconstruction, and urging the pursuit of a path of justice in the foreign policy. It is noteworthy that the Bavarian State buildings were not beflagged. The Conservative newspapers practically ignored the anniversary of the republic. The Allgemeine Zeitung asked: “Why celebrate the first day of the republic, which for many true German hearts denotes the last day of the monarchy?” Herr Ebert, in his proclamation, attempted to make “Deutschland ueber Alles” the national hymn of the republic. He pointed out that the monarchists had been misinterpreting the spirit of the song for party purposes, as a glorification of force, though it was written by a Prussian political exile while living in British territory. The proclamation emphasises the song’s aspiration for unity, justice and freedom, and urges that it should not be used as a party song by those against whom it was written. It should inspire the nation to a better future. The most notable event of the anniversary was a settlement of the differences between the Central and Bavarian Governments regarding laws for the protection of the republic.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1922, Page 5
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308SPIRIT OF GERMANY. Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1922, Page 5
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