Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-18 | Page 1 | Score Dead in German Fights

I I 1 SCORE DEAD IN INGERMAN INGERMAN GERMAN FIGHTS Political Terrorism Flames Outdoor Demonstrations Are Barred I By PAUL KECSKEMETI IETI United Press Staff Correspondent BERLIN July 18 Political IS-Political Political terrorism terror terror- ism sm flamed through Germany today and the g government look took drastic steps I to o put down disorder after a weekend weekend week week- end in which probably 20 or more dead and do dozens ns wounded were added to o tb the heavy casualties s of the last few lew weeks After an an emergency cabinet meeting meet meet- ing ng outdoor demonstrations were forbidden forbidden forbidden for for- bidden throughout the h reich in an order by Baron William von Gayl minister of the interior Proclamation of a state slate of siege or martial law was was' discussed but the the cabinet was reluctant to take lake such a step tep As ah ab alternative it was proposed pro posed that the federal government take ake over police functions in ala sia ia That would g give ve the reich control con con- rol of the Prussian police largest argest armed force in Germany outside out out- side ide the regular army and would abolish states' states rights for lor a territory comprising two thirds of Germany Prohibition of outdoor ions merely was the first step in inthe Ithe the he governments government's preventive mea mea- It also was vas planned to decree decree decree de de- cree the death penalty on persons persons persons' caught with weapons in their hands handsor or stealing explosives However they would be prosecuted in the ordinary law aw courts the cabinet declining to enforce martial law lawi The widespread disorders of the wee end week continued today joday although not noV in such violent form lorm At Na Naun- Naun n. n I hot lof near Leipzig eight men were injured in a fight light with na- na nazis zis who demolished the local workers workers' workers workers' work work- ers' ers gymnasium Minor disorders oc occurred c- c c- c in Munich and at Kempten antifascists vainly tried to halt a a. a nazi parade with barricades At Freis Freising ng nazis stormed a beer celler headquarters of the local republican and several were slightly lightly injured 1 1