Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 4 | Democracy Topples

DEMOCRACY TOPPLES K strode Into the government palace In booted and spurred and with sabers rattling It swept with mailed fist over the council tables and the structure democracy had built fell on the floor to be trampled underfoot like Uke a house of cards blown down by the hot breath of mili mili- Too like a winning hand in a game of cards there were king queen jack lack ace of clubs and the joker Symbols of the Hohen- Hohen zollern were the king and queen Von Is the jack the jack the ace of clubs a sign of the might of Hitlerism and Von Hindenburg is the joker in whom democracy saw its Idol but dealt to the National Socialists in the last elections Fortune played Into the hands of the monarchists when the burdens of the German German German Ger Ger- man people became heavier than they could bear bearr In such times any promise of relief is intriguing Wednesdays Wednesday's coup was the extreme extreme extreme ex ex- measure that Is applied in extreme ex extreme reme times Utilizing powers conferred upon himin him himin himin in the constitution framed at Weimar when the German republic was given birth Von Hindenburg issued the emergency decree which made all the momentous events of the day possible It seems unlikely that uncontrolled physical physical physical cal disorders wi will l set in That there will be tempestuous political resistance manifested in all parties opposed to the National Socialists Socialists Socialists Social Social- is a foregone conclusion But Hitlerism has been sold to the German people in a masterly way It has been held up as the cure-all cure for Germanys Germany's ills The have been super successful organizers and past masters in the art of leadership With martial music ballyhoo and colorful propaganda they have prepared the people to ro accept the Nazi creed Five daily newspapers fifty weeklies many monthlies and semi-monthlies semi book shops traveling theaters picture postcards and films spread the National Socialist gospel The result was seen In the March elec elec- Hitler accumulated a vote of as as opposed to votes for the existing form of government With discontent discontent discontent discon discon- tent growing because of continued economic distress it is easily probable that many more have been won over to the new order Predictions will be made made in wh wholesale lots as to what course the new regime in Germany will pursue now and of the turn events will take It is far too early to rush into rash fore forecasts Only one thing may be bB realized out of the present delicate situation situation situation-it it holds grave danger for the rest of Europe and the world