Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-05 | Page 4 | Old Men for Coursel

OLD MEN IEN FOR COUNSEL THE most reliable news from Berlin carries carrie I the the rather rathe definite implication that President President dent Paul von you Hindenburg has taken the helm from irom Hitler's ruthless hand to steer the perilous peril peril- on ous course ourse for Germany out of the present chaos Thus at the height of his fury the impetuous impetuous impetuous im im- im- im chancellor has been calmed b by the counsel or command of the aged ageel idol of the people and the regular army This circumstance circum circum- stance should be reassuring to peoples every every- where who are committed to the principles of orderly gov government and the rule of law Even Americans who remember Colonel in United States von Ton Pap ens en's spy career in the before we entered the world war and his recall at the request of President Wilson Vilson should re regard regard re- re gard Jard it as a favorable sign if it turns out that he retains his place in the government When hen henhe he was named chancellor in inthe the called so-called monocle monocle mon ocle ode cabinet it was through the influence of Von Yon who dominated him throughout through out his tenure in of office rice and who was one of the first victims of the Hitler purge of last week named as the chief of the rebels who were charged with dealing with witha a foreign power power pow pow- er Cr for the overthrow of Hitler Bitler It was the coalition of the Hugenberg Von Pap Hitler Hitler en-Hitler Hitler partisans that swept Hitler into power ower but Hitler's Bitler's acceptance of Von Yon as vice chancellor after the 1933 elections was grudging As privy chamberlain chamberla to Pope Pius Von Vou scarcely fitted into the nazi church program All along he has exerted a restraining restraining restraining restrain restrain- ing influence in the cabinet Steeped in the ancient German traditions he lie and the nazi chief could not see eye cye to eye Unable longer to contain himself Von exploded at Marburg on June 17 This Undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- was the match which set flame to th the political situation in the reich perhaps before before before be be- fore Hitler's enemies were ready The claim is made for Von t that at he had bad no connection connection tion with witE any brown Drown shirt plot If it not the coincidence co co- co coincidence coincidence incidence of his criticism of the nazi program and the revolt which Hitler stopped with lead is singular r a at least It is not ot difficult to see y-hy y hy the dictator should desire yon Von ron out of the government The he United States has no official concern with the internal politics of Germany In common common common com com- mon with all other othe peace loving peoples ne' ne nevertheless nevertheless never never- er- er Americans have both a moral and an economic interest in stable and constructive government everywhere It is a force for preservation preservation pres pres- of world peace and necessary in the restoration and maintenance of trade relations without which none of the problems ms left b by the war may be settled For these reasons we should rejoice a as it becomes apparent that Hitler's madness is to be restrained by the themore themore themore more temperate president and vice chancellor The world at large doubtless would rejoice t tsee to see Eee Hitler pass from the scene of active participation par par- participation in Germanys Germany's affairs if it were not almost certain that tha any such eventuality would mean revolution Revolution would mean mean greater chaos than h ri the working put cut ut of an ordeny orderly or or- derly deny program under the present auspices