Show Recent German Events Seem to Indicate T Like toBe toI toBe to I Be Ruled With Iron Hand IA N G Tin S 'S t t I f Special to The Th Examiner I I Copyright 1924 1 2 by The Con Con- Consolidated Con Consolidated Press Free Association ERLIN March 15 The Tho TheD TheD BERLIN D reichstag which has ju just t been dissolved died unwept Public opinion Is I not even astonIshed at Its It demise The Th eliminated itself practically veral s months ago through the th transfer tr of ot dic dictatorial die die- dictatorial powers to the tho govern govern- gover 0 menti Its doings vapid and pointless were burled buried on the pages of tho ne nw new People didn't e een eien en read reid about It This reichstag In which eat at 0 Socialists and nd a n c couple uple dozen other men elected un- un under under un under der Democratic colors sue sue- succeeding uc In discrediting the German republic democracy and nd socialism more mor thorough thorough- thoroughly ly h- h ly Iy than the th wildest monarchist could ha hae have e dared to hope How thoroughly It prO ed that In Germany at least parliament Is only a 11 a trouble trouble- troublesome troublesome some hindrance In iii difficult situation Is shown sho by the I events nt that occurred durin during Its dying dying- hours hour The Th modest question of a deputy whether history will term general II a great military leader loader e eric cries crlos of or shame shome The general as aa the powerful commander of or an army of ot un un- un bravery lot lost the war ar and was nas as forced to demand thrice on a single day da the speediest armistice Nevertheless Nevertheless less loss there was no retort to the cries of shame It was nas said In lilt 1918 that only the th counsel of three Jews-Dallin Jews and had had impelled l the kal kaIser el to a a of or hos- hos hostilities hos As a matter of ot fact the rich and utterly cal cat coal magnate I Iwas was already dead then Bal Bal Bal- BallIn BalSin Sin lIn creator of or the Hamburg line was as prevented from log brInging his Ideas deas to te Wil- Wil Wilhelm's Wil helms helm's attention isho ho iv ho always prophesied cle clot erly riy and falsely had written In August 1918 Hit that Frances France's almy and end government would soon be bo shoved sho back to the he the tho wars war's end In October as pro pre pr mature mature considered the su- su supreme supreme u-prem u preme command too anxious and Ith si with without ith- ith out any knowledge of the thereal thereal I real called for con continuation of ot the th war It ha has been proved beyond doubt that and Hindenburg alone alon demanded and achieved the tho armistice permitting all the conditions condition to be dictated b In 11 Mu Mat sha I Foch But the fable of the tho II I three circulated JewIsh betrayers betrayer further and was as not de- de denied danied d nied nied In the At the same ame timo the tho pro gram of the tho Ba Peoples People's T Vart party p II a n branch bronch of the th ruling ruling Catholic Catholic center demanded punishment of ol those thoe thos responsible re tible sible for tor tho the re revolution resolution In 1918 and nd restoratiOn reiteration of the th mon muon- monarch monarchy arch archy first of all 11 In Bavaria This state too has a a Republican Republican can constitution Publicly and officially however the tha th former Crown Prince Rupprecht Is termed his majesty by the states state's highest All of or these and similar thIngs which are nr not unini- unini unimportant unimportant portent for tor democracy elst exist ence were not e c even en mentioned In the reichstag Nobody asked by what hat right ht a man who o father was forced to leave leav throne In 1918 Hit could become king years later under a r re re republican publican constitution One wonders onders whether hether the th lIe reigning party Is IM not likely to bring to trial on a 0 criminal charge chare those responsible responsible responsible sible for tor the tho re revolution resolution that made It a 1 Earlier the rel rei had made mad all conceivable experiments with Ith currency and nd taxes had fear fear- fearfully fearfully fearfully fully damaged Germanys Germans fi- fi finances finances fi finances nances and Industry by hope hope- les le's lc Ie resistance In la the tho Ruhr hail ro re revoked ol ed tho the prIncIple ot of equality of all citizens before beloro the law and made mad possible to state of or siege the mild dIe dIe- dic and unjust and anti ex- ex exceptional ex exceptional laws of every cry 0 va variety a And the thc single gaIn gaIn- cain stabilizing Of or pi Ice as as achieved w without assist assistance an alice ance co from the reichstag from which not 1101 a single Ingle practicaL proposal emanated That this parliament died n ept and that only mon mon- nationalists enter tho election campaIgn with joy joy- joyous joy o Otis ous is hopes Is All parties endeavor to ascribe the bla bland blaird tot foi the parliamentary ary showing to hostile countries The center and peoples people's par par- parties parties tics par ties are aro endeavoring to orient toward the th rIght In order to maintain pait t of their power the re result re- re suit sult of or the elections election may be bEven Even the weak weal group of hour hour- bourgeoIs bour which has hase ha e eer er thing thine to fear tear and nothing to hope hop for tor boasts of ol Its op- op op to the ponce treat treaty which a 11 It calls a sham shameless less I breach of or faith still t I Smug Ing the false assertion that the treaty rests on Germany s I admission under duress of sole Bole ol guilt for tor tho wr and the 10 ness of the fatherland All this explains why the th Wilson flag flag- Incident whose hose hoseI I consequences consequence were kept silent here was as not e esen een en enI mentioned In the reichstag I Such I Is the situation In the German republic in the sixth year ear car of or it Its Is too late lato and prophesy would be u elen 1 lh he election must show clearly whether hether tho the na- na na nation tion lion nation has the courageous will to form a ne new Germany or whether hether it longs lone for tor a rot return urn orI I of the Ol old I 1 |