Berlin, Aug, 17.
The pres gives much prominence! to a mani to issued, by the German Federation of Industries which is everywhere regarded as a very important contribution to the present election campaign and by the Liberal] newspapers is interpreted serious blow at the hopes of the German National People's Party' and the National-Socialist Party' hopes of support by the indust The manifesto recommends to iis affiliated bodies and its i dividual members to assist and vote for such parties only which re-agnize the Republican constitution and are furthermore bent on maintaining the "system of private property and enterprise.
It is pointed out that this automatically bars the intransigent} nationalists led by the well newspaper magnate, Herr Hugenberg, who works hard for overthrowing the Republican form of government, not to mention the National-Socialists whose special brand of virulent nationalism is Taced with Socialist catchwords specially intended for the' masses. Furthermore the memorandum pleads for.a strong and stable government which will carry through the Reich's financial rehabilitation, the administrative reform and electoral reforms for establishing a loser contact between the electorate fand the deputies than is possible under the present system of proportional representation.—Trans-_ Ocean Kuo Min.
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