The Archive · 1930

German Elections More Exciting

Berlin, Aug. 18, The German election campaign which is now in fall swing daily Produces more or less sensational Feverberations. 'The latest of this Kind is a statement issued by President von Hindenburg who at resent is on a holiday in the avaiian mountains, to the effect that he did not and' will not inter-fore in any shape or manner in the campaign of the parties. The state-brent was apparently caused by his Wish to discourage the attempts of the intransigeant Nationalists to furry the public: favour by cam Paigning for a so-called "Hinden-Bure bloc" and claiming the aged President as their" special patron.

Another political sensation was the, maiden: speech of the former commander-in-chief of the Reichs-wear, General von Seeckt, as candidate "of the German ' People's Party. His entry into party polities aroused a good deal of colment both at home and abroad, the General being by many people credited with the desire to play a Jending role in German political lite. This he dispelled by declaring that fat my axe of 64 one no longer bursts with political ambitions."

Nevertheless, he continued, he considered it his paramount duty to contribute to the best of his abilities towards a solution of the present ritieal muddle in the parliamentary development of the nation. In any ase he would oppose to the utmost all attempts at a radical solution because "radical governments must By needs embark upon a course Whose end is vagce and uncertain."

Furthermore General von Seeckt pleaded strongly for _co-operation ith the Socialslemocrats\ on the rounds that it was. impossi-to. ignore the claims Hhe millions of workers or-in that party.

He finally jenlt with certain domestic and pical splaying clear cut Gnd extremely moderate ideas which, the Liberal press declares, constitute a most effective answer to his alleged malevolent intentions,—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,

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