Berlin, Mar, 28, 1300 people were killed in political brawls while the doathroll of, the teen created by an emergency de-A virtual "state of siege" has current year ould probably have feree_ Tasted by "the Government con anger but for the tity intor= Seainst political rowdyism, mention of the federal government.
This. decree, which 1s- due to the The Conservati recent conflicts between, he Nation. memo Zeitung" gues that thera si-Sccialsts and the Communists, certainly is a strong.
Iogleal case temporarily suspends some of the fxr the deere: {'riseipal fundamental rights of the paper insists, too sens. some respects, especially as some Personal liberty is ro longer tnlof its stipulations are extremely vellable, The Germaa's house as vague and likely to be used in a cased to be his sanctuary. Postal tway different from the intentions favd telegraphic secrecy has been lof the framers of the decree. abolished. and. the censorship has One of the main points of the been reintroduced. decree is the clause providing th 'The right of meeting and the henceforth all political meet git to form associations of. socie-door or open-air, must, tits have been suspended and. the police' failing Fights of private, Property are no icipants will be sublonger guaranteed Reate to heavy fines or even prison Berlin, Furthermore it is. provided The Presidential decree which that newspapers defaming the gov-gated at noon to-day, proc jemment and its institutions may for draconic punishment of suppressed for eight weeks and excesses, has evoked an un periodicals for half a year: mediate, loud and mixed echo in the Placards, handbills, pamphlets tee. press." The extremist organs are tera must also be approved by tha making controversial capital of potice. Finally, the decree provides: these "emergency measures which Severe punishment for vicious at-they volubly denounce as the last tacks "against the established desperate attempt to hamstring the churches and creeds, a stipulation especially directed against the The moderate newspapers includ~ Atheist propaganda of the Coming naturally the pro-government Tow. level risk of having temper fly to curtail the freedom of the press and to restrict the constitutional privilege of political meetings. Thus "Berliner Tageblatt" calls the decree "eminently sensible" and rejealls that during the past year over
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