ties of the Right can do nothing without their support.
The Nazis’ hopes of securing either with or without the aid of the German Nationalist Party, a clear majority in the new Reichstag have dwindled to nothing, the “Daily Herald” says. Herr von Papen, and General von Schleicher seem likely to get their heart’s desire—a Reichstag in which there will be no majority for any Parliamentary Government, and which will therefore give them an excuse for carrying on without regard to parties.
The menace of Hitlerism seems to be definitely broken, the “News Chronicle” writes in an editorial article. This strange movement is scarcely likely to survive the shock. The breakup and disappearance of the motley army which has gathered behind Herr Hitler’s banner should be only a matter of time; to the unmixed gain of Germany, of Europe and of a world which is distracted enough at the best without any artificial distractions.
JEWISH VOTE FOR CENTRE
One of the most remarkable features of the election, the “Daily Mail” correspondent in Berlin reports, is the increase almost everywhere in the vote given for the Centre or Catholic Party. In Frankfurt-on-Main, for instance, 5,000 votes more were polled by the Party than at the Prussian elections. It is clear, he says, that it is not only the Catholics, but also the Jews and many Protestants who are now supporting the Centre Party on the ground that it is the only moderate Party which has any chance in the election.
The “News Chronicle” also writes that in the City of Frankfurt-on-Main, for instance, Jews deserted the Constitutional Party, which they had previously supported, to vote for the Centre Party, whose leader is Dr. Bruening.
Dr. Bruening, the former Chancellor, it goes on, after voluntarily upholding democratic principles in the electoral campaign, has been the hero of the voting. Returned from over 30 out of the 35 districts into which the country was divided, he now holds the key to the purely parliamentary situation. Under this banner Liberal Protestants and Jews recorded their votes.
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