Berlin: Only 24 hours removed from the dissolution of
the Reichstag, political campaigning is already under way for elections for the
new one. The communist party has
published a manifesto urging voters to “arise and smite the fascist hunger
government of Bruening and Hindenburg,” and “drive the servants of capitalism
to the devil.” The manifesto also calls
for nationalization of mines, factories and banks, and for abandoning the Young
Plan. Political observers say the large
numbers of unemployed make fertile ground for the communists.
Meanwhile the nazi
newspaper Deutsche Zeitung publishes
an article saying the impotence of the cabinet and Reichstag demonstrates the
bankruptcy of the parliamentary system.
As evidence of the
atmosphere that is expected for the campaign season: the state of Prussia has
outlawed all carrying of firearms for the duration.
France: Reports surface that the nation has moved
many of its troops recently relieved of duty in the Rhineland to the Italian
border.
Bukowina, Romania: More anti-Semitic violence. A mob of 3,000 armed farmers sets out from
here for Bessarabia, an area that is home to a higher proportion of Jews, to
“finish Semites and authorities.” At
least one town in their path erects barricades to protect itself, and the
cabinet of Prime Minister Iuliu Maniu calls an emergency meeting to deal with
the crisis.
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