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To hoist the flag of the German Empire --black, white and red--above any Prussian State building is a crime under Prussian State law. Last week this crime was committed by the Fascist Speaker of the Prussian Diet, fiery Hans Kerrl.

While Socialist, Communist and Catholic

Centrist Deputies vainly cried "Shame!" and "Scandal!" Speaker Kerrl drew cheers from Fascist and Nationalist Deputies by shouting: "Today is the 62nd anniversary of the proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles! ... By my order the Imperial flag now flies above this chamber. Glory to the old flag, and to the House of Hohenzollern, glory!"

Amid pandemonium a Socialist motion to lower the Imperial flag was howled down. Disgusted Socialist and Communist Deputies marched out in a body. Later that day 1,000 Monarchists met in Berlin to hear & cheer "a message from our most gracious Kaiser and King," Wilhelm II, who was represented by his fifth son, Prince Oscar.

The message: "Do not lose hope until the final goal is reached: With God for Kaiser and Fatherland!"

Loudest Monarchist cheers greeted Count Eulenberg, leader of East Prussia's "Steel Helmets" (War Veterans). "The German Republic," said Count Eulenberg, "is like an African Negro who struts about in a high silk hat, celluloid cuffs and with a red parasol--thinking he's a civilized gentleman! . . . [Guffaws] There is no better capital investment, my friends, than a bright and shining sword [cheers]. . . . Bread comes through the sword!"

The German Reichstag was not in session last week but its Fascist Speaker, paunchy Captain Hermann Goring, had the Imperial flag hoisted above his official residence. Monarchism was in the air. Seemingly Adolf Hitler's Fascist Party, which had flirted with Marxism, is again coquetting ardently with the Hohenzollerns.

Originally Wilhelm II approved and is said to have financially supported Hitlerism. Last year he turned against it, did not seem to realize last week how ardently it is turning back toward him. Only last fortnight Wilhelm II's fourth son, Prince August ("Auwi") Wilhelm, was commanded by his father to quit the Fascist Party. Ignoring this command "Auwi." who is a Fascist Deputy in the Prussian Diet, took his seat last week during the uproar about hoisting the Imperial flag, cast his Hohenzollern vote to keep it flying.

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