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ler parties are losing much of their following - with the exception
of the Deutsche Partei, The much publicized §8.R.P. the Neo-Hazi
Party is at present losing much of its foilowing to the Socialists.
On the other hand the so-called Bayermpartei and W.A.V. are losing
hoch percentages of their troops to the CDU-CSU. The DHE, the refu¬
gee party, is becoming increasingly a party of the conservative right,
is therefore to be considered increasingly a potential aliy of the
CDU emd FDP, The fears once expressed cf a radicalization of the res
fiigees have so far not materialized ~ in fact almost the contrary has
happened, the refugees becoming am asset for conservative policiesSe
Te only party which at present seems to make headway with=
the party which increasingly is becoming the Monarchist standard
bearer. Recent by-elections have increased their representation in
parliament, the most striking fact being that in April the Deutsche
of the Party, Minister Hejiwege, hus come out openly for Honarchy e
go has Secretary of State Meerkatz and Member of Pariiament von
Thadden, The Monarchist trend ean be best understood, consicering
the German mentelity. Germeny will never be a democracy, Germans»
feel, that in the none to far distant future, their present Republie
and parliament will be swept away. This is a thing accepted by alnost
everyone in Germany, from the humblest worker to tve richest indus=
trialist. It would be folly for us not to see this, Now those who
believe in Christianity and liberalism are looking for a fammulty
which, while ebolishing the present foreignmimposed regime, woul
still preserve human rights and liberties within the framework of
an otherwise stronz regime, Thus they come to Monarchy ac u politi=
cal doctrine, not as a loyalry to a dycacty, The German local pre» "
tenders are not strong enough to unify any major group around them §
"Orom Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria is much to old; the head ot the
House of Hohenzollern is unknown and not active, Tue only person ene
joying general respect is the Duke of Braunschweig, but he too is
olda and not active. Thus the present German Monarchist trend is
working towards the establishment of anew Monarchy, which will not
necessarily be headed by one of the presently knowa German dinasties.
It would be an error to limit the Monarchists in Germany to the
Deuteche Partei.s The Deutsche Partei only cashes in on a trend, and
there are indications that other Monarchist movements will rise,
especially in the South, since the Deutsche Partei is primarily a
northem affair. The best indications are the spread in the South
of the Abenülöndisehe Aktion a non-partisan Monarchist outfit,
which is strongly European, internationalist, shristian and wants
a German Monarchy on the type of the old Reich of before 1804, Des=
so much so that politicians n to count with it and are trying to
ty it to a party : contacts between Abenditindische Aktion and CDU
are quite within the realm of the possibility. |
In the economie field, things are going on well, Prices,
while high, have not rigen as yet to much, Goods are aujple and the
Sea szag Sek Gee ees
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