The Archive · 1924

Feeling Runs High in Germany

Industry and Commerce for London Agreement but Politic jians Divided Berlin, Aug. 22.

A meeting of executives of several big industrialists and merchants associations to-day passed a resolution by 100 votes to 3 recom. mending the adoption of the London Agreement.

There were stormy scenes at the re-assembly of the Reichstag to-day. A Communist demanded immediate of the Communist motions as being "more important than the Government declaration fon the surrender of the German people to international capital," and also mediate dissolution and a plebiscite on the Dawes report.

Herr Marx was prevented from beginning his statement on the London conference by prolonged Communist shrieks of "Amnesty to political prisoners." The President was ultimately obliged to adjourn the sitting and suspend the C munist, Herr Schwarz, for 20 sit tings.

Herr Schwarz was still in hi seat at the resumption of the sit. ting, which the President again a Journed till to-morrow, saying thal the standing orders did not an. thorized forcible removal of a deputy.

Tribute to Mr. MacDonald.

Aug. 23.

Herr Marx read his statement on the London Conference to-day in the Reichstag which an uproar prevent. ed him from delivering yesterday, the Communist Deputy, Herr Schwarz, who was the main cause of the disturbance, having been cluded. The Chancellor was fre quently interrupted by the ironical Inughter of the Nationalists, Herr Marx paid tribute to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's impartiality at the London Conference. He said that the decisions of the Conference would undoubtedly seriously burden Germany but they marked progress ax compared with the present state of affairs.

The Chancellor said that the jovernment did not consider the settlement as. final, but would do its utmost to effect speedy evacuation of the Ruhr and the other so tion areas.

In conclusion Herr Marx declared that the Reichstag. either be a blessing Germany.

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