The Archive · 1924

The Elections to the

HAMBURG DIET — Nationalist and Communist Gains

Berlin, Oct, 27.

The election to the Hamburg Diet has resulted in the Democrats and Socialists losing two and 16; Seats respectively while the People's Party lost eight. The Nationalists fand Communists gained 10_ and seven respectively and the Hitler and Ludendorff followers four. The Centrists retained their former number.

This means the defeat of the Democratic "Socialist Government Later.

Addressing the Centre Party, the Chancellor, Herr Marx, demanded that Germany should be' freed from itary supervision, and that Germany's colonies should be restored, thus enabling her to obtain raw: materials in exchange for manu-He described G ity for the war In conclusion, willingness to ce-operate in di armament.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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