Berlin, Jan, 3.
Though the Reichstag re-assembles January 5, the political deadlock. continues. Dr. Marx a fortnight ago abandoned the conference of party leaders with a view to the German}
Democrats and the Catholic Centre Party with the support of various minor parties, the main difficulty being the refusal of Dr. Stroseman's People's Party further to support the Marx minority Government and its insistence on the inclusion of Nationalists in the new Government.
Herr Chert asked Dr. Stresemann to form a Cabinet, but the refri: of the Contre parties to ¢0-ope with the Nationalists compelled Dr Stresemann to decline, Dr. Marx after that was credited with the determination not to waste more time on party bargaining but to reorganize the minority Ministry.
Herr Chert, however, after the New Year lull, urged' Dr, Marx again to get in touch with the leadfers of the Centre party, the Democratic party and the Peopl party which Dr. Marx to-day di with the result that he announced that it was impossible to form a Coalition Government commanding a majority in the Reichstag.
Later.
Dr, Marx has accepted the vitation to form a non-party Gov-
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