Dr. Marx's Attempted Formation a Failure: Parties Too Even and Too Irreconcilable Berlin, Jan, 9, Dr. Murx to-day informed Herr Chert that he was unable to form so-called business Government, Dr, Marx's decision is a sequel to a declaration this afternoon by Herr Streseman's People's Party that they would oppose a government composed of the Centre Party or the Democrats or including under-secretaries as Ministers, AS a result, whatever Cabinet Dr. Marx formed would be in a minority in the Reichstag, as the—smaller parties would also oppose it. Herr Stresemann apparently holds the key to the situation, which is very uncertain, It is reported that President Chert will request the Finance Minister, Herr Luther, to form a Cabinet.' Herr Luther is a nonparty man to whom Nationalist tendencies are attributed. A Government formed by him would certainly veer to the Right and would encounter bitter opposition fon the part of the Socialists and the Democrats, Berlin, Jan, 11.
'The Finance Minister, Doctor Luther, whom President Chert invited' to form a Ministry, has not yet succeeded in securing the Support of the Centrists which is necessary to enable him to rely on Reichstag majority but his conversations with them and other Parties are continuing,
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