The Archive · 1931

TO GERMANY

Political Leader Proposes a National Government as Necessity Berlin, Oct. 4, yadding that he would advise strong plea for a National still "considerable following vernment, based on a coalition loin it.

6f all. non-soe to deal Oct, 6. with emergencies which it is not The Foreign Minister, Dr. Cur-Possible to foresee, was made today by a prominent leader of the ting gene fesimed to'day in aecordance with general forecasts, Catholic Centre Party, Herr von has been requested by Chanceller 'Papen in a speech at a party Dr, Bruening to carry on, and it meeting in a Rhenish town. This is now freely admitted in' political speech in favour of what Herr yon quarters that the entire cabinet Papen himself described as a di Will resign in a day oF two, Drobtatorship has caused stir in_ pol ably already to-morrow, as soon tical quarters here where it is as President von Hindenburg has signed the new. series of emer-pointed out that the sentiments gency, decrees which embody the Voleed by the speaker as diametriso-called winter programme, cally opposed to the. oficial policy system of drastic and even draconic of the Catholic Centre Party. Even measures with which it is proposed 80, however, opinion is divided on to deal with the present and future whether the sensational speech foreshadows a radical change in exigencies of the situation, the policy of the Catholic Party or The German Cabinet resigned whether Herr von Papen uttered noon to-day, when Dr. Bruening merely his own sentiments. tendered to President von Hinden-Proceeding from the premise [burg the resignation both of himself that the events around the Austro-and his ministerial colleagues. The German customs union project had President accepted the resignation shown Germany to be completely and requested the Cabinet to carry isolated, the speaker insisted on, pending the formation of a new his speech that the Reich was} Cabinet—Trans-Ocean Kuo Mi rapidly approaching the crossroad.

Oct. On one hand, he insisted, the way Teads towards Soviet Russia and AL the request of Presi Hindenburg Dr. Bruening, the her system of economic collectly. ism, while the other pointed—to-Chancellor, is forming a new Min-wards a closer union with the capistry. He' expects to have the list italist countries of the West which, of the new Cabinet ready by to-for the time being, was tantamount morrow, thus Germany will have a new Government within 24 hours to a rapprochement with France, 'The first possibility, the speaker of the resignation of the old. continued must be' raled out Meanwhile, there is much specu-there remained only the lation as to the fate of the new tive, Germany's return Cabinet when it faces the Reich-dualism, in open opposition to stag. Should the People's Party Russian' collectivism, Last Sun-combine with the Nationalists in 'g election results. in. Hamburg, voting against the new continued, had clearly demon-then its fate will be sealed and unstrated that the time of, middle less Dr. Bruening is prepared, with courses and middle parties was the approval of President Hindenpast and that Germany had "to burg, openly to proclaim a Dic-chose: between the two extremes. ship and. govern without Par-which, he asserted, was a blessing Tiament the followers of in disguise. 'The choice, however, Hitler will have a chance of taking' gould only lie with: the Right, be: eauize only the parties of the (Right Oct, 9, could guarant maintenance After two days of strenuous of domestic law and order which effort Dr. Heinrich Bruening, Ger-wis indispensable for a restora-many's "iron Man," to-day' suction of private enterprise and the ceeded in forming 'n new Govern-abolishment of li, socialist and ment to the coalition Cabinet which Semi-socialist policies. The resigned after Dr. Julius Curtius, Assembling of the Reichstag this the Foreign Minister, had with: month, Herr von Papen prophecied drawn from the scene of political Ju conclusion, would Dung a general action, swing. towards the Right" even the new Government Dr.

the so-called nuddle Bruening, who has headed the Gov-Parties.

Jernment since March 30, 1930 and "The secession movement in the who has been a virtual dictator for ranks of the German Socin] De-many weeks, becomes the Chancellor. mocratic Party culminated. to-day He also becomes the Bfinister of inthe formation of the "Socialist

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