Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-03
UNITED SOCIALISTS
/ WITHDRAW FROM
!; GERMAN CABINET

Berlin. Nov. 3.-(By A. p
Chancellor Stresemann's moribund
togr-party coalition cabinet, which
the doughty chancellor resurrected
from the last parliamentary crisis,
lest one Of Its chief props tonight
when the United Socialists at a
party caucus. voted TO recall their
three ministers from the cabinet.
The detection Of the Socialists
from the government, with which
they never were In complete accord
from the moment they were coaxed
back into IL month ago. followed
two days Of waiting for the chan
cellor's reply to their ultimatum en-
bodying series of demands which
obviously had been forced upon the
party's moderated minority by the
clamorous Left Wing.
The vote of the Socialists to with
draw from the coalition was carried
by big majority. They were rep
resented in the cabinet by Wilhelm
Sollmann. minister of the interior:
Gustav Radbruch, minister of JUS
tice, and Robert Schmidt, minister
of reconstruction.
DIR. Stresemann, has been indispos-
ed for the last two days, but is sus
pected of having given the program
OF the radicals much thought in the
quiet of his private chambers, and
when the party's emisSarieS called
this afternoon he briefly informed
them that their ultimatum was ILL
timed. ill-considered and wholly I'M
feasible in the present situation, and
that it behooved their party, as an
integral component part of the coali-
ton. to hold back with such proce-
dure while the nation was passing
through a grave internal crisis which
was further augmented by compli-
Gated foreign relations. The cham
Cellor's reply brought a swift re-
joinder from the Socialists tonight
when in party caucus and after brief
debate they voted in favor of recall
ing their ministers and withdrawing
from the cabinet.
The dissolution of the Reichstag,
followed by the installation of a die
tatorial government. of the contin-
uance in Office of Chancellor Strese-
mann at the head of the trump"
cabinet. comprising the bourgeoise
parties are eventualities suggested by
the retirement of the Socialists from
the present coalition. There were
no indications tonight that the en-
tire cabinet would resign. The chan
,cellor will be appraised by the bour-
seoise parties tomorrow of their at
titude on the question of entering a
minority cabinet.
With the disappearance of the
Socialists from the coalition govern
ment. which voted the emergency
powers bill, this bill automatically
ceases to be operative. although the
chancellor. i'm the event he continues
in office. will be in a position to
thority in connection with the enact
ment of economic and social legisla-
ton through presidential mandate in
accordance with paragraph 4S of tie
federal constitution.
The four party coalition which
came to an end today ruled the
Reichstag just long enough to wit
ness the dollar rate climb from 600.-
100000 marks four weeks ago to
100000, 100000 marks today. During
the same period the price of bread
jumped to rs billion marks, while
dill pickles today were quoted at 4
billion marks each.
These are some OF the more urgent
reasons for which the Socialists may
be said to have felt their participa-
ton in the coalition government was
a source of embarrassment and to
have welcomed the pretext to resume
their favorable pastime of parliament
tary opposition, in which role they
consider themselves better enabled
to conserve their party's prestige
with the man in the street.