Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-29
GERMAN VOTE
. IS 314 To III
/. ON EPARAT|ONS
thirds Majority Obtained
on Railway Bill in the
Reichstag
BANKING BILL ADOPTED
German Nationalists Who At
tack plan in Debates, Vote
Against Different Features
BANKING BILL ADOPTED

BERLIN, Aug. 20 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) The German Reich
stag today accepted the Dawes rep
aration plan agreement concluded at
the recent London conference, by
adopting by a vote of 314 1877, the
necessary two-thirds majority. the
railway bill to put into effect the
provisions of the London agreement.
The German Nationalists whose
open opposition to the agreement
and whose attacks on it during the
debate yesterday and today had
made the results of the voting prob
lematical. voted in favor of the rail-
way bill but they voted against the
banking bill. another of the Dawes
measures, which, nevertheless, was
adopted by vote of 295 to 172, a
two-thirds vote being unnecessary on
this bill.
The Industrial debenture bill, the
third of those provided under the
Dawes plan, also was adopted by the
necessary majority. The vote on the
railway measure provided twenty
voices in favor of the bill In excess
of the two-thirds majority which
was required, more than two-thirds
of the Nationalists favoring its ac-
ceptance.
Up until ten minutes before the
vote was taken on the all-important
railway bill, the outcome of today's
voting on the London agreement had
been wholly conjectural although
persons 10 well-informed circles had
learned early in the day of a peace
pact which was said to have been
concluded between Foreign Minister
Stresemenn and the Nationalists.
1t was this eleventh-hour agree
ment between the government and
the nationalists, which resulted in
the detection of tifty-seven votes
from the ranks of this opposition
party and which enabled the gov
ernment to obtain a constitutional
majority in support of its work at
London.
The price which the government
paid for the support of the nation
alists, which up until midnight last
night had still been in doubt, is re-
ported to be a promise that the
present cabinet will be reconstitu-
ted in the near future to include
several nationalists.
The governments approval of a
tariff on grain Is also reported to
be part of the bargain made by DIR.
Streseman who acted as a go-between
| for the present ministry.
When the vote on the railway bill
was announced today, there was a
deafening roar of howls and jeers
! The Agrarian wing voted in favor
| of the agreement while the Commu-
nists, Won Ludendorfs party and
| about fifty Nationalists comprised
| the opposition.
! The successful vote today empow-
| ers the representatives of the gov
ernment to sign the Dawes plan
| agreement In London although II
| had been announced that the pact
| would be signed whether or not the
| Reichstag voiced its approval of the
| measures voted upon today.
Chancellor Marx and Presiden;
! Ebert on Wednesday signed DEGREES
dissolving the Reicnstag, which
would have been used had the leg
| islature withheld its support. In
that event, President Ebert would
have taken advantage of article 48
| of the German constitution and
would have empowered the Marx
Stresemann ministry to ratify the
London agreement.
| The Reichstag this morning con-
| tlHueQ tlo QcDdle WHICH Hdu BOHc
on in a lengthy and acrimonious
fashion for seven hours yesterday
1t was not believed, however. that
H. would be necessary to use the dis
solution decree which had been sign
ed by the chancellor for use in the
event that the house withheld Its
approval of the pact elaborated al
J the international conference.
4 Chancellor Marx, in final appea
this morning for acceptance of the
pact. suggested that the resolutions
which the Nationalist had submit
ted yesterday should be amended Sc
as to enable the government to sup
port them.
Meanwhile, negotiations were con.
tinuing behind the scenes and there
was feverish activity In party cir
cles with well informed persons gen
orally conceding that there was a
least an even chance for adoption
of the London agreement.
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