The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-30
PREPARATIONS PACT SIGNED BY
OFFICIALS OF NATIONS PUTS
DAWES PLAN INTO FORCE
FOrty-Eight German Nation
alists Reverse Stand and
Support Settlement
SENSATIONAL CLIMAX
Government Determined To
Take Drastic Step if Reich
stag Failed to Act
SENSATIONAL

London, Aug. 3O.-The pact
drawn up at the recent internation-
al conference here, outlining the
ways and means of putting the
Dawes reparations program into
effect, was signed by the represen-
tatives Of the various nations. early
this afternoon.
Berlin, Aug. 3O.-The turnabout
by 48 German nationalist reich
stag deputies late yesterday after
noon gave the arx-Stresemann
government a comfortable majority
in favor of the London PREPARATIONS
agreements.
The sensational flop by the reac-
tlcnaries was ostentatiously con-
cealed up to the time balloting on
the railway bill began, both the
bank and debenture laws having
previously been adopted by rising
votes.
Ask Both Color Cards
When the dozen leaders proceed
ed to hand out the ballots to the
National deputies it was observed
tnat they requested both red and
"hlte cards. The red card was a
negative vote and it was exhibited
IN the plain view of members of
other parties and to occupants in
the gallery. But scores of opera
glasses from the gallery, which fol-
lowed this clumsy display of leger-
demaln by the reactionaries. OBJ
served the disappearance Of the
req ballots under the seats of these
deputies, while the white cards in
dicatlng a vote in affirmative of
the question at issue, were hastily
chucked into the ballot box.
In support of the railway bill 31A
votes were cast, as against 1877
votes IN opposition, which came
from the Communists and the Lud-
endorff party and 48 Nationalist.
members, the government RECEIVING
a majority considerably in excess
CT the constitutional two-thirds re-.
quirement.
The voting on the London agree.
ments supplied spectacular. but
not sensational climax to four
weeks OF acrimonious partisan war.
fare on the Dawes report. the hill
OF OF winch was supplied by the Ger
man Nationalist party which up to
"a hours ago, kept up an attitude
OF militant opposition to the Lon
doh agreement and the Marx gov
ernment.
In political circles today's vote
Is clearly described as a signal viz
tory for the Marx -Stresemann gov
ernment, which before and since
the conference in London had CON
quoted sturdy above-board fight
Tor the adoption of the Dawes plan.
Government Held Firm
At no time did the government
cave the opposition forces in doubt )
WIN regard to its determination to
dissolve the present reichstag in
me event the opposition failed to
grant the government the reouired
maJority. Also it made no CON
'ealment of its antipathy to- such
an expedient, not only because in
.ernal commissions were bound to
arse through new elections. but
,niefly because of its con1ider-
alton of the important strategic
which would be lost to
Germany in the event the London
agreement, or part of it, should be
exposed to revision through fail
ire OF it's ratification by the pres
mt riechstag.
This consideration of Germanv's
interest in the agreement, to be
'atlfied tomorrow, largely deter
nlned the governments readiness
g enter into negotiations with the
on the question of ad-
hitting them into reconstructed
founded on a broad
Ibourgoisie" basis, and constitutes
ne price paid for consummation
I the peace pact, which found its
ruition in today's balloting.