Evening star., 1925-01-26
DAWES PLAN MADE
BASIS FOR LUTHER
CABINET POLICIES
Progressive Internal and Ex-
ternaI Program and Debt
Payment Pledged.
SOCIALLY REACTlONARY
TENDENCY FIRMLY DENIED
Friendly Relations Will Be Sought
With All, New German
Chancellor Declares.
BY EDGAR ANsEL MowRER.

BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.
By Radio to The star and Chicago Daily News
BERLIN, January 26.-Germany.
under the new chancellor, DR.. Hans
Luther, intends basing its whole ex-
ternal and internal policy upon pay
ing the reparations under the Dawes
plan, and she will seek to maintain
the friendliest possible relations with
sll nations, excluding none.
Chancellor Luther aggressively
denies that his policy will be
Chauvinistic or socially reactionary.
He considers himself the head of a
government of experts whose first
task is to get themselves and Ger
many down to business and push
along in peaceful pathways
This is the gist of a long statement
prepared for this writer-the first
since DR.. Luther became the chan
cellor-after a three hour conyersa-
ton with the plump, genial and en-
ergetlc man who seems still to be
What he formerly was-the upper
burgomaster of Essen and the watch
oog or the German treasury during
the last troubled year
Talks to the Point.
Chancellor Luther talks "to the
point In concrete sentences, avoiding
the official jargon and interpolatfne
witty and pertinent asides which, un-
fortunately, he does not wish to have
repeated His sincerity Is patent.
lie said: Il was especially glad of the
oppoitunlty you are giving me at
the beginning of my CHARACTERISTIC
10 explain to the American people
Ia fol
and to clear up any misunderstanding
ana misrepresentation which might
disturb the present friendly relations
petWeen our two countries-a mis-
Understanding which could only prove
fesrettable for, since the signing of
me peace, the relations between the
Cnlteo states and Germany have
grown continually better.
Thinks America Fair.
Germany has become convinced
that America wants to treat her
ralrly and she sees in the American
decision TO take part of the annuities
under the DAVIS plan, instead of push
Ing separate claim, a proof of the
American confidence in Germany's
good will. To restore such confidence
generally as the basis for universal
peace Is the fundamental and lead
ing aim of the new German cabinet
1t is my conviction that there Is no
more suitable way to reach this aim
than this economic understanding
which is foreseen by the Dawes re-
port Moreover, the internal recon-
atruction and peaceful development
of Germany, which are important ele-
ments of this general world pacifca-
tion, are possible only If the principle
of political and economic understand
Ing is assured. This applies to the
question of the evacuation of the
northern Rhineland zone. The Reichs
government wants to settle this ques-
tion as soon IS possible, for when the
evacuation, which was foreseen under
the treaty of Versailles, failed to oc-
cur on January 10, the profound con-
viction of the German people that the
healing of Germany and the world
was now to be expected was heavily
impaired and with IT Germany's ca
pacity for making reparations de-
liYeries.
New Policy Stable.
II took an intensive part in last
years work for international pacifica-
tion both in Berlin and London.
should have repudiated the greatest
work of my life if 1 had not done all
in my power to steer the German
state along this course which is SO
promising. The present German gov
ernment is aware that its foreign
policy directed toward consolidating
real peace was definitely deter
mined by the pact, and there Is no
real basis for speaking of a change of
policy under the new cabinet.
Concerning the charge current
abroad that my cabinet and l are re-
dictionary or Chauvinistic or consti-
tute q danger to the present German
constitution, 1 answer that the last
elections rendered the formation of
A parliamentary majority extremely
difficult and olmost impossible. But
Internal and external affairs demand
ed the formation of cabinet. When,
finally, I, who hitherto had been In
German public life only as an official,
took over the task 1t was clear that
1, having no party behind me, must
have some kind of parliamentary
majority.
Experts to Do Work.
Therefore certain parties have con-
tributed each member as a trustee,
but most of the business will be car
ried on through experts. Moreover,
in the parties supporting the cabi-
net, there are millions of workers.
employees and members of the middle
class. My chief aim is to obtain the
broadest possible support for all the
government decisions. Hence l well
come any collaboration and am ca
Eerly striving to win over the greater
circles of the nation. Certainly it is
true that the German Nationalists
have sometimes uttered opinions
which do not agree with the views
of the present cabinet. But 1t is de-
cisive that all the Richstag members
of the Nationalist party have ap-
proved the cabinets program
The cabinets policy is uniform
and, according to the constitution, it's
general policies are determined by
the chancellor.
Denies He is Reactionary.
Concerning the fears of a 'reac-
tionary danger allow me as the con-
sciously responble head of the new
cabinet to speak of myself 1 am
known to you for my work as min.
lister of finance in the Marx cabinet
/ come from a German municipal ad-
ministration which even abroad has
never been considered reactionary.
am neither a Chauvinist nor a reac-
tionary. L claim to be a patriot in
the sense in which the word is taken
in America and in other countries
and I consider my principal task to
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