Evening star., 1925-01-11
DIR. LUTHER ASKED
TO FORM CABINET
German Finance Minister
Will Try to Build Busi-
ness Government.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoeia ted Press.
BERLIN, January 10-Dr. Hans
Luther. finance minister, has been Sc
lected by President Ebert to form a
new cabinet, and the prospects OF his
doing so appeared brighter tonight
His ultimate success depends on the
action to be taken by the Clerical
party tomorrow, which will deter
mine the measure OF support guaran
teed him on the floor of the Reichstag
Chancellor Marks party held a
stormy conference tonight on the
question of permitting DR.. Brauns to
retain his portfolio as minister OF
labor under Luther. While there lie
much embitterment among DIR. Marks
party friends over his defeat In the
recent negotiations, there Is an In
clination to support DR.. Luther in
his efforts to organize a government
strictly devoted to a business ad-
ministration.
The prospective new chancellor has
demanded free hand in the selec-
ton of the members of his cabinet
and has virtually been promised the
support of the Nationalist German
Peoples party and the Bav-
arian Peoples party, and is reported
to have agreed to retain DR.. Gessler
as minister of defense, as a conces-
sion to the Democrats. If the Clerical
party votes to observe a neutral at
titude, President Ebert will commits
sion DR.. Luther to proceed without
delay in the formation of ministry
Opposition Impressed.
While the elimination OF Chancellor
Marx as parliamentary negotiator for
President Ebert has precipitated an
outbreak of heated recrimination In
the party organs, its immediate effect
on the existing deadlock has been to
sober up the party leaders by i'm
pressing on them the urgent need OF
giving DR.. Luther an unobstructed
opportunity to salvage the crisis
without further delay.
There Is an evident inclination to.
night in all party camps to permit
Luther, who is not actively identified
with any party, a free hand in con-
cluding his agreements with the va
rious parties, and there is an impress
sion that the clericals. despite their
chagrin over the matter in which
Foreign Minister Stresemann has
foiled and baked Chancellor MARI
during the past five weeks, will to-
morrow vote to abstain from active
y opposing a cabinet recruited from
all the bourgeois parties. This ap-
pears to be DR.. Luthers plan and
even II the Democrats decide not &c
enter into it, Luther would still be
assured of q majority in the Reich
stag.
Socialists See Intrigue.
The Socialists scent in DR.. Luthers
so-called non-political business cabinet
which nevertheless would comprise
Reichstag deputies from the bourgeois
parties, q camoufaged anti-Socialis-
government, and already announce
their intention to oppose it.
Luther is given credit for politica
independence and enjoys the esteem
of all the parties, which asset Is be.
lieved to have prompted President
Ebert to request him TO take an In
ventory of the parliamentary situ
alton in a last attempt TO straighter
out the confusion.
DR.. Luther Will conclude his con
versations with the party leaders to
morrow and il the promises giveI
to him are of a reassuring nature 4
Is assumed that President Ebert will
Immediately offer him the chancellor
ship in the new government.