Evening star., 1926-12-17
Marx Cabinet Resigns After
Confidence Is Refused
by ReichStag.
GOVERNMENT BEATEN
BY VOTE OF 249 TO III
Overthrow Follows Accusations of
Russian Gun Hoard Made by
Social Democrat.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December 1.-THE gov
erlment of Chancellor Marx today re-
signed after being defeated in the
Reichstag, 249 to III, on vote of
Ton-confdence.
The bourgeois coalition cabinet was
formed last May after the overthrow
of the Luther ministry.
The non-confidence motion was In
troduced yesterday after Philip
Scheidemann, leader of the Social
Democrats, had charged that a mon
slrchist military clique was secretly
organizing huge illegal army reserve
and was undermining the Reichswehr
as an instrument of the republic.
Names and Places Cited.
The charges were denied by Chan
cellor Marx, but Scheidemann contin-
ued to recite names, places and hg-
ures to prove his contentious, among
them being accusations that NUM-
tions and arms were being stored in
Russia
His charges produced bedlam in the
Reichstag, and shouts of traitor,
''blackguard'' and that's treason"
were hurled at him.
Scheidemann also charged that Min
lister of Defense Gessler was a tool
of the monarchist junkers," and de-
manded that the entire cabinet re-
sign, TO be replaced by one made up
OF republicans.
The Reichstag adjourned last night
without taking vote on the motion,
but debate was resumed today.
The cabinet, which was automat-
cally ousted by the adverse vote, will
tender its formal resignation to Presi-
dent Won Hindenburg some time this
evening. It is expected that he will
ask Chancellor Marx and his minis
ters to carry on temporarily until aft
er the New Year.
The Reichstag, after the vote, ad.
1ourned until January 10.
Presents Strange Spectacle.
The vote today presented the
strange spectacle of the NatiOnalists
ioining the Socialists to support a
motion which protested against exces.
sive ornaments.
Count Won Westarp, Nationalist
leader, explained this anomaly by
saving the Nationalists did not sym
pathize with the Socialist criticisms
of the Reichswehr, but believe that
Germany needed a stable government
supported by majority In the
He added that the Marx cabinet
existed only with the support either
of the Socialists or Nationalist.
neither of which parties was repre-
scented in the cabinet.
Among the outstanding events which
occurred during the Marx ministry
were Germany's entrance into the
League of Nations and the general de-
Velopment of a rapprochement be-
tween France and Germany, particu.
Iarly through the conversations OF
Foreign Minister BRAND of France
and the German foreign minister, DIR.
Stresemann at Thoiry.
Allied Control Settled.
Only recently DIR. Stresemann OBJ
tanned an agreement at a meeting o1
foreign ministers in Geneva to with
draw interallied control of German
ornaments on January 81 and to sub
stitute league supervision by investi
cations whenever they should be con
sidered necessary.
Another outstanding event was the
great referendum held last June or
the question of the appropriation OF
the property of the former ruling
houses of Germany. This resulted ir
defeat for the proposal when 1t die
not receive a sufficiently large major
ity to carry.
Later the problem was settled by
a compromise agreement with the
agents of the former Kaiser and Of
the other ex-ruling houses
Charges that nfonarchists have
been secretly at work within the
ranks of the Reichswehr and have
been Illegally engaged in activities
threatening the safety of the republic
have been frequent in the past few
years.
One of the most important recent
scandals in this connection was the
participation Of young Prince vii
liam, eldest son of the former Crown
Prince, in Reichswehr maneuyers
This led to a great outcry in the
Republican and radical press, and ar
investigation was held which resulted
in the resignation of Maj. Gen Vor
Seeckt as commander-in-chief of the
Reichswehr.
Resignation Followed.
Minister of Defense Gessler asserted
that he had not been consulted OF
advised of the presence of Prime,
William at army maneuvers, ant
that he consequently could not de
fend Maj. Gen. Won Seeckt in tn,
Reichstag, where the matter haC
come up.
The general resigned and was sue
seeded by Gen. Heye