Evening star., 1926-12-16
NationaIists Cry "Traitor"
and "BIackguard" at Social
Democrats Leader.
GUNS HOARDED IN RUSSIA,
SCHEIDEMANN ALLEGES
Chancellor Marx Denies Govern
ment Money Is Diverted to
Illegal Uses.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December l6.-Bedlam
broke loose in the Reichstag today
when Phillip Scheidemann, head or
the Social Democrats, attacking De-
fense Minister Gessler, charged that
a secret fund existed in the budget
for the manufacture and boarding or
arms and airplanes in Russia.
To this the Right parties shouted;
Traitor! blackguard"'
Pointing to the diplomatic. box, In
which foreign representatives. in
cluding American Ambassador Schur-
man, were seated, the Nationalists
cried: why reveal these things to
our enemies?" then they left the
chamber.
Herr Scheidemann, who was leading
Socialist attack aimed at the over.
throw of the Marx cabinet. repiled
that the allies knew all about the
rotten militaristic conditions in Ger
many" and added:
1--WE might as well correct these
conditions ourselves as have the allies
act for us"
Marx Denies Charge.
Nj
Scheidemann, denied the latter's ac-
cusations that government funds
were being diverted illegally for mill
taristic purposes He declared that
the Reichswehr was considered q de
pendable instrument for safeguarding
the state.
The chancellor also stated that
Scheidemann's charges regarding the
boarding of arms and illegal militaris-
tic organizations referred to conditions
of years ago, but which were non
existent now.
In the course OF his remarks Chan
rellor Marx intinated that his cabinet
was now through with attempts to
bring Socialists into the coalition gov
ernment.-
Close followers of the political Situ-
alton expressed the opinion later that
the position of the cabinet now ap-
pears more secure.
Chancellor Marx opened the Reich
afag session with a speech in which
he mildly defied the deputies to over
throw the cabinet. He warned that
the cabinets fall might jeopardize
Foreign Minister Stresemann's policy
of concjliation with the allies, which
was the only hope for Germany's 8
economic and political recovery.
Cabinet Place Refused.
lie had rendered the Socialists a
place in the cabinet, he said, but the
offer was refused. The cabinet had
then decided 10 leave the matter with
the Reighstag.
The expectation of war material by
Germany was one of the stumbling
blocks to an agreement on the cessa-
ton of interallied military control of
the Reich as set up under the Yer
sailles treaty.
The allied council of ambassadors.
sittingin Paris, was dissatisfied with
the assurances given by Germany re-
garding such exports and also regard
ing the fortification of koenigsberg
and other places on the eastern from
tier.
The foreign ministers of the lead
ing powers, meeting after last week s
session of the League of Nations
Council, decided that interallied CON
troll should cease next January 81. to
be succeeded by League investigation
of Germany's armaments whenever
that should be considered necessary.
The matters of expectation Of arms
and fortification were left for diplo.
matte negotiations, primarily through
the ambassadors council If not
solved in this manner, they are to be
submitted to the League council.