The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-04
REACTION SPEAKS
SOFTLY AS MARX
OFFERS CABINET
Says Republic Safe; 10
Treat With u. S. S. X.

BERLIN, Feb. Pm a concilia-
tory speech, with an especial empha
sis on his good intentions for peace
and a sympathetic attitude towards
the Soviet Union, and his promise TO
prevent the illegal recruiting Of
lGonarchist and fascist troops into
he Reichswehr (the German army
allowed by the Versailles treaty.,
the new Chancellor, Marx, presented
his cabinet to the Reichstag today.
The Marx cabinet rests on a bloc
among the right center parties. It
excludes the extreme fascists, the
Hitlerites, or National Socialist par
~, but is a definitely bourgeois and
businessmen's government. 1t has
made, before formally taking office,
various overtures to the Hohenzol-
ern family, and is understood to be
willing to bring the former Kaiser
back to Germany, to reside as "pri-
vate citizen" where the monarchists
ran rally around him. e+~
"Peace and Trade"
But MARKS speech to the Reichs-
tag was an apologize presentation
Of the fact that Germany lies help
less before the European allied pow
ers, and still must also, for COM
mercial and industrial reasons, cult
yate friendship with the Union Of
Socialist Soviet Republics, and for
financial reasons, with America.
"--The Reichswehr must be kept out
of politics and all relations Of the
army with politics will be check
mated" continued the chancellor.
He promised to prevent illegal re-
cruiting and the admittance Of volun-
teers to the Reichswehr who are hos
tile to the republic.
Believes In LocarnO.
The policy Of understanding, which
has led to Locarno, the Daw plan
and Germanys entrance into tie
League, win be continued, the chan
cellor said. This policy, which has
been practiced since the end Of the
war, is a remuneration of the idea
Of revenge, he added.
"Whatever may have been the at
titude Of the various parties in the
past, for the future this is the only
basis which can be valid and deeis-
i've"
Must Treat With u. S. S. r.
The chancellor pledged co-opera-
ton in the proposed world economic
conference and demanded the with
drawal Of the allied troops from the
Ehineland. "This occupation remains
source of danger to peaceful re-
lations with our western neighbors,'
he said.
"My allusion to Locarno and the
League of course does not mean that
the government lessons its efforts to
foster relations with other nations,
especially the Soviet Republic and
the great American nation" said
Marx. "Our policy of understand
ing includes all the peoples of the
world"
MOnarchist Still
Count Westrap, nationalist leader,
declared that though his party is
represented in the cabinet it has not
abandoned its monarchistic convic-
tions.
"No abandonment Of our mon
archistic convictions has been de-
manded of u.s., said Count Westarp.
"Our recognition of the state IS not
equivalent to recognition of the
states form.
Party OF Order.
1--WE endorse protection Of the con-
stitution for the sake of order.
legal changes are desirable but
impossible because the present coal
ition has not a two thirds majority.
'In view of Germany's utter help
lessness revenge is impossible.
Communist attacks and street
demonstrations against the new Cab
met had their echo in the Reichstag
today when opposition clemens pro-
posed a nation Of LACK Of conf
dence"