Evening star., 1928-06-03
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the world for the seven days
Il ended June q
n
Germany.--At the general elections
Of May 20 Socialists won i52 seats, a
gain Of % over the Socialist repre-
gentation in the late Reichstag. The
Nationalists, on the other hand. fell
ti1uddingly winning only 73 seats, as
against their former Ill. understand,
however. that 10 successful candidates
Of minor parties have pledged the
closest corporation with the National
lists, so that Tor practical purposes the
representation Of the latter in the new
Reichstsg should be reckoneo at 81.
The Ccntrists lost six seats. the Peoples
party (Stresemann's party) lost seven,
and the Democrats lost six. The Com
u1unists however, made an even greater
percentage gain than that OF the So
csaILsts. increasing their representation
from As TO 81. Precise data AS TO the
other and smaller parties are not avail
able
The distribution Of seats In the late
relchstaQ was as follows: Socialists,
I50: Eat.onsiistg. III; Centrists, 90
People's party, 81: Communists, 80;
Democrats, 81: Bayarian Peoples party,
10: minor parties, 5e. Total. 493.
The new distribution Is srougAiJJ, as
so~islist-. is2; Eatlonaiists. -: Cen
tyists. ca. Communists, 81, People
pa~ty. a: Democrats 2s. Economic
Union. %: Hayarian Peoples Party and
minor parties. 54 Total AS9.
The setback 10 the Eationalists
scarcely requires comment
The fat Is most reassuring TO we'll
wlgf1ers of the Weimar constitution, the
Dawes plan, the League Of Nations ana
the Locarno spirit. But note tnat; ak
exoia!ned above, almost half Of their
toiaI loss Of 3s seats is only nominal,
Dernsps nore than half. for note again
that the smaller parties ltncludins the
Yeonornie Union) gained total oi "
seats. The losses of the Centrists'
Populagtg lGtregemann's party. the
uarty Of big business. and Democrats
are yaY!ougiy ezpiainab!e. No DOUBT
a eood many workers vent over 10 tne
| Socialists by way ri protest against
wage awards unsatiafactory " tnsn'
and no doubt many others ot all three
, parties by like secession Fee0Tded tneT
dissporoysl Of the unhoIy alliance BE-
( tween the sationala9ts and parties Oh
the "Weimar coalition" lin which group
! Of cut-and-o,it Republicans the People D
/ Party ig now included, II famous
declaration by ElTesemann, tnc cnleI
" the party deserves fuil credit
The Communist campaign ecenls N
/ have been heavily financed from MOS
coy. ] note fWt1iIe fIspenoinR ludS-
nneYt ~ 10 is coTTectnessD the state
I raent that tfe Communists gains would
I have neefi considerably greater. but for
Important concessions by the Soclailst
! ,nodeYates 10 the Socialist radicals.
A new coalition government Is en-.
1eefed ~ include representatives oi
j the Socialists, the Ceftrists, the Pe0Dle 4
Party and the Democrats (perhaps also
the EayaFisn Peoples Party with q
SOCIALIST fnlo&t likely Otto Braun, Al
+ present chancellor 0f Prussia, for
chsnceil0f and Or Etresefnann W sue
eeed himself as foreign minister. ouen
a coalition would comprehend Woe
cigergencies. political and economic on
dDY4ef4lc policifS. bl1t the opinion ~
general tilzt II Is the ticket and that
10 either sort of government could en-
peet sny hut brief and futile life, f5iich
A. government. gwen look of perFna"
DeRDe might well expect from France
mitigation NJ the Hhineland occupation
think / shah have ~ qualify q
statement by above. II may perhaps
be doubted II the setback 10 the Ma
tioD5iiEts was more dile Indeed, II may
have BEEN leaG due to dis4rust regard
ING their attitude toward the republic
than " Indignation upon the account
" the legislation ftaz and tariff espes
ciaiiy iayofiIg the big landowners al
The expense of the industrial classes
. carried through by them And by TN
same token the losses ~ the CeDtriets
] 8na P0pulieis may be- partly explain
) &bje ~ indignation st the support gtgef
! by their ICeietgta2 representatives n
J such legislation. II may be doubted il
! ibe mpsiDileans are seriously apprehen'
! s.Ys shout the republic
! The new IteiaeilstaR VIII assemble or
. June 10,
= The FTiissian State general elections
> held the same day eR tile Reich eiee,
s iioBs TUNED cut about as fayoFably n
. the Socialists ~ did tIls Reich elections