Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
New Cabinet to Adhere to
Policy of international
Cancellation.
REGRETS DEBTS HOLIDAY
ONLY TEMPORARY RELIEF
Nationalist Opposition Members
Remain Absent From Chamber
Until After Chancellor's Address.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, october IS. = Chancellor
Heinrich Bruening picked up the gaunt-
let thrown down by the governments
opponents and outlined n compre-
hensive program Of constructive meas
ures at the opening of the Reichstag to-
day. designed to solidify the ranks Of
his supporters.
He talked for an hour. The Com
munists continually interrupted with
Kisses. laughter and angry cries Of
Dictatorship" and Imitation"
The Nationalist opposition members
including the National Socialist faction
of Adolf Hitler, did not enter the cham
Der until after the chancellor had fin
ished his declaration.
New Cabinet Program.
The new cabinets program, as Chan
cellor Bruening outlined it. will in
clude:
Continuation of the policy Of inter-
national Cancellation.
Definite settlement Of the political
debts question.
Safeguarding the stability of the Ger
man mark.
Continued strict economy.
Lowering the cost of production.
Restricting superfluous imports
Maintaining law and order against
all disturbers.
Appointing an economic advisory
board
Against the anti-French utterances
of the Nationalist at Hamburg Sunday.
the chancellor pledged continuation of
Franco-German efforts at rapproch-
ment.
Direct and open conversations such
as that at Chequers are to pave the
way for solidarity of Nations" he
said. for possibility must be found
to create clear and honest relationships
and feeling between neighbors.
Adjourned Until Tomorrow.
Germany, while fully approaching
the vital necessities of her neighbors
demands the realization of the princi-
pie justice and equality among Ma
items
After the reading of the government S
declaration, which was applauded by
the middle parties while the Social
Democrats remained silent. the Reichs-
tag adjourned until tomorrow.
Il shall continue the foreign policy
in the spirit of the conversation of the
last few months, especially the most re-
cent Franco-German conversations, "
Bruening declared at the opening of the
Reichstag session.
The Reichs government does not
expect salvation solely through interna-
tional negotiations, or with the aid of
foreign countries, but Germany during
the past decade has experienced more
than all her neighbors how the unsolved
problems of the world have increased
domestic distress to the limits of what
is bearable and have nouriShed grow
ing dispair in all sections OF our people.
That is why Germany has a right
to appeal to all the peoples Of the
world at last to translate their efforts
for an indispensable common effort
into practical deeds"
Only Passing Relief.
After emphasizing the interdepend-
ence of nations, the chancellor said that
THE far-seeing initiative of the Presi-
dent of the United States unfortunately
brought only passing relief"
However great the significance of the
Hoover debt suspension and however
grateful the German people are for it,
the chancellor said, nevertheless the
uncertainty regarding the question of
political payments alone continuously
haltS international economic and finan-
clal interchange"
Reading of the governmental message
was constantly interrupted from the
Left side of the house.
A Communist speaker complained
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