Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
BRUEN|NG OUTLINES
CABINETS POLICIES
Tells ReiChstag He Will Stand
by Recent Conversations.
Foes Stay Away.
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that the Parliament building was sur
rounded by such an immense police
force that it appeared to be a besieeed
fortress, but his motion to have the
police withdrawn was rejected.
! On the economic side. the chancellor
characterized the governments task as
that of adjusting measures to the
changing manifestations of world econ
Omy. thereby preventing an upheaval of
the bases of Germanys economic life.
For instance, he said. it was possible to
reduce the floating 6ebt by 100000, 600
marks approximately 500, 900 ,000) which
could be used for salVaging private in
dustry.
Economic Advisory Board.
To help the government during this
period of crisis he announced. President
Paul Won Hindenburg had approved the
appointment of an economic advisory
body which is to work out an economic
/ program for the ensuing months.
Under no circumstances must the
stability of Germanys exchange be in
terfered with" he said.
of decisive importance is the eXecu-
ton of a plan for meeting Short-term
! Indebtedness and a final solution of the
reparations question"
| The chancellor charged big industries
with having embarked upon expansion
list programs with the aid of foreign
credits at the expense of the middle
classes and smaller industries
! Among the governments economic
and financial tasks of the immediate
/ future he enumerated lower interest
rates by banks, especially to smaller
undertakings; continuation of social
! services. such as pensions and the dole,
but their adaptation to financial and
economic necessities: continued MAIN
| tenance of the right of collective bar
gaining by labor, although with greater
elasticity than hitherto, and the FOSTER
ing of observation-disclosures movement.
Gen. Groener's Purpose.
"All domestic possibilities for pro-
duction must be utilized to the utmost"
he said. Restriction of importation
must be made wherever home prcduc-
ton, especially in agriculture. can meet
the existing needs sufficiently and at a
fair price. In this the Reich's govern
ment will act in accordance with the
warnings of the Basel experts"
Gen. Wilhelm Groener, the chancellor
said. was appointed minister of defense
and minister Of the interior in order to
concentrate the states organs of en-
| fcrcemeht against all attempts and cur
rents seeking to threaten the state"
! Our people and. especially, our youth,
! must be safeguarded against the inf1u-
ence of disintegraticn and filled with
the spirit of patriotism and readiness
to sacrifice" he said, closing his formal
statement. Then he continued ex-
| temporaneouSly:
"INn haVo made T1lrce1Voc moro IN
popular than other governments"
Very true" the Communists inter-
jected.
IF / had followed last Summers sug-
| geStionS to declare a mora torium," the
chancellor retorted, where would our
foreign policy be now?"N
The governmental declaration was
punctuated continually by Kisses, laugh
ter and angry cries from the Com
munsts.
Seeks Vote on Friday.
Chancellor Bruening is to face a
critical vote of confidence on Friday.
Nationalist Socialist Deputies to the
number of 107 and Al Nationalist, all
of whom walked out of the chamber
last February, are holding to the sole
purpose of overturning the Bruening
regime and replacing it with belliger-
eIlG fClSIlIlSG government.
They had four motions on the
agenda-namely, Cd to withdraw conf
dence from the government; CD re-
quest President Won Hindenburg to
dissolve the Reichstag and call elections
for November 8; 90 declare void all
emergency DEGREES issued since October 2,
and "a terminate the Reich's subsidy
Of the PruSsian police.
The chancellor was assured SO votes
from the CentristS, the State party,
Peoples party and Conservative party,
and was confident of 1877 more from the
Socialists.