Evening star., 1932-11-17
Only Two Small Parties in
Reichstag Vote to Support
Junker Ministry.
DR.. HEINRICH SCHNEE MAY
BECOME NEW CHANCELLOR
Action Follows Day of Rumors
That Government Would Step
Out of Office.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 1.-THE entire
German cabinet resigned today and the
resignation was accepted by President
Won Hindenburg.
The resignation was not unexpected.
All day reports had circulated that the
chancellor would step out, perhaps
taking the whole cabinet with him.
Opposition Too Great.
At the conclusion of cabinet meet
ing this morning it was said that no
decision on the advisability of resign
ing had been reached, but early this
afternoon the chancellor called upon
the President and it was expected that
he would indicate his willingness to
retire.
Opposition by all but two small parties
in the Reichstag dictated the retirement
Of this government.
Adolf Hitler's' National Socialists, the
strongest party in the opposition, never
have supported Won Papens admin
istration
The Centrists, the Bavarians and all
others except the Nationalist and the
Populists have announced their oppo-
sition since the last Reichstag elec-
ton. That left the chancellor with only
10 per cent of the new Reichstag.
Schnee Mentioned.
Immediately speculation began as to
the selection of successor. One OF the
names most frequently mentioned was
that of Dr. Heinrich Schnee, who was
in the colonial service before the war
and recently retured from the Far East
where he served as the German member
of the Lytton Commission investigating
the situation there for the League OF
Nations
Recently Dr. Schnee resigned from
the Peoples party, urging that the Ma
tional Socialists be given an opportunity
to participate IN the government.
An official communique issued after
the resignation was announced said the
cabinet had retired because 'it wishes
to clear the way for the President so
that he. as the leader of the nation
and with the high authority OF his
Office. may bring about the consoiida-
ton of all truly national forces which
alone can assure Germany's future"
Dissolved Reichstag Twice.
The Won Papen cabinet, however, viii
continue to conduct the nations affairs
until the President appoints new
chancellor.
The opposition contended that since
Won Papen's support so clearly had
evaporated his place should be filled
with a man who could command the
confidence of all political factions,
preferably one known abroad as well as
at home.
The one alternative to resignation,
that OF another dissolution OF the
Reichstag and resumption Of govern
ment by decree, had become impos-
sible Twice Chancellor yon Papen dis
solved the Reichstag and in each sue
ceeding election the opposition returned
stronger than ever.
The Shadow cabinet" put together
by gossip during the past few days,
when 1t became increasingly apparent
! that Chancellor ven Papen was slipping,
lines up something like this:
Shadow Cabinet"
! DR.. Schnee, chancellor; DR.. Heinrich
! Bruening, the former chancellor. foreign
minister; Baron Won Gayl or Wilhelm
Prick, the National Socialist minister
of the interior; Gregcr StraSser, another
| NdZl, minister Oh ldpOIt rIdIlZ otlOtei
the Steel Helmet chief, minister of pub
lie works, and Gen. Kurt Won Scleicher,
| Won Papen's minister of defense, re-
naming in that post.
Others mentioned as possibilities for
the chancellcrship were Franz Bracht,
| federal commissioner for Prussia; Karl
Goerdeler, mayor of Leipzig; Hjalmar
Schact, former head Of the Reichsbank;
Adam Stegerwald, Gregor Strasser,
Baron Won Gayl and Gen. Won Schleicher.
The Nad newspapers have insisted
that the post be given to Hitler, their
chief
The new Reichstag. elected last
month, with the National Socialists
still in the majority, convenes on De-
cember g.
President Won Hindenburg has not in
dicated his attitude toward the pos
sibility of appointing Hitler, but the
NaH chief served notice on Chancellor
Won Papen yesterday that there could
be no direct dealings between them and
that he would visit the President to
talk things over only if he were as
sured beforehand that Herr Won Papen
| would not be there.