The absence of an effective government prompted two influential politicians, Franz von Papen and Alfred Hugenberg, along with several other industrialists and businessmen, to write a letter to Hindenburg.
Ketiadaan pemerintahan yang efektif memaksa dua politikus berpengaruh, Franz von Papen dan Alfred Hugenberg, bersama sejumlah industrialis dan pebisnis lainnya, menyurati von Hindenburg.