CABINET FORMED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 288, 5 December 1932, Page 7

CABINET FORMED.

GERMAN MINISTRY.

General Schleicher Assumes

Role of Chancellor.

VON PAPEN SUPERSEDED. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, December 4. A new Cabinet has been formed by General von Schleicher who, in addition to taking the Chancellorship, retains the portfolio of Defence. Thus ho will control the army in the event of forcible opposition.

The other principal posts have been filled as follows:— Foreign Affairs.—Baron von Neurath. Interior. —Herr Bracht. Finance.—Count von Krosigk. Justice.—Herr Lutz. Economics.—Dr. Warmbold. Agriculture.—Baron von Braun. • Traffic.—Herr Guertner. Post Office. —Baron . von Eltz-Rue-benach. Labour.—Dr. Syrup, president of the State Insurance Institution. The Cabinet is now complete. The Reichstag will assemble on Tuesday. It is expected that General von Schleicher will ask the Speaker to agree to an adjournment to give him an opportunity of negotiating with the various parties.

General Schleieher comes of a soldier stock but gives no indication that he is a militarist Junker. On the contrary he is courteous and is credited with a reasonable spirit. His policy is directed towards combating unemployment by improving trade, and he has sought the views of unions and shown no disposition to flout the Reichstag.

The newspapers view Herr von Papen's supersession with satisfaction. "Tageblatt" declares that the appointment of General von Schleieher puts at the helm a man who shows a will to learn from the wretched experiences of recent months. "Vorwaerts" says the Socialists will continue to fight Herr von Papen's programme. His fall is an encouraging initial success.

The President, Marshal von Hindenburg, in a letter to Herr von Papen says he parts with him with a heavy heart but his confidence is unshaken and he will never forget the period of their cooperation.

The change from Herr von Papen to General von Schleieher is mainly important because it may mean that Germany's economic difficulties in the winter will be faced without political disturbance.

Herr von Papen's well-intentioned measures irritated the masses and his downfall was finally sealed by his colleagues' refusal to co-operate with him.