GERMAN CABINET

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1932, Page 5

GERMAN CABINET

A NEW POLICY

SCHLEICHER’S UNDERTAKING.

(United Press Association- -By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

BERLIN, December 2

General, Schleicher has undertaken to form a. Cabinet. He intends to adopt ’ a | policy of compromise, abandoning tliei ideas of revising the constitution ill the hope of averting open hostility with the lteichstag. The new German Cabinet will consist of the following members: —

Chancellor 'and Defence Minister, General Kurt von Schleicher. He thus will control the army in the event of forcible opposition; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Herr von Neurath; Minister of the Interior, Herr Bracht; Minister of Finance, Herr von Krosiek Lutz; Minister of Justice, Herr Guertner; Minister of Traffic and the Post Office, Herr von Ruebenach. The Reichstag will open on December 6th. >

The 'newspapers here view yon Papen’s supersession with satisfaction. The “Tageblatt” declares that the appointment of General vort Schleicher as Chancellor puts at the helm a man who shows a will to learn from the wretched experience of recent months, ‘'Vorwaei'ts’’ says that the Socialists will continue to fight the von Papeii programme, the fall of Captain von Papen being an encouraging initial success.

VON SCHLEICHER’S POLICY.

(Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, December 4

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

DOWNFALL OF VON PAPEN

SIGNIFICANCE OF CHANGE

BERLIN, December 4

The change from von Papen to von Schleicher is mainly important because it may mean that Germany’s economic difficulties during the winter may po'-isibly be faced without political disturbance. Von Papen’s well intentioned measures irritated the masses, (and his downfall was finally sealed by Ins colleagues refusal to co-operate.

R EICHSTAG ADJOURNMENT. BERLIN, December 4. When the Reichstag meets on Thursday it is expected that the Chancellor will ask the'Speaker to' agree do an adjournment to enable ’an. opportunity to negotiate with the parties.