GERMAN ELECTIONS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16606, 9 December 1924, Page 7

GERMAN ELECTIONS.

MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF DAWES TREATY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.' BERLIN, Dec. 7. With the election returns so far very incomplete, the German Democrats and Social Democrats appear to be, gaining Berlin at the expense of the extreme Nationalists and the Communists. Tito Social Democrats are doing weil at Hamburg, Munich and Mannheim. The German Nationalists are also scoring at Munich, where the Communists and the German People's Party ate losing heavily. The latter, however, are leading at Karlsruhe. Ludendorffists are practically wiped out. Communists have lost heavily. Von Til pit/, has been re-elected. Apparently the Socialists will Ire flic strongest party. ißeuter's Telegram.!

BERLIN, Dec. 8. A pro-Dawes majority is practically assured in the new Reiclistag. The state of parties is:—Socialists 62, Nationalists 37, Centre Party 24, People's Party 22, Communists 14, Bavarians 8, Democrats 7, Ludendorffs 2, Economies 2.

(Received December 9, 10 a.m.)

LONDON, Dee. 8,

' Provisional final Herman election results give the state of parties as : 'Social Democrats 129, Nationals 104, Centrists 67, People's Party 50, Communists 44, Democrats 31, Bavarian People's Party 19, Ludend'orffists 14. Economics 10. Farmers 4 Hanoverians 4, others 8.

Compared with the May election the Socialists have gained 29 seats, and others 16. The Communists and Llldendbrfliists each lost 18.

Dr. Marx, the Chancellor, and Dr Streseinann have been re-elected.

DEFEAT OF REACTIONARIES AND .MONARCHISTS.

POLICY" OF NEW GOVERNMENT.

(neuter's Telegram.) (Received• December 9, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 8

Renter's Berlin correspondent says it is now clear the republic has heen victorious. "v«r the forces of reaction and monorchism, and the policy of the new Government will be conciliation, with fulfilment of the treaty and Hie Dawes obligations. The Social Democrats will be the strongest party in the new Reichstag, with a probable gain of about thirty-five seats. It is possible the old so-called Wirth Coalition, composed of Social Democrats. German Democrats, the Catholic Centre Party, with the support of various minor parties, will have b very small absolute majority over the opposition, even if the latter includes the German People's Party led by Streseinann.

A significant feature of the elections has been the complete collapse of the Ludendorftists. who have gone over practically en masse to the German National Party; which now is the second strongest, party in the House. The Communists also lost considerably, chiefly to the Social Democrats. They have about forty-five seats, compared with sixty-tvro in the old Reichstag,

The Catholic Centre Party maintained its position. The German Democrats, German People's Party, and Bavarian People's Party gained several Mats. There are now three alternatives for the formation of a new Governmentfirst, a big coalition of the Social Democrats. Gorman People's Party, and Centre Party of Democrats; secondly. Wirth's Coalition; thirdly, continuance in office of the present Government under Marx and Stresemann, with benevolent neutrality from the Social Democrats.