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...forces," he added, "is the Reichstag's most important task. . . . Germany must recover her freedom!" [Widespread cheering, fierce Fascist cries of "Curtius must be imprisoned in a fortress!"-] Battle of Ballots. Result of the Chancellor's "fighting speech" was to consolidate and fire with new loyalty the Centrist-Socialist parties group which he leads -notwithstanding that the speech contained a qualifying statement that Germany will advance toward her aims ''solely along the path of Peace." Momentarily Herr Bruning had stolen Fascist thunder. Masterfully he pressed his advantage, maneuvered for a quick vote of confidence...
Backed by a strong Socialist-Centrist coalition, the Prime Minister stood for being called names as long as human nature could, flushed pink, red, dark-red, finally purple. As the swine song still continued, however, his self control snapped...
...deputies at every election since 1919 until its formal dissolution last week. Friedrich Baltrusch and Ernst Lemeer, Protestant Trade Unions leaders, were listed among the new party's leaders. Observers saw in this an attempt to bring into the Staatspartei the Protestant workers of Germany as the German Centrist party absorbed German Catholic workmen...
Entirely due to President Paul von Hindenburg was the impressive majority. Realizing that the bill had to pass, Centrist opponents of the Young Plan schemed to save their faces by abstaining from the vote to allow the bill to squeak through and become law by the President's signature. The grizzled, grim President, who apparently knows and sees all in German politics, neatly bud-nipped this plan. Summoning the Centrist leader, Dr. Heinrich Briming, he pounded his desk with his gnarled fist, announced that unless the Young Plan was ratified by a majority large enough to show unmistakably that...
Minister of Communications and Occupied Regions?Geheimrat Theodor von Guerard (Catholic Centrist...