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...attempt to force a vote of confidence in the Reichstag, which he knew would not support him, Chancellor Stresemann was defeated by 155 to 230 votes. The Chancellor thereupon tendered his resignation with those of his Cabinet to President Ebert, who accepted them...
...threatened and that under existing circumstances there was no place for a tax on coal. After stating why the first Stresemann Government failed, he remarked: " I go on record that what the alleged ' Stinnes dictatorship' wanted, corresponded to the views of the Chancellor and the whole Reichstag faction of the German People's Party in the first half of last week, but kept free from the vacillating and confusion of the last few days...
...motor lorry loaded with Green Police, followed by a limousine, made its way through Berlin to the Reichstag. Inside the limousine was a nervous, agitated man. One hour later Green Police and limousine made the return journey. Inside the car sat a man " wreathed in smiles": Chancellor Stresemann had been made Germany's first constitutional dictator by 316 votes to 24. Thus he joins the ranks of European dictators-Mussolini of Italy, Doktor von Kahr of Bavaria, Captain-General Primo Rivera of Spain, Colonel Gonatas of Greece, Mustapha Kemal Pasha of Turkey...
Stresemann Out and In. When the Social Democrat members of the Reichstag held a caucus and voted to withdraw from the Coalition Government (Stresemann Cabinet), Chancellor Stresemann forthwith presented his and the Cabinet's resignations to Herr Friedrich Ebert, President of the German Republic. The President accepted the resignations, but charged Herr Stresemann with forming a new Cabinet. The following Cabinet was chosen: Chancellor-Dr. Gustav Stresemann. Minister of Interior-Wilhelm Sollmann. Finance-Dr. Hans Luther. Labor-Heinrich Brauns. Public Economy-Dr. Koeth. Justice-Gustav Redbruch. Reichswehr-Dr. Otto Gessler. Posts-Herr Hoefe. Communications-Rudolph Oeser. Occupied Regions-Johanness...
Government was precarious in the extreme. It was considered that it could not possibly last longer than a few weeks. From the Right and from the Left Chancellor Stresemann was assailed chiefly on account of his Ruhr policy, but he succeeded in obtaining a vote of confidence in the Reichstag against both Monarchists and Communists. It was expected that he would obtain dictatorial powers for the Cabinet by giving a sop to the Socialists-a promise not to interfere with the eight-hour working day. How far the Chancellor will be able to exercise dictatorial powers is problematical...