The New German Cabinet Having, on March 12th, induced the
Reichstag to pass the Young Plan and the attached finance Bills! Herr Miiller's Cabinet was not expected to last long, It resigned on Thursday, March 27th, the occasion being a dispute between the Socialists and the People's Party about the reform of the Unemployment Insurance Institute. The Socialists refused to compromise, and Herr Moldenhauer was, therefore, deprived of the support essential to the passage of his Bill. Thus ended an uneasy alliance of parties. The Socialists are now in Opposition, and Dr. Bruning has found the necessary support by including a Nationalist in his Cabinet, while Herr Curtius and Herr Moldenhauer retain their portfolios of Foreign Affairs and Finance respectively. Dr. Braning's declara- tion of policy, made on Tuesday, indicates that, though his support comes more from the Right, his policy will be much the same as that of his predecessors, the difference being in the emphasis upon economy and " systematic simplification of public administration." * * * *
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