New Cabinet

As it must to all nations, a Government came to Germany. After week upon week of crisis (TIME, Oct. 13 et seq.), a way out of the intricate difficulty was found by Herr Hans Luther, so-called nonpartisan, Minister of Finance in the Marx Cabinet, former Mayor of Essen. He did something which no other leader in Germany has been able to do in the last four months--he formed a cabinet:

Chancellor--DR. HANS LUTHER, Non-Partisan.

Minister of Foreign Affairs--DR. GUSTAV STRESEMANN, German People's Party.

Minister of Interior MARTIN SCHIELE, Nationalist.

Minister of Labor --HEINRICH BRAUNS, Centrist.

Minister of Economics--DR. KARL NEUHAUS, Nationalist.

Minister of Food--COUNT VON KANITZ, Nationalist.

Minister of Justice and Occupied Districts--FRENKEN.

Minister of Defense--OTTO GESSLER, Democrat.

Minister of Posts and Telegraphs-- HERR STINGL, Bavarian People's Party.

Minister of Finance--COUNT VON SCHLIEBEN, Nationalist.

Minister of Traffic -- FRIEDRICH KROHN, Non-Partisan.

This Cabinet is predominantly Monarchist in political complexion and constitutes a great victory for the Monarchists and Dr. Gustav Stresemann, leader of the German People's Party, who has consistently championed their undoubted claims to representation in the Cabinet.

The parliamentary position of the Government, however, is exceedingly weak. It can rely upon permanent support of 216 votes against 176 votes of the hostile Opposition. Between the two, however, come the Catholic and Democratic Parties with 101 votes. These last two Parties decided to give the Government only temporary support and to retain their freedom of action in case the policy of the Chancellor warrants it. Their passage to the Opposition would therefore be a fatal blow to the Government.

After the Cabinet had been found, somebody asked Chancellor Luther what he was going to do. Replied he, somewhat worn out by his exhausting effort to form a Ministry: "If I had the nerve I'd buy a ticket for Italy!"