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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Berlin's Reichstag rejected Social-Democrat motion to stop 10,000-ton cruiser construction (255-203). Communists' no-confidence votes against cabinet and Defense Minister Groener failed; Social-Democrats backed Groener. Admiral Brueninghans cited potential Polish threat to East Prussia.
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Socialists Back War Minister
BERLIN, Nov. 16.-The Reichstag today rejected by a vote of 255 to 203 the demagogic social-democrat motion to halt construction of 10,000-ton armored cruisers.
Eight deputies abstained from voting.
During the day's debate the Communists made it clear that the motion served the purpose of the social-democrats in distracting attention from the Communist endeavor to stop building entirely.
A Communist motion of misconfidence in the cabinet was defeated by a rising vote.
Another Communist motion of misconfidence in minister of defense, Wilhelm Groener, the nationalist militarist, was defeated by 392 to 65, five deputies abstaining. The social-democrats supported the minister.
Before the vote today, former Admiral Brueninghans supported construction of the cruiser before the Reichstag, pointing out that "while at present there is no menace, Poland might conceivably in the future attempt to annex East Prussia, in which case the cruiser program would be necessary."
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Berlin
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Nov. 16
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reichstag rejected social-democrat motion 255 to 203, eight abstained; communist no-confidence in cabinet defeated by rising vote; communist no-confidence in groener defeated 392 to 65, five abstained; social-democrats supported groener.
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The Reichstag rejected a social-democrat motion to halt construction of 10,000-ton armored cruisers. Communists aimed to distract from their effort to stop building entirely. Former Admiral Brueninghans supported construction, warning of potential Polish annexation of East Prussia.