Paul von Hindenburg will run for president of Germany after all, backed by all the right-wing monarchist parties. He evidently agreed only after receiving a letter from ex-kaiser Wilhelm, which is believed to have relieved him of his oath to the monarchy. The Deutsche Volkspartei of Gustav Stresemann and is brought into line behind the former field marshal by threats from the big financial interests to destroy the party.
French PM Édouard Herriot threatens to resign after losing a vote in the Senate he had made a matter of confidence – a $20,000 appropriation for secondary scholarships, of all things – but then fails to resign. The Cabinet spends the evening discussing the price of bread, “which tends to show that whatever else Premier Herriot has lost he has preserved his sense of humor.” Really, all of Herriot’s financial plans, including a forced levy on capital, look like failing.
Polish War Minister Władysław Sikorski says Poland won’t give up an inch of its territory to either Germany or Russia and “gave an enthusiastic account of the ability of Poland to protect herself.” For example, “each year there are a million more Poles in the world. ...it will not be easy to crush Poland, with her 30 million inhabitants.”
Labor Secretary James “Puddler Jim” Davis foresees a time when labor and management understand that strikes and lock-outs are just silly. It’s all cooperation now, he says.
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