Tentative Cabinet

Dr. Hans Luther was Chancellor of the Reich until his cabinet ful- filled its promise to resign if the Locarno Pacts were indorsed by the Reichstag (TIME, Dec. 14).

Dr. Luther has continued as Acting Chancellor of the Reich, because President von Hindenburg has not been able to find anyone capable of forming a Cabinet among the parties who wish to oust Luther (TIME, Dec. 28).

Last week, President von Hindenburg told Acting Chancellor Luther to submit a tentative Cabinet with which he would like to carry on again as Chancellor. Late in the week Dr. Luther drew up the following tentative apportionment of Cabinet plums among the German factions:

Catholic Centrists ............. Three

(Dr. Koch, Justice; Herr Buergers, Commerce; Herr Brauns, Labor)

People's Party ..................Two

(Dr. Stresemann, Foreign Affairs; Herr Hepp, Food)

German Democratic Party..........Two

(Party Leader Herr Koch, Interior; Herr Reinhold, Finance)

Bavarian People's Party..........One

(Herr Stingl, Posts and Telegraphs)

Extreme Right....................One

(Herr Krohne, Transportation)

Extreme Left, Socialists and Minor Parties...None

It was generally believed that this list represents the final balancing of factions preparatory to the actual creation of the Cabinet.

The dream of a "big coalition," with the Socialists participating, seems as far from realization as ever.