16 OCTOBER 1926, Page 3

At this point President von Hindenburg came into the dispute.

He had, of course, a grateful appreciation of all that General von Seecht had done for the Reichs- wehr, and as a fellow-soldier he was naturally unwilling to part with such a valuable coadjutor. After reflection, however, he did the right thing. Remembering his oath to the Constitution, he felt that he could not possibly back General von Seecht, as that would involve not merely the resignation of Herr Gessler, but the wrecking of the Government. Nobody knows what might have happened if the Government had collapsed. All hopes for the triumph of the Locarno spirit might have gone with it. General von Seeeht has been succeeded by General Heye as Commander-in-Chief.