6 FEBRUARY 1926, Page 2

Herr Luther's new minority Government in Germany was saved by

only ten votes on Thursday, January 28th, on a vote of confidence. The Times correspondent says that before the voting there were many rumours about what would happen if the Government failed to secure a majority. One rumour was that even if the Government was defeated the' Cabinet would remain in power and put through a new General Election under a revised system of voting. Everybody knows that under the present system of Proportional Representation the deadlock. would be merely reproduced. The narrow majority has 'enabled the Government' to carry- on for the present.