№1 2021 — 12
DOI: 10.22281/2413-9912-2021-05-01-128-140
Tyrygin A.A.
HUGENBERG CONTRA ERZBERGER: CRITICISM OF THE FINANCIAL REFORM
OF THE REICHSMINISTER IN THE WEIMAR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The article deals with the criticism of the financial reform of Reich Minister Matthias Erzberger in the Weimar National Assembly from the right-wing parties that expressed the interests of big proprietors and the industrial elite. Erzberger, seeking to create a centralized tax system, has come across consistent criticism from the leader of the radical wing of the German National People’s Party faction Alfred Hugenberg, a Pan-German, experienced financier and former head of the Friedrich Krupp AG concern. The Hugenberg’s criticism, who was seeking to make a political career, were the draft laws on socialization and emergency tax, submitted to the deputies of the National Assembly. The campaign against Erzberger, accompanied by sharp attacks and widespread public condemnation, ended with the rejection of part of the Reich Minister’s law drafts and the subsequent resignation. The analysis of the published political speeches of Hugenberg and materials from periodicals shed light on the specifics of parliamentary discussions, allowing to reveal the arguments of the right against the continuation of democratization of the Weimar Republic in the early years of its existence.
Keywords: Alfred Hugenberg, Matthias Erzberger, emergency tax, socialization law, German National People’s Party, Center Party, Weimar Republic, National Assembly, electionp.
Kostroma State University (Russia)
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