The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-30
THREE NEW MEN
IN GERMAN CABINET
AS RIOTS CONTINUE
Noske, Loebe and WiSsel Get
Posts Scheidemann for
Foreign Minister.


COPENHAGEN. Dec. S0.-The Cen
trail Council OF Soldiers and Workmen
of Germany has appointed Herr Nos
Ike Governor Of Kiel; Herr Loebe, adi-
tor Of the Breslau volkswacht, and
Herr Wissel. Member OF the Reichs-
tag, as Cabinet members to replace
Foreign Minister Haase. Minister OF
Social Policy Barth and Demobiliza-
ton Minister Dittmann, who retired
Saturday night, according to Berlin
advices received here. .t.
The new cabinet held its first sit
ting Sunday afternoon. 1t was agreed
that Philip Schedemann would takd
ove.' the secretaryship OF foreign at
fairs in succession to Hugo Haase.
Herr Noske will become head of the
military department and Herr Wishel
will become minister OF social Bolicy.
As the result OF riots and general
disorder In Berlin. It is said the Gov
ernmcnt is considering abandoning
the city to the Sparticldes and estab-
fishing headquarters elsewhere.
Gustav Noske is probably the best
known in the United States OF the
new members OF the German Govern
ment. He was n majority Socialist
member fthe Reichstag for more
than eight years. In the early part
of the war he supported the German
Governments policy in the Reichstag,
but later criticised the army's admin
istration and the German policy in
the east. At the outbreak of the rev.
olution he went 10 kiel TO take
charge OF affairs there.
Herr wisseli is a majority Socialist
and was elected TO the Reichstag last
March from the Niederbarnim district
of Berlin. the second largest in Ger
many. The election was to I'LL a
Reichstag seat made vacant by tho
death of an Independent Socialist.
Herr Wissell defeated the Indepon-
dent candidate by n large majority.
The German Army command. ac-
cording TO a despatch from Berlin,
has informed the commanders on .he
eastern front that there Is a strict
prohibition against the giving up OF
aims and war material by the Ger
mans to the Bolsheviki.
The Independent Socialists in the
Prusslsn Ministry and officials OF the
Prussian Government who belong to
that party have resigned. according
10 a Berlin despatch to the Handles
blad.
The Independent Socialists. mem
bers OF the Spartacus faction and
sailors, held a demonstration in con-
nection with the burial of the VIC
Tins OF Tuesdays fighting. 1t is re-
ported from Berlin that several hun
dred thousand persons participated
in a demonstration under the auspices
OF the Majority Socialists. Leaders
of the Majority Socialists made
speeches in the streets and in the
TierRarten.
BERLIN. Sunday. Dec. 20 (Asso-
ciated Press).--Reviewing the situo-
ton leading to his resignation last
night Wilhelm Dittmann. Minister
OF Demobilization. Transport. Justice
and Health in the Ebert Government.
said to-day that a crisis had been i'm
pending since Nov. 8, owing TO con-
slant differences as to internal and
foreign policies between the two Sec
tions OF the Cabinet, the Socialists
and Independent Socialists. He said
the matters which caused the princi-
pal trouble were pressingly economic
problems and questions of deuobili-
zation and military reorganization.
Richard Barth. who also resigned
as Minister of Social Policy. was
present when Herr Dittmann was talk.
ing and took a most gloomy view OF
the immediate economic future OF
Germany. Both the food situation
and the problem OF raw products
present great difficulties, He said he
| was in favor OF sending a peace
commission TO President Wilson im-
mediately. with the request that Mr.
Wilson dictate peace to Germany
bad on democratic principles.
Leading Independent Socialists in
dicated tonight that their party
representatives would retire from the
p -ltions they now occupy in state
and government departments
Premier Ebert, Finance Minister
Scheidemann and Minister of Pub
lIcity Lansberg are now in charge OF
the revolutionary Government.