The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-20

Paris, June 20.-The Scheidmann
government in Germany has fallen,
II was learned here today. News Of
the event, reported this morning. was
confirmed later by military advises
through Cobleuz ana from Weimar and
Berlin The downfall of this &, vr, n
men, was made known 10 ;he .lmeri-
can peace delegates. 1t Is believed
that 1t will assdre the signing of the
peace treaty by Germany as Ph..ip
Schiedmann, premier, was un6ers.,Od
to be the chief opponent of the re
yised terms. an early reporC said
tina. Gustav Nosse, defense Minister
was forming a new cabinet. aN
Remain faithful to our duties tow.
ard Allies was the passage in the
address of Premier Orlando which
turned the tide against the premier
and resulted in the adverse vote
which caused the cabinet to resign.
When Orlando made this statement.
there was q great tumult and cries of
"Our allies have never been faithful
10 us. Why should we be faithful to
them?" were heard. Orlando's fate
ful utterance so stirred the deputies
that the remainder of his speech
was received with little attention.
Berlin. June 19.-The German Ma.
tional Assembly will make its final
| decision on the Peace Treaty Satur-
day, according to private advices re-
ceived from Weimar In all proba-
bility, il is said. the Assembly will de
eide to order that a plebiscite be
| taken.
The semiofIicial Vorwarts, which
now openly argues that il the Allies
will not give time for a plebiscite
there is nothing TO do but sign; says
! that the National Assembly must
have the deciding voice, but If acord
is lacing between the Government
and the majority o fthe Assembly,
I the Cabinet must decide.
If the German National Assembly
orders a plebiscite on the Peace
/ Treaty Saturday the voting will have
/ TO be done so that the German answ-
er can reach the Allies in Paris by
Gao p. m. Monday, Paris time, unless
the Germans should request, and the
Allies grant, further extension Of
/ time in which to act on the amende>
treaty. Late in April it was reported
1 from Berlin that the German Govern
ment had all the appurtenances of an
election in readiness for a plebiscite
on the peace terms. At that time
persons close to the Government said
that such an election could be com
pleted throughout Germany in forty
I eight hours. Since the revolution in
November, all important elections in
Germany have been held on Sunday.
According to the Berliner Tage-
blatt's correspondent at Weimar,
groups Of the Center and Democratic
Parties which advocate singing the
treaty are steadily gaining ground
Should the decision in favor of such
action prevail. a new peace delega-
ton must be sent to Versailles, as
the present one is solidly against
singing, the correspondent says.
The correspondent predicts that
the Cabinet will resign, and says that
Count Won Bernstorff, former Am
bassador to the United States; is like
~ to succeed Count vonBrockdorff-
Rantzau as envoy to Versailles.
Weimar, June 2O.-The cabinet, al
though resigned. will continue in Of
fee until President Ebert has been
able to form new one.
Coblenz, June 2O.-It is probable
that Matthias Erzberger of the Ger.
man armistice commission will sue.
ceed Won Grockdorff.Rantzau as for.
eign secretary.
Paris. June 2O.-All reports con.
corning the changes in the German
cabinet are premature, says an OIL
cial German wireless from Nauen