The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-21
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WElMAR, June 21.-It looks more
and more as If Eduard David would be
the successor, not only of Philip
Schefdemann, the chancellor, but of
Count Won Brockdorf- -Rantzau. the
foreign minister.
His tenure of both offices will un-
doubtedly be for only a short time,
but he is accustomed to that, having
held the position of president of the
national assembly for a brief period,
being supplanted by Konstantin Eel
renbach.
The cabinet held a meeting this
morning and gathered for another
session this afternoon, party leaders
| being present at the second sitting.
| It is believed Germany will ask the
entente for an extension of the time
/ limit to permit the settlement of the
cabinet crisis.
Press Urges Signing.
] Matthias Erzberger probably will
head the German peace delegation.
The opposition attitude of the
Democrats and German Nationalists
/ on the question of the treaty probably
will exclude Count Won Brockdorff
Rantzau and Count Bernstortf from
the government. The German pro-
vincial press is strongly urging the
! speedy signing of the treaty.
Berlin advices show the sentiment
| throughout Germany to be in favor
Of accepting the peace terms. The
advices cover Leipsig, Dresden, Chem.
nitz and other representative regions.
Geographically analyzed, the advices
! indicate that all the southern German
states are favorable to the acceptance
Of the treaty, while the Prussian re-
gions are maintaining some opposi-
ton.
Refusal Held impossible
Theodore Wolff. editor-in-chief OF
the Berlin Tageblatt, has telephoned
that newspaper from Weimar that
those in favor of signing the treaty
are SO active and numerous among
the Majority Socialists and the cler-
icals that a peremptory refusal to sign
the terms is hardly possible. Mem
: bers Of the assembly who take this
stand, Herr Wolff says, are being
given support by several Majority So
cialist members OF the cabinet, who
now are openly urging the appoint
ment Of Matthias Erzberger to head
the new cabinet.
|, Herr Wolff states that the solution
. now being sought will be in the ma
, ture Of compromise. He believes
that Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau
the foreign minister, can hardly be ex
. pected to stay II the compromise rep
! resents too great concession to the
= elements now clamoring for the sig
: nature Of the treaty.
= General Groener, former Prussian
war minister and successor to Field
Marshal Won HiRdenburg, as chief oi
the German general staff, arrived here
from eastern Germany yesterday and
conferred with the members of the
n cabinet about the Polish situation ant
the entire eastern front. He reported
that West Prussia, East Prussia anc
,, Silesia have determined to form al
. Independent state free from Prussi;
y and Germany il any portions of thost
a states are allowed to go to Poland
- He said the inhabitants of the thre,
. states are bitter at Germany. claim
=. ing that she had deserted them ant
=, swapped and bartered away portion
. of those states for the sake of others.
- The government says it cannot Sc
: where any bartering enters into tn
u situation. since it got nothing in NJ
= turn in dealing with the allies. Fight
\ ing with the Poles is said to be Ger
- - tain, forces of the Independent Nosk
=. - guards or the German imperial troop
= being the participants.
% CONFERENCE GETS NOTE
PARIS, June 21.-The council o
four of the peace conference receives
note today from the German peac
= delegation asking If Premier Clemer
10 ceau's note explaining the reparation
clauses of the peace treaty was
binding part of the treaty and hayin
the same force as the treaty itself
The council at its morning sessio
G considered this note, calling in 1t
experts on the question Of repairs
ton. Baron Sonnino. the Italian 70
is eign minister, was present
p- Before receipt of the German not
at the council had resumed considerable
as of the uncompleted portion of the Au
ed trian treaty.
rn According to Berlin dispatch Fr
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