The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22

would rather leave the Cabinet. In q
vote the Cabinet stood eight against and
seven for signing.
This morning began a series of meet.
ings and conferences which lasted al
day and far into the night. 1t developed
early in the day that the Government
was tottering under the shock of the
answer Of the Allies. 1 met Chancellor
Scheidemann coming from that confer.
ence and going TO the National Assem-.
bly,. where the members of his party
were In session TO decide upon their at.
ttude. He looked haggard and worn
out
few minutes later l encountered
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau in a cor
ridor OF the palace. He was a veritable
wreck of his former self. his face that
Of a man defeated by still fighting.
With the split in the Government
widening at every conference and the
fall of the Cabinet regarded as GER
tain, there came alarming reports from
several cities. notably Hamburg, Munich.
stuttgart and Erfurt of communistic
troubles, strikes and disorder, increasing
the general discouragement in the Cabi-
net. A threatening railway strike broke
out at Erfurt. which shut off weimar
westward for few hours, but 1t was
soon ended
Nosl<e's Strength Grows.
These conditions aided those who are
advocating a new Cabinet with Noske
as Premier, which would sign the peace
treaty. Noske Is no statesman, but he
10 keen man OF practical views who
left the non-signing wing OF the Cabinet
a week ago, declaring himself for sign
ing the treaty because there was nothing
else to do although at the same time
he expressed doubts II all the provisions
were fulhllable because of the condi-
tions in the country. which were certain
to continue and likely to become more
intense for a while. Noske is rega rded
by many as the only man available
with the necessary strength to keep the
situation in hand.
Under Secretary David of the For
eign Office and Herman Mueller, a
former photographer, are mentioned to
succeed Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau
as head of the Foreign Office. Othe. s
favor Count Won Bernstorff. provided
that the Democratic party, of which he
10 member. does not carry out its
threat to accept no post in a Cabinet
that signs such peace terms. Although
IL 10 we'll known that Bernstorff Is
persona non grata to Great Britain and
the United States, the opinion IS ex-
pressed freely that there would De no
objection to him II II were known tia.
he intended to sign the treaty. especially
as he has been one OF those who favor ed
signing as the only practical way TO
save the country.
A rather vague fear is expressed that
Bavaria, Wurttemberg. Baden and
Hesse might break away from the re-
mainder OF Germany IL the treaty should
be rejected. but even among the repre-
sentatives from those States failed
to find unarimity. Against the pressure
from the south for signing there was
no less pressure from the west East
Prussia and Silesia are particularly op-
posed to It.
Gems. Groen and Won Below are hold
ing conferences with Minister of Defence
Noske in connection with the critical
situation in the east. They believe that
the signing of the treaty will not mean
peace anyway. but the beginning OF
war with Poland.
During the greater part of the day
efforts were being made for a compro-
mise OF some kind. 1t developed that
some favored compromise OF accept
ance on condition that Germany be ad-
mitted Immediately 10 the League Of
Nations. 1t was stated In well informed
quarters with great positiveness that
whatever Germany's answer, II will be
In no case a straishtout acceptance or
rejection. but will have one or two con-
ditions attached