The sun., 1919-06-20
By the Assocfdted Press,

| ~ he Aseocfdfed Prsss
| BERLIN, June ia despatch to
the Eeu Berliner Tdgebldtt from
Welmar reports that Matthias Err
berger, head of the Armistice Com
: mission; Gustav Noske, Minister Of
Defence; Herr Wissell, Minister Of
| Economic; Herr Schmidt, Food Min
lister, and Herr Bauer, Minister of
Labor, all are In favor of signing the
peace treaty, while 90 per cent. of
the Majority Socialists. 70 per cent.
of the Clericals, 80 per cent. of the
Democrats and the entire Independent
faction are ready to yield.
Bernstorn May Sign Treaty.
The Cabinet met this morning at
Weimar with the party leaders and
| the peace commission will hold a ses-
sion this afternoon. 1t is highly prob
hat the question of signing or
not signing the allied peace tre!ty
will be decided by one group or the
other and that the recommendations of
either will be sufficient for the As
sembly when II meets Friday.
| The question as to who is to sign
! the treaty was urgently discussed to-
! day. Even the party leaders favoring
! signing do not wish the responsibility
OF subscribing to the document 1t has
! been suggested that Count Johann Won
, Bernstorff, dismissed Ambassador to
the United States, is the man to bear
the onus ''as a sort of justice for his
! misdeeds in America that led to his
recall and the entry of the United
States into the war" Bernstorff, how
ever. does not wish to sign the treaty
and there perhaps make himself the
best hated man in Germany, whereas
now he is one OF the most popular
The situation is changing rapidly.
1t does not remain the same for two
hours in succession. The latest re-
ports, however. which seem to be re-
liable, indicate the appointment Of
Gustav Noske as Premier, which, II is
considered, would be equivalent to the
setting up OF dictatorship.
Spartacans Take Advantage.
! Many other rumors also are preva-
! lent. The political parties are so split
on the question at issue that the AS
sembly is almost equally divided. The
Sparticans are selling the occasion to
tie UP many OF the railroads with the
intention OF imprisoning the Govern
ment at Weimar.
| Die Freiheit and the VOssische 10
! tunO are the only Berlin newspapers
which favor the signing OF the peace
treaty. Die Freiheit. organ OF the In
| dependent Socialists, warns the Gov
| eminent against continuing its policy
OF provocation or flirting with the
idea OF a military dictatorship. II as
serts the Independents disclaim all
| responsibility for tie results at home
and abroad which might grow out of
| refusal to sign.
The only comment OF the Pan-Ger-
man Deutsche ZeitunO is Let them
come"
| The semi-official Vortoaerts. which
now openly argues that IL the Allies
! will not give time for a plebiscite there
, is nothing else to do but to sign. says the
/ National Assembly must have the decid-
( ing voice, but II accord Is lacking be-
/ tween the Government and the majority
OF the Assembly the Cabinet must de-
eide.
The correspondent OF the Lokal
Ansei0er wires from Weimar that
| President Ebert and Premier Scheide-
mann had rather retire than affix their
| signatures to the treaty. The Neus
Zeitun0 correspondent telegraphs that
Prof. Schueeking. one Of the principal