The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-23
GERMANY'S COURSE
MARRIED BY INTRIGUE
Obstacle Met in Democratic
Parfys Stand
ny KARL II. Won wIEGAND.
Sta6 Correspondent OF ITnK SuS.


WEIMAR, June 20 (delayed) The
Germans are confronted with the seri-
Gus problem OF finding government
thae will sign the peace treaty. The
confident expectations OF yesterday and
up TO O'Clock this afternoon that to-
night would see the new Government.
formed for the main purpose OF signing
the treaty. have failed to -materiaiiEe.
The opinion ls very general here that
the peace treaty must be and will be
signed. but no one wishes to assume
tho responsibility of placing his name
on the document, which the Germans
generally. characterize al. Germanys
death sentence and their own and their
chiioren's enslavement President
E3ert's- efforts to find a Prime Minister
VINO would form a new Cabinet failed
after many hours Of discussion OF the
situation with the old Cabinet ana the
patty leaders.
II has been day of bewildering
changes In the situation. The thread
OF developments ran through n veritable
labyrinth Of intricate channels OF politi-
cal necessity, expediency. even of machi-
nations: The gravity Of the hour has
not for n moment set at rest the play
OF political intrigue
r. Thee efforts to form a new Cabinet
| WIRE wrecked by the determined stand
taken 10y the Democratic party In the
National Assembly. The Democrats
were urged to form again third pillar
tiP the Government, but they reiterated
yesterdays refusal to permit any MEM
| Der OF their party to enter peace
| signing Cabinet except under certain
conditions. which were that they would
participate in the signing OF the treaty
IL the Allies were asked to change the
| te,ms as follows:
Danzig and west Prussia to pass
to the League OF Nations for two
years, after which definite DISPOSE
tion would be made or them. that
the entire 90 peace treaty be revised
after four years. that the commits
sion which Is TO control Germany's
finances Is to be international instead
of interallied.
The Social Democrats and Centrists
In their anxiety to have the Democrat,
stand with them accepted these oondi-
| tons and added two others OF their own,
that the Allies abandon their demand for
an acknowledgment by Germany of sole
guilt for the war, and that they drop
the demand for the delivery OF the
former Kaiser and others charged with
crime to the Allies for trial
The note was to have been telegraphed
Mt O'Clock to Counsellor Won Hanel al
Versailles. but at the last moment cour-
age appears to have failed. largely. # Ia
said. through the efforts of Erzberger
and uoeber, both Centriats who had
strongly opposed this action on the
ground that it would bring catastrophe
upon Germany. and at s o'clock tonight
the note was Withdrawn.
1t was declared tonight in parlia-
mentary circles that while in the fore.
noon there was an apparent majority
in the National Assembly for signing
the treaty. the sudden SHIFT In the settle.
ment late In the day made It extremely
doubtful without the Democrats.
The brains of Germany are in the
Democratic party and in trying TO form
n new government 1t has been painfully
apparent that there is dearth of
capable men in the Social Democratic
| organization.