The sun., 1919-06-24
Herr Bauer an East Prussian
Secretary Of Labor Organi-
cation.
MUELLER LITTLE BETTER
Cabinet, Built on Clericals and
Social Democrats, Unlikely
to Last Long.
BY KARL II. Won wIEGAND.
StdF Correspondent OF TEE Sun.


wEiMAR, June 81 tdeiayed)s-with
the allied ultimatum within less than
rty-eight hours Of expiration Germany
succeeded in getting a new Cabinet
toee,her-and one that probably will
sign the peace terms. the severest ever
presented to a defeated foe in modern
times.
After strenuous two days and after
three abortive attempts black and
red" Cabinet, composed OF Clericals and
Social Democrats. was formed. with a
dark horse. Gustave Adolf Bauer, as
Premier.
The new Premier Is an East Prus-
sian, 40 years old and with only a COM
mon school education. He began to
make his own living when he was %.
since which he has held the secretary
ship in a labor organization. He is
specialist In labor questions and was
Minister Of Labor in the Scheidemann
Cabinet.
Mueller a Socialist Editor.
Herman Mueller. whose name came up
for consideration repeatedly. was re-
ported named, after consideration of
Gustave Noske, Minister OF Defence, was
dropped as Foreign Minister. He Is but
little better educated than Bauer. He
was formerly a merchant and then be-
came editor of n Socialist paper and
chairman OF the executive committee Of
the Social Democratic party. He Is AZ.
Matthias Erzberger. who heads the
movement for signing. and who has been
Colonial Minister without colonies.
takes over the railroads portfolio. while
Giesbert remains head of the postal sys-
TEN and telegraphs. Noske remains as
the national policeman In the post of
Minister of National Defence.
The new Cabinet went into Its first
session at 5 o'clock this afternoon and
as the National Assembly Is expected TO
convene tomorrow afternoon. Bauer will
appear before the Assembly with the new
Governments programme. which In
cudes signing the treaty. He will ask
for the approval of the Centrists and
Social Democrats. which together have n
bare majority. to do this. He will also
be supported by the twenty-five Inde-
pendent Socialists.
The new Government rests on two
wobbly pillars instead of three. the
church on one hand and Social Democ-
racy on the other. These will take upon
themselves the grave duty Of signing the
OF long life.
The Democrats. which include the best
brains OF Germany, regard theirs as the
coming party. They know that the
peace terms inevitably will become I'M
popular along with all those who signed
Il. and they figure that " they can point
out that they had nothing TO do with the
treaty they will have a big advantage In
coming years when only the burden OF
IN NJ tArr
will he remembered.
The appointment OF Bauer and Muel-
Ter was a strong concession to the indie
pendent Socialists. who had notified
PRECEDENT Ebert that Noskes appoint
ment would be regarded by them as a
declaration of war. That Bauer and
Mueller. who have never handled large
AFFAIRS. can master the gigantic prob
lens confronting Germany is doubted.
wbirIisig of Events.
This was another maddening day. with
the parties in commissions and the leaders
all but worn out by the strain and lack
Of rest. Sessions and conferences have
continued day and night since Wednes-
day. and the air has been full OF runners
and reports, those OF one moment being
reversed by the developments of the
next. Reporting a national convention
at home is child's play compared to try
Ing 10 keep track OF events here.
With the breaking up OF the coalition
q Social Democrats. Centrists and DEM
ocrats last night by the withdrawal OF
the note that had been agreed upon as
the basis for holding the Democrats In
line for signing. President Ebert tried to
get Mueller to build Cabinet. The ne
gotations failed. Ebert then turned TO
DR. Eduard David. chief of the INTEL
lectual party. at midnight. and 1t was un-
officially announced soon afterward that
he had succeeded. This was soon denied
There was general agreement that
peace should be signed, 1t being nc
longer doubted that the sentiment oil
the country favored this, but none
wanted to bear the stigma OF signing
their names, which would have TO live
through history as the signers of such
document None wanted to be pail
bearers for the once great Germany
That the German press was as much
confused by the rapid whirl OF events
as some OF the less initiated foreign cor
respondents was evidenced by the fact
that some of the papers announced this
morning that a Mueller Cabinet had been
formed. Others said David had been
chosen 1t Is easy to he critical. even
satlricsl, over the political gyrations
here could one be utterly blind to the
agony reflected in many faces. and were
It not Inappropriate in chroncllng the