Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
NEW GOVERNMENT
WILL SEND ENJOYS
TO SIGN COVENANT
Teuton Congress Favors
Agreeing to Pact by
Ballot of 237 to 1873.
DR.. HERMANN MUELLER
WILL HEAD DELEGATION
Foreign Minister to Succeed
Count Brockdorff in Versailles
Negotiations.
PLAN CEREMONY ON THURSDAY
Hall Of Mirrors Being Arranged for
Reception of Persons Who Will
Witness Event.

PARIS. June 22.-By a vote of 237 to
13S--a margin of ciShty-nine votes
the national assembly at Wcimar gave
the new government the mandate to
sign the treaty of peace as it stands.
The Democrats voted almost solidly
against signing
The new ministry. headed by Gustav
Bauer. formed late yesterday after
noon. is for acceptance without condi-
tons and, therefore. is expected to
send new peace delegation to Yer
sailles at once to sign the pact.
The head OF this delegation will bs
lir Hermann Mueller the mnioritSi
Socialist leader who is Foreign NIinfs
BcrnstorT. who had been slated for
TINS post. was found to hold much the
same Irne,. HieWs .s. r as his cousin, Count Won
deened unwis to send him to Yer
sailies in view of the antaGonism
against as him in American and allied
The Democrats refused representa-
rni, .iom IN the new government. which is
and Centrists.
Abolish Colonial Portfolio.
pro9f that the government is unre-
serse.iy sersedty resigned to the. necessity Of
seen In the fact that the portfoIio of
colonial Minister, held by DR.. Bell in
@ .t,s 2,ci,ciueiiann Cabinet, has been
many nnns reas fo5 hs tne sns. first time since Ger
Ionial expansion. she has today "A gov
ernment without Colonial Minister.
(cathoiis5 All Gs5hias las rzh,erEer b, the Centrist
Minister OF Finance in the new cabi
Alexander schlick tsocialjsp src.
ceeds Herr Bauer as Minister OF T .hn,.
Herr Meyer (Socialist), is Minister
OF Dem biliZation.
Gustav Noske retains his n,rtfo,;o q,
muster Ii or National Defense.
Herr Giesherts (SocialisU. remains
"'hister OF Posts and Telegraphs
Hnuer Expresses Sentiments
IN announcing the decision of the
government to sign the peace terms
Premier Bauer said before the e'Nns. Nn.
tiomal Assembly today
cannot expect the German peonle tS
ins,rn,, nis sres from inner conviction to a peace
popu iations being biie't; eons,,,,sH Wi,nput the
ammines a,e,iiners are severed from the German
tfy anentivy vieInTnd German SO s33vereisnty, perm
nomic and financial burdens imnosed
upon the German people
Mentions Nntion's Distress.
trefs nsFr ., Bauer tb. , continued. The dis
mas brought us together: we could nor
tei"se co operation unless we desired
nre, no run the risk of leaving Germany
Srnnen; and hopeless OF salvofion
lou VIII believe me when s,v ma
ore ~ mo nor mere to stand for the interests
OF our own party and still less TO sats
lSly our ambitions 80
we are here from IN, sarsa 30
"utE ~, 70; 10 save that which is savaGle.'
tnS expressed regret for the ac-
ION or the Democrats. Herr R,me,,
aornially presented the new ninistnrs
emu eral "n.oumced nrmsr that the Cabinets gen
TO that of the Scheidemann minisira,
,ba .'ns 10 the question of SicninpI
The iT Fiaty imnerin, or not; Herr Bauer said:
well understands that il faces tbn
enemNs terms. Exalted indienatinn
m,,nits "lniIs away individuals and the com.
on assuming my heavy Office MAJ
make max 4 request it is this. do not alioW
the question of acceptan", or raiec.io,s
to become a party matter 30 NOT r,;s ,'om
Judge the advocaes of reiection '''s a.,
thau tha ndin v,nnsts. pursuing seifish aims. or
necesstt% nee t VeI,sS as cs OF arGspthnce under dire
void OF the national sense of justices
On noth sides are w>ighty reasons
winch no responsible man can over1
look. y decision must be tai:an NJ
TIME for reelection is past The ra,,r
for action has arrived. and in It each
you pears responsibility
Necessary to Decide.
sc,n, nne imperial government is con-
or confidence. it can. in the eves ns
me nation and history. only have one
rear justification, namely. to rutbIssse
take decision after the eXaminn
tloii OF facts and a responsihiIitv
without an eye on party feelings.
uhder reserve the government weldon
10 force in order to spare suffe rjnc
iermany from new war and disrun,inS
or more national unity by further oc.
cupation. starvation for the woman
ana children and an unmercifuI longer
retention OF German prisoners USrr
bauer continued: But the govern
ment expects In view of the stupen.
dous burden. thus assumed. that all
and civilian prisoners viii
be returned without inierruption be-
ginning July ]. At this sole moment
self with absolute clearness In order
to meet before hand any possible re
that the conditions Imposed
exceed Germany's power to Derior,,i
ana we therefore Declined all responsi- /!
oillty for the consequences that should
Defall Germany should her utmost en-
ienvors prove the conditions impos-
sible TO fulillment
we furthermore lay the greatest
on the declaration that wa s
cannot accept. and by our signature
% not cover, article 22I demanding
hat Germany confess herself the aors
author OF the war.
Communication from the Germans,s-
10 the council OF four, relating to iha