The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-21
NO EASY TASK TO.
FORM CABINET.
President Ebert Turns to So
cialist Leader as Successor
to Scheidemann.
SIT TUATION MUDDLED
Germany Will Undoubtedly
Ask for Extension of Time
to Consider Terms.

to Consider Terms.
Copenhagen, June 21.-U. N. 81
President Ebert has requested DR..
Mueller, leader of the majority So
cialists, to form new cabinet to
succeed the Scheidemann ministry,
according to the Berlin Vossische
Zeitung.
In addition to his party duties. DR..
Mueller is at present undersecretary
of the war food bureau, and is known
to be in favor with the independents
The Politiken's Weimar correspon-
dent telegraphs today that 1t is con-
sidered certain there that the present
governmental crisis cannot be
Strengthened out before Monday. 1t
is supposed that the Germans Will
ask the allies for an extension of the
time allotted, and if the allies agree,
the national assembly will decide the
fate of the treaty on Tuesday.
Needs More Time.
(By Alfred G. Andersen.)
Weimar, June 20-T p.m.)-Q. N.
S.)-The German government tonight
sent word to the peace conference at
Versailles that 1t had been unable 70
build a cabinet that would be willing
to sign the peace terms unless ad-
mitted to the league of nations before
January next. The note sent to the
allies also stated that Danzig must
be under protectorate of the league
of nations for two years.
The stipulations for admittance to
the league of nations and the gov
ernment of Danzig by that body came
from the social democrats.
The social democrats rejected the
centrist party's reservations concern
ing ex-Kaiser Wilhelmj Germany's s
responsibility for the war and the
corridor of Poland
Situation Uncertain.
London, June 21.--While the make
I'D of the new German cabinet is url-
certain, said a Reuter- dispatch from
Berlin today, 1t is considered likely
that DIR. Edouard David will be Sc
lected as premier, succeeding Premier
Scheidemann. Count Bernstorff, for
mer ambassador to America, Is slated
to be foreign minister and DR.. Dern-
burg minister of finance.
Weimar, Friday, June GOA. Po
1t looks more and more as If Ed
uard David would be the successor
not only of Philip Scheidemann, the
chancellor, but of Count Won Brock
dorif- Rantzau, the foreign minister.
His tenure of both offices will un-
doubtedly be only for short time.
The cabinet held a meeting this
morning and gathered for another
session this afternoon, party leaders
being present at the second sitting.
1t Is believed Germany will ask the
entente for an extension of the time
limit to permit the settlement of the
cabinet crisis.
Democrats Ready to Sign.
London, June 21.-Q. N. S.)-A
Central News dispatch from Weimar
today says that the German demo-
cratic party had voted almost unani-
mously to sign the peace treaty pro-
viding that Germany will be admit
ted to the league of nations soor and
that the allies will not extradite any
Germans.
Hopeful Signs.
Versailles, Friday, June 20.-(A.
P.)-The eighty-two attaches of the
German peace delegation remaining
here have been kept informed of de-
velopments in Germany by press
kilograms received by correspondents
of German papers in Versailles. They
appear to interpret events as favor
able to the signing of the peace
treaty and are receiving news from
Germany with manifest joy.
Unable to Agree.
Berlin, Friday. June 20.-(A. PO-
After futile all-day conferences with
the various party factions the gov
ernment this evening declared itself
unable to pick new cabinet and de-
cided to postpone the effort for forty
eight hours
" No Danger Of Crisis.
Amsterdam, June 21.--U. N. So
The German peoples party and the
national peoples party have issued a
joint declaration that acceptance of
the allies peace terms would be a
national disgrace, according to ad-
vices from Weimar today. The food
ministry at Berlin is reported to have
issued a statement that there is no
immediate danger of crisis If the
Germans refuse to sign.
Renewed Activity.
Berlin, Thursday, June ia. P.)
-Theodor Wolff, editor in chief of
the Tageblatt, has telephoned that
newspaper from Weimar that those
in favor of signing the treaty are so
active and numerous among the ma
iority socialists and the clericals that
a peremptory refusal to sign the
terms is hardly possible. Members
of the national assembly who take
this stand, Herr Wolff says, are be-
ing given active support by several
majority socialist members of tht
cabinet, who now are openly urE71g
the announcement of Matthias Err
berger to head the new cabinet. Herr
Wolff states the solution now being
sought will be in the nature of a
compromise. He believes Count Won
Brockdorff- Rantzau, the foreign min
lister. can hardly be expected to stay
If the compromise represents too
great concession to the elements
now clamoring for the signature of