The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-20

London, June 20.-The Ger
man national assembly at Wei
mar has accepted the peace
treaty, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch
from Paris.
Of the national assembly at Wei
mar has taken the action reported
in the foregoing agency dispatch, it
has passed upon the peace treaty a
day earlier than the last direct ad-
vices from Germany had indicated.
Dispatches from Berlin received
Thursday night stated that the as
scmbly was expected to make its
final decision on the treaty on Sat-
urday. 1t was added that in all
probability the assembly would de-
eide to order that a plebiscite be
taken.) a--..-t -.s- s--
This dispatch has not been verified
from any source.
Weimar, June 20.-The Ger
man cabinet headed by Philip
Scheidemann has resigned.
London, June 2O-The signing of
the peace treaty by Germany. an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Co.
penhagen quoting advices from Wei
mar SAYS, is as certain as if the sigma
lures had already been put to the doc
ument.
Premature, Says Berlin.
Paris. June 2O.-All reports con-
cerning changes in the German cabinet
are premature. says an official Ger
man wireless message sent from
Nauen at l o'clock this afternoon.
Division among the parties has pre-
vented the national assembly forming
a majority coalition in favor of ac-
cepting the peace terms, the message
adds.
The text of the message reads:
The national assembly at Weimar
tried to constitute a majority in favor
of signing the peace treaty. That was
impossible because of the division
among the parties.
"All news regarding changes in the
cabinet is premature"
New Government.
Coblenz. June 2O.-Gustav Noske,
the minister of defense, will succeed
Philip Scheidemann as head of the
Germany ministry, according to a
Weimar dispatch received here today.
Matthias ErZberger of the German
armistice commission will succeed
Count Won Brockdorff Rantzau as for
eign secretary, the message adds.
Fail With His Cabinet.
Weimar. June 19.-GO:3O p. m.)
President Ebert has decided to
stand or fall with the Scheidemann
cabinet. it was learned tonight.
AS the present ministry is expected
to announce its determination to re-
sign before morning, Germany would
be without a president until the ma
tional assembly can pick a successor
providing Ebert carried his decision
into effect.
The situation was complicated by
the fact the railway strikes had COM
pletely isolated Weimar from the rest
of Germany. Reports filtering In
from the east stated that portion OF
Germany would take it's own
course" regardless of the govern
The above dispatch was filed two
hours and a half before announcement
of the cabinets resignation.
Fall Not Unexpected Here.
Washington, June 2O.-Fau of the
German cabinet was not unexpected
by officials here, who said today they
mad had. information that a coalition
cabinet of Socialists and Independent
Socialists was to be formed.
4iiidI' une EU.--A pOll OF tnt
members of the various parties in thE
national assembly seems to show thai
the peaces terms cannot fail to be &C.
cepted
The Majority Socialists. it is added
gave a considera BILE majority in favor
of signing
Means Acceptance.
Paris, June 2O.-The Scheidemanr
government in Germany has fallen, II
was learned here today. News of the
event reported during the morning
was confirmed later by military ad.
wees thru Coblenz from both WeimaI
and Berlin
The downfall of the Scheidemanr
government was made known to the
American delegation to the peace con.
ference. 1t is believed to assure the
signing of the peace treaty by Ger.
many. as Phillip Scheidemann. the
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