The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-16
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HINDENBURC SAY
FRENCH OFFICIALS
Neither Old or New Government
Can Maintain Itself.
Hindenburg May Be New Hun
President. d.
PUT FAITH IN BERLIN REPORT
New Cabinet and Elections Ex-
pected to End Crisis.
Negotiations Already Under
Way Says Paris Dispatch.
PUT FAITH IN BERLIN REPORT
New Cabinet and Elections Ex-
pected to End Crisis.
Negotiations Already Under
Way Says Paris Dispatch.
BULLETIN.

Paris. March 16.-The French for
eign office received information today
that Doctor Kapp. realizing the situa-
ton is hopeless. has virtually decided
to resign as chancellor of the new
German government.
At the same time, however, 1t was
said, Kapp's military hackers had san-
nounced they would hold out to the
end.
Paris. March 16.-Dispatches re-
ceived by the French foreign office to-
day affairm the truth of reports that
negotiations are going on between the
Ebert and Kapp governments in Ger
many.
A Berlin dispatch declaring that a
compromise agreement had been
! reached between President Ebert and
revolutionists in control of the capital
was contradicted by a Zurich dispatch
winch asserted that Ebert had repu-
dated the Berlin negotiations and de-
MED the announcement of a compro-
mise.
The French foreign office, however
was inclined to believe that events
will bear out the announcement of the
kapp group realizes it cannot obtain
the support of a majority of the peo-
pie.
] The Zurich dispatches said that q
meeting of the Ebert cabinet was held
J at Stuttgart yesterday. The president
| and vice president of the national as
sembly and the Wurttemberg minis
| ters attended After the meeting
President Ebert gave out statement
officially denying the Berlin compro
1 to-
negotiations of Herren Marcker ant
/ Groener. who professed to represen
the Ebert government in Berlin nego
t1at1ons, were not authorized and an
nounced that the only solution accept
able would be the resignation of vor
kapp and evacuation of Berlin.
France Believes Compromise.
t Berlin dispatches reporting the com
promise were received here late yes
: terday. The agreement, it was assert
ed, provided that Ebert should con
tinue as president, but should form &
/ new cabinet of experts that new
elections for the reichstag should b.
held, and that new president should
be elected by the people instead of th'
reichstag.
The French foreign office put con
ciderable faith in the compromise re
port A Berlin dispatch reporting thi
compromise said that g. rapproche
ment would be likely.
The foreign office looked upon tn
compromise largely as a victory TO
the revolutionists. pointing out tina
thru its terms, as reported. the vol
Kapp forces gain most of the point
they had announced themselves a
tfavoring.
Look to Won Hindenburg.
Ebert, the foreign office pointe
out, was reported in the Berlin dis
patch to have conceded to the deman,
for popular election OF the president
dissolution of the assembly and forma
ton of a cabinet of specialists.
The German delegations in Pari
had no confirmation of the dispatcl
reporting the compromise. but said
had received the report from othe
sources.
| French officials saw a strong pos
sibility that Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg may become president If tn
report that Ebert has agreed to ca
a new popular presidential electio
is true. Officials in the foreign offic
!. believed his election is certain if h
! should become a candidate. They sal
they believed this was the reaso
Ebert has consistently opposed
popular election of president.