New-York tribune., 1920-06-21
Monarchists
Yield i'm Berlin
Cabinet Crisis
Peoples Party Compelled
to Agree to Abandon Agi-
tation in Favor of Re
turn of Hohenzollerns
Catholics Keep Places
Centrists, Democrats and
German Peoples Party
Constitute New Coalition
By William c. Dreher
soec.o, Cable to The Tribs--

r,,vrigh.. 1890. Nav York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, June 2o.-The Cabinet
.-is;s precipitated by the recent
psjchstas elections has passed. After
weeks of jockeying for power. in which
,,psrsnt.y no group of parties could
!. formed that would command a ma
;oritv in the National Assembly, a
.olution has been worked out which
PROMISES to provide the country with a
is;rly stable government.
Kons:antin Fehrenbach, long presi-
aertl of the Reichstag in the days of
the empire and subsequently president
si the National Assembly under the
eouplic. viii be the Chancellor, sue
reeding Herman Mueller, head of the
isuosed Social Democratic Democratic
cer.rist coalition. The new Cabinet,
which will be formed in the next few
days, will rest on the Centrists, the
democrats and the German Peoples
oarty. Several members OF the Muel-
Ter ministry will retain their port
;olios among them the few Catht lie
members and at least two, Koch, Min
s.er of the Interior. and Gessler, Min
;ter of Defense, of the Democrats
Herr Won Hedze. of the PEOPLES
marty. will be the new Attorney Geo-
,ral. and Herr Won Hardoff Will also
raye place, although the portfolio
which he will hold has not yet been
decided definitely.
Stresemann Forced Out
stresemann, outspoken leader of
the Peoples party. will be excluded
because OF the insistence of the Demo
crats, who objected particularly to him
reasonably. The Democrats also forced
.he Peoples party 10 give up the agi-
.aton which they have been carrying
On in favor of return to the old
nonarchist regime and insisted that
.hs Stresemann followers give un-
qualified support of the republican
government and the constitution Of
Weimar Reluctantly and after con-
siderable delay the leaders of the
Peoples party yielded to these de-
nsnds. Their agreement to enter the
government coalition on the conditions
stipulated by the Democrats is not yet
binding, however, as the leaders will
put the proposition before q party eau
Gus that is to be held Tuesday.
The Majority Socialists, dominating
psrty in the last coalition. but weak
sned by the drift in the elections to
he extreme Left and extreme Right.
also will caucus Tuesday to vote on
supporting the new coalition, but lead
srs Of the party assert that vote OF
confidence IS virtually assured. It Is
understood that, although the Majority
Socialists are not represente in the
ioo Il r
oppressed willingness TO enter t after
few months or as soon as the presen.
political uncertainty has blown over.
This attitude is regarded as full proof
Of the politics played BY the Majority
Socialists in their efforts to prevent
lie INDEPENDENT Socialists making fur
her lnroads on their strength, and as
evidence that the Fehrenbach govern
nent will not be opposed by the Ma
| iority Socialists.
New Regime Not a Majority
The partisans of the new coalition
sTe not numerically IN the maj jority in
/ he Reichstag. but with the Majorit ty
Ncalists either neutral or half heart
+ ely supporting Fohrenbsch, the coali
Ion will have sufficient power to carry
ar the government Fehrenbach him
elf IS tower Of strength, with an
influential personality and reputation
ior lmpartiality and justice earned ty
lis long service in the national legis-
alive body. Fehrenbach personally
lever has been open 70 attack from the
Majority Socialists. and as the new
I Gabinet probably viii undertake no
measures hostile 10 the laboring
classes ne Will be earning their sup
7ort rather than their enmity.
Tie agreement OF the Democrats TO
AXE part in the coalition had rested on
heir insistence that the Majority So
tailsts also participate, but this pre-
fe.q1isits they abandoned last night
liter Ion. discussion among party
saders. Tie weakening of the Ma
iority Socialists came after their at
;scks on the Independents for refusing
enter the government had failed to
1 Ee:results.