Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-27
BAUER GOVERNMENT
WRECKED BY LABOR
Exercising Veto Power, Refused
{ to Accept Cabinet Named
by the Premier.
CHARGE BROKEN PLEDGES
Mueller Trying to Form New
Cabinet as Reds Threaten to
Call Another General Strike.
CHARGE BROKEN PLEDGES
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tCopyright, 1920. by Universal service.
BERLIN, March aG.-Cierman organ
lied labor, insisting upon its veto rish,
promised it in return for calling OF
the general strike. definitely wrecked
the Bauer government today.
The crash came when the Bauer
Ministry openly announced that it
would not yield to the extreme demands
OF the trade union.sts. which would
mean practically "a Soviet government
l;abors opposition conferred on Dr.
tisher Cuno as Finance Minister, who
mas little IN common with the working
men, ana Nicc-Chanccllor EuErn Schif-
icf, thc strongest man in the Cabinet
since ErzberGer and Noskc retired
hermann Mueller. the Foreign Min
!stcr. was requested by President Ebert
70 FORM a new government. but UP to
, ,,a,e this afternoon he had made lutte
hctuwaE in accomplishing that task.
Cabinet Resigned Twice.
The Bauer Cabinet resigned twica
within torty-cieht hours FIRST i,
placed its rcsiGnation III the hands OF
president Ebert Wednesday, when
Chancellor Bauer was asked t" recon :
struct the ministry. Last night the
Wolfi Telegraph Agcncy announced the
net, giving the names. At noon toda y
this new ministry, formed largely with
out regard TO the promises made TO
organized labor. went 70 pieces upon
the rocks OF unredeemcd pledges
After stormy conferences Bauer told
Ebert IL was impossible for him to rr-
main and rendered hiS resignation alon :,
with those Of all other ministers
W. cannot follow tho street tmcan-
\ Cabinet member remarked TO me {:
. ing the working masscs) and maimtuln
prestige at home or abroad"
Government Died A-B"ruinE.
Tho new Cabinet lived ltsS thar
! iWentE-four hours. dying even before
/ iS
! virtually the samuel Gompers of Ger
( many, has loomcd up II powerful figure
aS result ot ;he success OF tue gen
With the labor organizations NOR,
radical than their leaders. and de
them. l-esicn is now compelled To in
I siSt upon the strict fuln!lment of the
nine hoints conceded in the bargain
Ing cIllc Off
one of the most radical OF those
nine points * that no minister shall
docs not want. Another. no less radi-
cal IS that Germany's military forces
snail be organized by an organization
quite outside the governments jmriS-
diciion. known as the "Hcpublican
leaders league"
i. The ] DenoGrats , and Gentr!sts strona
iN opposed this demand. because in ri-
! rect IL would substitute tho l.. Dor or
s.hiZaiiohs Tor parliament III control
Of the government. a proposition 10
agree.
The workinemen's opposition to
Srhinar resulted in the withdrawal of
the Democrats from the Cabinet ana
this, IN tara caused the thrco- party
C@aIition government 10 collapse. The
Democrats contend that To grant labor
the right TO veto the appointment OF
ministers Is in effect but IL thinIy
camouhaged Soviet system
Threaten New strike.
Herr Mueller is endcavorimg TO form
a coalition government out OF the par
ties that constituted the last, hut even
II he succeeds it will not last long.
as the trade unions are already threat :
cning rcncwa! of the general strike
Should Herr Mueller fail in getting
q thrcc-party government together il
Is possible that there may he fusion
OF the independent Socialists and In
dcDendcnl Majority Socialists
The political situation in tile Will
hcinSi raSse today IS chaotic What
ever happens. radical swing 10 the
Left within the next thirty days seems
inevitable unless ALI signs misicad
owing to the breakup OF the govern
mcnt; the National Assembly's meeting,
scheduled for today. was postponed for
4 second time.