New-York tribune., 1921-05-12

%"ssts SoEstSuSVso aSapinet INTO CO.
ordinate ministry.
Seek New Foreign Minister
The post of Foreign Minister, which
Dr. Wirth himself assumed temporarily.
IS still seeking likely candidate, no
new names having been proposed by
ine parties constituting the coalition.
The Msjority Socialists are reported TO
tavor man from one of the hour-
geoAS parties, or a nop-oartisan diplo-
matte official, in the belief that So
caalist Minister would likely prove
preluoicial to the new Cabinet
Socialist foreign minister would
be looked upon as o Bolshevist in the
United States" One of the party lead
ers declared. in answer to q question
as to whether his party would claim
the vacant portfolio.
Wilhelm Cune, director of the Ham
bnrgrAner rican Steamship Company,
naw on his way to the United States,
is believed to be definitely out of the
running. He is said to have declined
the post week ago, when ii was Of
fered to him By DIR. Stresemann, who
then was the most likely candidate for
tfhs Chaneellorship> It is also asserted
thA, Herr Cuno is out of sympathy
with Dr.. Wirth's financial program.
Early Reconstruction Expected
Gossip in the Hobbies to-day was
wholly devoted to speculation as TO
whether the Cabinet, which commands
only a parliamentary minority, would
be able TO carry out constructive
program, in view of it's precarious
backing. The strongest doubts in this
direction are expressed among the
Democrats, who freely predict that the
WirSh Ministry will soon undergo re-
construction now that its primary
function of g signing Cabinet" has
been disposed of.
The Liberals insist upon the inclu-
sion of the German Peoples party in
any present government, if only for
the reason of multiplying opposition
from the right side of the house. AS
the Majority Socialists are funda-
mentally opposed to allying themselves
with the Stresemann party, it is q
forenone conclusion that any attempt
10 extend the present Cabinets party
structalre would promptly precipitate
another crisis.
The new Cabinet is only able to
rely upon 216 out Of 469 votes, as
susaing that the Democrats vote solid
ly with the Ministry, in which they
are represented i'll provisional man
ner only Chancellor Wirth there
the Sbenevalent neutrality" or sup
porf. of either the Peoples party or
the independent Socialists in critical
stage, or he may weather a parliament
tary storm if given the twenty-one
votes os the Bawarian Peoples party,
which were cast in opposition to ac-
ceptance of the Allied ultimatum
Tuesday night.
Liberals Not Enthusiastic
Although the Liberal press general
ly is sympathetic in ITS reception of
the new Cabinet, it is not over-en-
thusiastie in view of the circum-
stances which brought it into existence
and the fact that it is insecurely
anchored In Parliament.
phe Boerse Gazette says: at is evi-
ssent that the Wirth government cam
not aspire TO be more than second
signing Cabinet Also, it is not i'm
p-ohable that the Majority Socialists
are likely to, prove a hindrance in con-
nection with the process of effecting.
internal assimilation"
While the .Boerse reacted firmly to-
day TO acceptance of the ultimatum
and there was heavy buying of marks
abroad the Boerse Gazette nevertne-
less believes that .'the fact that doubt
ful concessions Were made to the
. kSuSldi DSnUSTdCy dis reward lOI ltS
part in forming the new government,
and the circumstance that the new
Cabinet contains number of inef-
iicient individuals" must not be over
locked by the Bourse.
The Independent Socialist organ
Fteiheit believes that the crisis has
only been temporarily overcome, and
warns the new Cabinet against inter
preting the current impression that it
is only a temporary makeshift as an
excuse or pretext for inactivity.
Calls for Aggressive Action
"The situation" adds the Freiheit,
calls for action in every direction"
The newspapers of the Nationalists
and Industrialists to-day received the
new Cabinet and its action in accept
ing the Allied uitimatum with express
sions of scorn and contempt.
The Vossische Zeitung demands that
the new ministry shall not reveal it.
self IS merely "a signing Cabinet"
but shall also proceed to carry out its
program.
The German Cabinet crisis was
solved, declares the Vossische zeitung
owing to threat by President Ebert
to resign if q parliamentary and polit-
lcally responsible Cabinet was not
formed to answer the Allied ultimatum
President Ebert's threats, says the
newspaper, compelled the Center party
to abandon its original determination
not to put forward an imperial Chan
cellor from it's ranks, and the same in
fuences induced the party leaders to
urge DR.. Wirth to form ministry.
Excited Scene in Reichstag