The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-14
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The INEVITABLE
New Cabinet Organized
To Accept Terms OF
Allied Ultimatum
Takes Charge in
Berlin

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allied ultinatum. The reichstag to-
night by vote of 221 to LIS yielded
TO the final demands of the allied
powers, and, in SO doing, agreed to
fulfill the terms of the treaty o.
Versailles 30 the capacity Of the
nation to do so. DIR. Wirth, the Cen
terist leader, finally succeeded IL.
corning coalition cabinet compos-
ed of Centerists, Majority Socialist
and Democrats, which, confronted by
grave necessity, speedily decided tha.
acceptance Of the ultimatuln wa.
The only course.
In making this announcement t.
he reichstag the new chancello
tsked for, an immediate decision b.
that body and in the voting whicl
followed the government was sus-
tanned.
The allied ultimatum required
definite reply based on yes" or no.
No conditional reply would be en-
tertained, and the ultimatum wa
ormulated to expire on the night
May u.
The total sum which Germany
called upon to pay is $3.50, 100000
disarmament must be carried out b.
-rmanv in accordance with the pro-
,ision of the treaty and the trial
war criminals must be put into ef
feet. Numerous other importan
:errns in which Germany has been IL
lefault, will be accepted.
Non compliance with the ultima
c,,h:oo-o6 n
20 occupation by the allies Of tn,
euhr valley and whatever other mill
ary and naval measures We're deem
ID advisable.
The new cabinet is generali. re-
:arded as a nlakeshift largely un'
representative but good enough tt
,ccept the entente ultimatum, anc
| hus avoid an advance in the Ruhr
While the cabinet obtained com
ortabie majority in the reichstas
| has the undivided support of onl,
he Majority Socialists and Ciericals
I~sae menlbefs-ef the other parties
/ is declared have given it supper
s a makeshift ard are not pledged
! give it parliamentary support.
Berlin. May 10 (Ry the Associated
'ress) The rcichstag assembled
It O'CLOCK tonight and Or. Writ
nnounced ,ne formation of a nev
abinet, with himself as chancellor
! md foreign minister. The oths:
! Members of the cabinet are:
Gustav Bauer, (former chancellor
| ice chancellor and minister Of tf'
/ reasury.
Herr Brauns, Centerist, minister Of
economics.
Herr Schiller, Democrat, minister o:
| justice.
Robert Schmidt, Socialist, minister
of labor.
General Groener, Social-Democrat
minister of transportation.
Herr Giesberts, Centerist, minister
| Of posts and telegraphs.
Andred Hermes, Centerist, fooe
controller.
George Garneur. Majority Socialist
deputy for saxony, minister of the
interior.
Herr Gesser, Democrat, minister Of
defense.
Herr Silberschemdt. Majority So.
cialist and labor leader, mini FER o1
reconstruction.
DR.. Eduard David, who was first
selected as minister Of the interior
was withdrawn and replaced by Herr
Gradneur. There was considerable
delay in completing the cabinet ow-
ing to difficulty in finding man fol
the foreign portfolio, which even
tually Dr. Wirth assumed.
London, May 10.-Dr. Wirth, the
German Centerist leader says a Ber-
lin dispatch to the London Times to-
night. has succeeded in forming a
cabinet from the Center party. the
Democrats and Majority Socialists
in favor of accepting the terms Of the
allied ultimatum.
DR.. Wirth, pointing out in the
reichstag the alternatives to the ul-
sign, thus putting on Germany a bur-
den, the end OF VIII ch could not be
foreseen, or refuse to sign, after
which would follow occupation OF
.Ruhr with terrible results to Ger
many's industrial and economic life
now and in the future.
The unity and freedom Of Ger
many. continued the chancellor, had
weighed more with the new cabinet.
and the ministry has decided to ac-
cept the London terms. which they
would undertake to fulfill within the
limits of Germany's capacity. This
would be only possible through the
work and energy Of the people.
Except for Communists interrupt
ion when DR.. Wirth asserted he was
acting in interests Of freedom ther"
was no demonstration during the
speech.
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