The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-05-10
WIRTHAGREES
TO ORGANIZE
new CABINET
Former German Minister of
Finance Under Chancellor
Fehrenbach Will Attempt
To Form New Ministry.
IS Prominent LEADER
fBy Associated Press.l

tBy Associated Press,
BERLIN. May 1o.-Dr. Wirth, for
mer minister of finance in the cabi-
net of Chancellor Fehrenbach. today
agreed to attempt to form a new cabi-
net.
DR.. Wirth came into prominence in
German national politics early last
year when he entered the cabinet OF
Chancellor Mueller as minister of the
treaty.
He served in that capa city through
out the life of the Mueller govern
ment, and last julie was appointed
minister of finance in the ca binet Of
Chancellor Fehrenbach, which pre-
sented its resignation last week
DR.. Wirth, a member of the center
or clerical party, was formerly min
lister of finance in the Baden govern
ment He mas long been one of the
leaders of the center party in south
Germany
Previous Berlin advices had ind
Gated the probab bility that the major
ity socialist, Paul Lobe, president of
the Reichstag, would be asked to form
a ministry, but appa rently the party
conferences developed the necessity
of a move in another direction.
Acceptance of the allied ultimatum
relative TO reparations was expected
in the Reichstag here today when that
body convened. The Centrists and the
majority Socialists as result of their
conferences yesterday, were believed
to have definitely aligned themselves
in favor of yielding to the entente de-
mands. and while the democratic and
German Peoples parties held a long
session last night. debating the mat
ter, it was felt that opposition to the
allied terms was rapidly dwindling.
The peoples party" headed by
Gustave Stresemann, was reported last
night to have become resigned to the
inevitable and it was said it would
join the majority socialists not desir-
ing to antagoniZe the parties making
up the government coalition. Yester-
days events appeared to show that
the situation had resolved itself into
competition between the various par
ties for first place in the asserting
column.
Adopt Resolution.
The majority socialists adopted a
resolution yesterday. pledging their
support to every sincere effort to
carry out the terms presented at Lon
don, in view of the military coercion
and violence with which Germany is
! threatened" The resolution declared
acceptance of the ultimatum would
fail of its real purpose if Bavaria did
~ lyA mi al 10 ION
that she was prepared to disarm and
disband her civilian guards by June 80.
The Center party yielded to argu-
! ments presented by DR.. Wilhelm May
er, German amba assador to Paris, and
| would, it was believed today, give un-
divided support TO resolution eX
pressing Germany's acceptance of the
entente demands.
Has Two More Days.
The note sent to Berlin by Premier
| BRAND. of France, in which Germany
was Informed that the sending of gov
ernment troops into upper Silesia
would be considered by France as a
violation of the Versailles treaty, had
an influence in bringing about a de-
cision on the part of several deputies
| to join the element ready. to accept
| the allied ultimatum. Germany has
two more days in which to give the
categorical answer the allied repara-
| tions demand by the ultimatum, the
time expiring at midnight. May Il.
The terms In the main, call for pay
ment by Germany of approximately
| $33,75O, 100000 and fulfillment of va
rious other requirements of the treaty
of Versailles, including the disarma-
ment clauses. Failure to accept is to
| be followed by allied occupation of
the industrial region of the Ruhr val
ley.