New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-14
Bavaria Makes
Surrender to
Berlin Demand
Resignation of Won kahr Is
Believed TO Indicate That
Constitutional Regime Is
70 Be Restored i'm Munich
Diet Overrules President
Retirement Considered as
Blow to Reactionaries and
Ayerting an Open Clash
Special Gable to The Tribune

Copyright, 1921 New York Tribune Inc
BERLIN, Sept. 13.-Whatever comrli-
cations the future may still hold in
store for the national government, from
| all indications it has emerged victori-
GUS from its conflict with Bavaria. The
resignation Of Minister President Won
Kahr Of Bavaria, while still leaving
the ultimate issue in the conflict be-
tween Berlin and Munich unsettled
can have but one significance SO far
as immediate purposes are concerned
an dthat is Bavaria's surrender to Der
Inns demand for the restoration of
constitutional government in Munich
the lifting OF martial law and submits
sion to the policy of the national gov
eminent
Won kahr's resignation came when
the permanent committee of the
Bavarian Diet rejected the resolution
which implied hesitation to comply
with Berlin's demand. Instead. the Diet
adopted resolution virtually accept
ing the demand of Chancellor Wirth
OF the German republic, whereupon Won
Kahr announced his intention to quit.
The resignation is regarded as a
blow to Bavarian reactionaries and a
victory Of no small Importance to re-
publican Germany. While the Social
lists, Democrats and Centrists are
given a large measure Of credit for
forcing Won Kahr's resignation, it is
believed that the Vatican played an
important part in persuading the
Bavarian Catholics to yield.
The Peope's party, through Strese-
mann and other leaders, has made it
clear recently tht it rejects the ex-
IRENE Nationalist agitation, including
the idea of the forcible overthrow of
the republican government. While
these declarations must be taken with
grain of salt, they are significant as
including the weakness and INDIGESTION
of the Conservatives.
The Socialists and trade unionists,
however, have not failed to impress
on the reActionaries that they mean
business if it becomes necessary to ap-
ply force to compel them to submit to
the demands of the Republican govern
ment The pressure of the Socialists,
on the one hand, and the attitude taken
by the Peoples party on the other, as
we'll as the part played by the Vatica
have led to situation in which Bavaria,
at least for the moment, promises to
obviate an open clash between Munich
and Berlin. 1t is not believed that the
Bavaria nreactionaries will cease their
activities entirely. Only last night ru-
mors were current in Berlin that the
former crown prince, Rupprecht, had
assembled the Bavarian throne.
Bavarian monarchists continue to
cast longing eyes toward Hungary, with
which they form the chief link in what
is known as the "monarchist interna-
tionale," composed of various defunct
monarchist groups throughout Europe
and in all probability will lcontinue
their intrigues. For the moment, how
ever, unless they receive some definite
encouragement from those circles in
France which are determined to break
Germany and have been urging the Ba-
warm separatists to cut loose from Ber-
lin, the Bavarian reactionaries nd mon
! archists have been defeated and com
PEELED to retreat.