The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-04

written for The United Prcss)
fceryrlsh, ieai BY ne rni,sa Press,
BERLIN. sept. s--Chanccilor
Wirth has personally pictured the
situation Of mis- cabinet IN an inter-
slew with the United Press. Stimuli
tngeousiy he denied rumora concern
u his WEAKNESS OF offics-hoiding.
Gossip that wirth wishes 10 retire
g. Utthout any foundation. There
are. indeed. very few ministers who
Ions to leave their positions To be
mlninter appears 20 be one OF the
most attractive occupations. and no
body releases willingly and complete
~ The power which the premiership
lends. Especially Ia this 50 II one h
An the early fortics. and lively and
active. like the present chancellor OF
Germany.
No one n indispensable. And even
for Wirfh a successor would be found.
But Il may be said freely that Il
would be a misfortune for Germany
n the present cabinet were 20 disap-
pear without fulfilling at least a part
Of the difficult taek. for the solution
Of which Il was established.
The chancellor himself "a one OF
b few modern politicians which the
new Germany Possesses. He IL no
specialist With particular expert
knowledge In any one llne. One must
not be led astray into the belief that
no Il a finance expert simply be-
cause he administers the finance min
irfry. IN addition 20 the chancellor
ship. or because he formerly had the
Baden nance portfolio.
BY profession he Is a gymnasium
"a high school corresponding TO an
American colieGt) teacher. He has
20 thank his parliamentary skill and
his EDUCATIONAL ability for his rapid
rise In life. But this parliamentary
skill never led him-as with other
deputies-to hold any party program
for dogma or 10 sacrifice his convic-
tons 20 tactics. His intimate knowl-
edge 81 the parliament machinery has
simply enabled him 20 estimate prop
erly tho parliamentary powers and 20
view as a reality the necessity for
the cliffs Of the parliamentary cur-
reufa.
He Is no idle dreamer. but an hon
est man. who doca not fear to under
take a fight against obstacles. Above
al. he does no fear his own courage.
He does not weigh m a gold balance
the words he uses in personal inter-
course. In contrast to the politicians
OF the old school. he presents himself
unemhnrrassed as a human being.
and when he sses 1T. gives rein 10
his temperament.
wirth belongs TO the left wing a.
h c~entrist party. This great Cath
Ole folks party II a peculiar forma-
fion Of the German politics. II arose
in the last century through n mis-
f1ke OF Blsmark. who started a
.Kultur" fight against the Catholic
church. At that time Il was an on
position party which steadily grew;
during the war az one Of the greatest
political parties n eEerted autoniati-
caiiy an Increasing influence unon
the government: and. finally. after
the revolution. ~ necessarily shared
with the socialists I'm the governing
power. Al any time. NJ q likes. Il
cnn make opposition or can rule. for
81 includes the Christian workers or.
eanizations ~ well ns the feudal ST.
1esiaR and westphalian landowners
In II II united a picture OF the whole
Grrman social structure.
with the revolution. the left wins
ronsisti nE largely of Christian labor
hend First Erzhcrrer ard thou
Wirth. with support Of the Christian
labor leader SteRerwaid (Prussiau
the. opDosition OF the right wing oi
Doctor wirth. IN the Fehrenhach
cabinet. IN onDosition 10 Doctor 81.
mons. stood for unconditional fulfill
ment OF tho Versailles treaty. He had
the assent Of the majority socialist
party. This partv also made n pos