New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-07
Willing TO Pay Amy Price
to. Prevent Advance by
Allies, View as Indem-
nifty Issue Nears Crisis
Hopes to Modify
Terms i'm Future
Cermany's Best Chance to
Accept Demands, Advice
of Leading Newspapers
Special Cable to The Tribune

Copyright. 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, May 6.-Germany's accept
ance of the Allied reparations ulti-
matum may be regarded as foregone
conclusion. That, however, does not
exclude the probability that the new
German Cabinet, formation of which is
expected to be complete before mid
night, will try to obtain a softening of
the Allied terms, particularly the eco
nomic demands, before surrendering to
the Entente will.
Sentiment in leading political circles,
including even an influential section
Of the monarchistic German PEOPLES
party, favors acceptance of the London
demands in order to avoid at all costs
the occupation of additional German
territory. If the ultimatum is ac-
ceded to the acceptance will be granted
with the hope that mitigation of Ger
many's obligations can be obtained in
the future. Vorwaerts emphasizes this
point, saying:
The new government will be con-
fronted by terrible decision;
Whether to permit the occupation of
the most important region of Germany
tor an indefinite time or accept condi-
tions the fulfillment of which will re-
quire herculean efforts. It will have 70
consider whether a better foundation
VIII be laid for the future mitigation
OF the Allied conditions if an homes
effort Is made now to carry out the de-
mandS.
Place Hope in Future
NO one. in Germany can admit that
the new demands of the Entente are
nlstory's last word. The issue is to
hnd way to reasonable understand
ing in the future"
Georg Bernhard, writing along SINH
lar lines in the Vossische Zeitung,
says: %
"It Is foregone conclusion that the
new ministry, formed on the basis of
the present coalition, can do nothing
except agree to the Entente's demands,
They are essentials. The new Cabinet
must realize that the Allied demands
are not rejectable and must perforce
be included in the new governments
program. The realization of the neces-
slty of accepting the Allied demands
does not, however, exclude the advis-
ability of making an effort to obtain
mitigation of the conditions before the
expiration Of the ultimatum's time
limit"
After day of conferences between
President Ebert and leaders of the
different political parties the indica-
tions tonight are that the Chancellor
and the Foreign Minister in the new
Cabinet will be drawn from the Ger
man PeopIe's and the Centrist narties
Although the assumption Of the
Chancellorship of the Foreign port
folio by DR.. Gustav Stresemann, of
the former party, would be regarded
as fantastic in other circumstances,
his appointment is not excluded now
in view of his recent most conciliatory
speech in the Reichstag, in which he
held out the olive branch to the
French in the name of the foremost
industrial and financial circles in Ger
many. Stresemann's appointment,
therefore, would be regarded as the
first move on the part of Germany to
reach an understanding between the
interests represented. in France by
L'Aucheur and in Germany by Hugo
SHINES.
BERLIN, May (By The Associated
Press).--A new German Cabinet is to
have the task of rendering a decision
| on the Allied reparation terms, accord
ing to a statement made in the Reichs-
tag to-day by Chancellor Fehrenbach.
After saying that the English text of
the Allied protocol had reached Berlin
Thursday evening, the Chancellor
added:
"The Cabinet will prepare most care
fully all the material and data, deci-