Evening star., 1921-09-27
Government Likely to FIatIy
Admit Inability to Meet
$238, 600, 900 InstaIIment.
WtRTH CABINET EXPECTED
TO HAND IN RESIGNATION
Reichstag Opens Session to Consid-
er U. S. Peace Treaty and
Tax Problems.
BY GEORGE WITTE.


BY Wireless to The Star and Chicag, Daily
News. Copyright. 1321
BERLIN, September %. - The fat
statement that Germany will be un-
able to pay the next installment of
the war indemnity, 1000, 600. 900 gold
marks ts23S,000. .000), which falls due
made in the reichstag this week by
the government, according to infor-
i nation emanating from banking cir
cles and given general credence.
For that reason it is also expected
that the WirIh cabinet will hand in
its resignation at the same time. TO
make room for a ministry headed by
the moderately reactionary Gustav
Stresemann, leader of the German
peoples party. who baked at signing
-he allied ultimatum last spring, but
who during the war was a Jealous ad-
vocate of the kaiser's ruthless sub
marine warfare.
May Receive Reward.
If these predictions come true Herr
Stresemann will receive the reward of
his six months of intriguing against
Chancellor Wirth. He has even sue
ceeded in swinging the social demo-
Gratis away from Wirth. At last weeks
convention he succeeded in establish
ing coalition between his party and
the social democrats. the latter re-
nouncing its few remaining MARKHAM
principles and adopting a creed that
before the war would have been called
conservative.
Just what course the new govern
ment will take in the indemnity ques-
tion is quite uncertain. Walter Rattle
nau, however, will retain his post as
minister of reconstruction, because of
his skill in negotiating with the French
minister of reconstruction, NJ. LOU
cheur.
Expected to,Blofk Treaty.
1t is limited that Rathenau may have
been selected to play the same part in
the present crisis that Matthias Err
berger did when the armistice was
signed; in other words, Rathenau is to
do the unpleasant work, and then if
| things go wrong the blame is to be put
on him
The Stresemann party is also expect
ed to delay the ratification of the peace
treaty with the United States. which
is one Of the most important subjects
before the relchstag at its present ses-
sion.
REIcHsTAG SESSION OPENS.
BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, September 27-Important
legislation awaited action by the
reichstaE when it reconvened here
today. this session of the German
most important held since the treaty
OF Versailles was signed. Ratification
OF the peace treaty with the United
states and tax measure to bring or
der out of chaos prevailing in Ger
many's finances were on the calendar.
and there threatened to be partisan
acerbities as result of the assas-
sination early this month of Matthias
Erzberger. former vice chancellor.
Interest centered today in the pro-
posed reconstruction OF the German
cabinet. and it was expected there
would be proposal that the present
coalition would be extended by the
inclusion Of representatives of the
German peoples party. There seemed
to be some proba bility that this could
not be brought about without par
tisan bitterness, in view of the hos
tility to Chancellor wirth, which has
been manifested by an influential
group of the German peoples party
The attitude of Gustav Stresemann
was one of the most interesting fea-
lures of the situation today.
The majority socialists continued
to assert their allegiance to the chan
cellor. despite his announced readi-
ness to cooperate in a government in
which the German peoples party was
, represented.
cellor Wirth yesterday. without reach
ing a decision regarding the recon-
Struction of the cabinet or a division
of the portfolios between the four
; participating parties Herr Streh-
mann continued as an aspirant to the
post of foreign minister and the Ger
man peoples party was backing him
in his campaign.
The date for ratifying the Amer
lean peace treaty had not been fixed
today. The government desires TO
have the issue disposed of without ex-
tended parliamentary debate. but it
was declared today that it was not de
sirous of anticipating the vote on the
treaty in the United States Senate.
Trading in the bourse yesterday
was feverish. the mark being quoted
at 117h and the volume of trading
being unprecedented. The Abenblatt
designated the present hectic move
ment of quotations as "the prelude tt
the coming great crash"