Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-24
W|RTH GIVES REASONS
For ACTION OF CABINET
Writes President Ebert That
Treaty Obligations Too Diff
Gcult for Body.
SITUATION uEcoMEs ci.orpEp
Democratic Opposition nnd Division
In Pnrty Ranks Also Impressed
chancellor with the FutIiity OF
Holding Out
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BERLIN. Oct 23.--ln his letter in
forming President Ebert of the resig.
nation Of the Cabinet. Chancellor
NIr'h said the ministry had ass
stunned responsibility for carryinf;
out the mlS'matum of the allies a; a
grave moment and that FOR five
months II had continued political
analrS. animated by u desire 10
regulate the situation between Ger
many and The allies and to restore
Europe by a fultilimcnt ot the treaty
obligations
The Cabinet. The letter added. haG
met IN" heavy demands mad. upon
the German people. particularly as
regards the paynen: al the one bill
lion gold marks on October II. fnd
had received allied acknowlcdG m"nt
OF the fultiilmcnt OF it's ohligatiuns
m the matter OF disarmament. which
was effected in the face of great diff
!irulticS.
Desire TO FuinII Trruty.
1t might have been expected"
says the letter. that in view OF Ger
man efforts and an earnest desire
Loyalty I" fulfll the treaty obliEn-
tons that the occupation OF the
Ehur would have ceased aud that
REGARDING Upper Siicsia a solution
would have been found In harm-u-
with the sense Of justice of ia" Ger
tuie rcaccful relations between tn"
Europ"an nations
instead there has been Il deer
by which not only cNJ.usiv" tracts
OF Upr"r silosia. hut also nourishipg
German towns and til. greater per
lion "f the Internal wealth and
f"ur-Hfths OF the factories viii he
tom from the German homeland.
Moreover great part OF the nopu-
lation which falls to Poland is OF
German origin and speaking and de
spite the right of clf-dcicrminat,o ION
and tho uncquivocal result of the
p'"hecitc, Will he subject to foreign
domination.
Newer can the GERMAN people for
get this loss which has hccn inflicted
and which the dct,ns"lcSs must ac-
ccpt. Although the Cabinet %ti!i *
convinced that only sincere efforts
Ia fulull al parts of the agreement;
can render possible" the political aud
economic restoration of Europe. IL
Is convinced tina, the limits ot Ger
man capacity and the possibility OF
fuiiilimcnt hay" been materially re-
huccd by the Silcsian decree and
that II new situation therefore has
arisen for Germany.
la view Of these facts III" Cabinet
has decided TO rclinIuish Office"
The visit Of President Loeb. OF tho
I:cichstac, and his colleagues To the
Chanccllcry previous Ia the decision
of the Cabinet to retire IS taken a.
AN indication that the W.rth govern
ment had encountered fresh OH
staclce In the attitude OF ti.n CONT
zion party which definitely pr.cludcl
;hc prospects OF depending upou an.
undivided Parliament lineup Tor the
government.
Vt the Rcichstag where the coa!i
t!oH ana German peoples parties con-
tcr:ad during Tho greater part Of
| Yesterday the situation grIduull:
became 80 ClOulcd with their parti-
san differences, that President Loeb
Hnaily decided TO inform tho tah!nr,
;hat there was u" likelihood OF unit
ing the coalition into AN effective or.
.aniZatinn,
HopcL ~ A,oid crisis.
Up 10 noon DIR Wirth hoped 10
avoid the crisis prccipiiatrd by ~"
cntcntc's ,lltinatum which prescribed
the appointment OF a German COM
missioner before Thursday. rhe
prevailing difference between IN"
coalition parties and tn pronounced
opposition 81 IN" German peoples
party IL AN unqualified recognition
- the entente pr" $50. h"wcvcr
vcrH so marked tina: thu Cabin 4,
Uuon rcSuruiuG its s"sr!"n ycStcrda,
afternoon gave the i'aris DECISION a
| final consit,craii" and thca voted
to retire in a body. without awaiting
further action by the coalition par
ties.
Democratic opposition to Or. Wirth
and division in the ranks OF his own
party also Impressed the Chancellor
with the futility Of holding out The
Democrats based their attitude on
the ground Of Or. Wirth's repeated
asservcrations with respect To the
partition OF Upper Siiesia. asserting
that his public uttcranccs on this
issue had disqualified him rs an in
cumbent for the premiership for any
longer time.