The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-13
ACCEPTS ALLIED TERMS
Action Is Taken BY the
German Reichstag
NEW CABINET AT WORK
DR.. Wirth Receives Vote OF Con-
fidence; Ministerial Confer
ence In Paris
Associated Press Dispatch.J

London. Nay f1.-The text OF
nrIme minister began as follows:
"Mr. Prime MInister-in &C.
cordance with Instructions just
received am commanded by my
government, in accordance with
the decision of the Reichstag ans
with reference to the resolutions
OF the allied powers of May .,
1921. In the name of the new Ger
man government to declare the
folIowina: :,
fully resolved, first to carry OUT
without reserve or condition its
obligations as defined by the re-
parations commission"
"Second.-To accept and carry
out without reserve or condltlon
the guarantees in respect OF those
obligations prescribed by the re-
paratioEs commission.
"Third.-To carry out without
reserve or delay the measures OF
military, naval and aerial oisarm-
ament notified to the German gov
eminent by the allied powers In
their note of January 20, 1921,
those over due to be completed
at once and the remainder by the
prescribed date.
'Fourth.-To carry out without
reserve or delay the trial OF war
criminals and to execute the
other unfuIfiIled portions of the
treaty referred in the first para
uraph of the note OF the allied
governments of May 5.
"a ask the allied powers to take
note Immediately OF this declara-
tion. [Sisned.l "Stahmer."
Berlin, May 1.-THE German
cabinet crisis was solved, de-
cIares The Vossischezeitung oW-
ing to a threat by President
Ebert to resign TIA preliminary
and politically responsible cabi-
,s s ,;, not s,;.. isrs {. g. g $3.50
paper, compelled the center par
ty to abandon it's original deter
min alton not to put forward an
imperial chancellor from its
ranks, and the same influences
induced the party leaders to urge
DR.. Wirth to form ministry.
Berlin, May 1.-THE Reichstag
voted to accept the allies repair
alton terms, including payment
of 6,75o,ooo, 900 pounds sterling.
Paris, May 11.-Premier BRAND
The ministers of war, finance, ma
rine and public works and Liberated
regions, Marshal Foch and Genera
met with President Miller
and this morning to discuss measure
necessary for the execution of tn,
demands prescribed in the allied I'll
timatum to Germany on May 3.
The clauses prescribing the act
to be performed by Germany in cas-
of her acceptance of the ultimatun
relative to disarmaments of the mil
tary naval and aerial branches o
service, were discussed. The appli
cation of the financial measures lai'
down by the allies in their ultima
decision reached were not an
nounced.
Germany's New Cabinet at Work
Berlin, May 11-Germany's new
cabinet today began preparation o
the governments formal note to thu
entente accepting the terms lait
down by the supreme allied council
in London. Doctor julius Wirth, thu
new chancellor, received wha
to a vote of confidence il
the Reichstag last night, that bod.
of the ministry's decision
vote stood 221 to IT'S, giving tn,
Wirth government a margin of As.
In his address DR.. Wirth empha
sized the tremendous burden Ger
many would assume in agreeing t.
meet the entente terms, but insisted
the alternative Of French occupa
ton of the Ruhr valley would com
pletely cripple Germany's industrial
life and demoralize the country.
The Allied Demand
The allied demands in brief, wa
payment by June / the 100000, 00'
gold marks due on May l: trial O
German officers and soldiers accus
ed of crimes during the war: com
plete disarmament of the military
naval and aerial arms of Germany!
service; and ultimatum payment o
s33, $50, 900 900 in reparations. The
PREPARATION obligation would be paiC
in installments Of approximately
s4S5, 100000 per year, in addition tt
,wenty- five per cent of the value o.
Iermany's exports.
1t is believed here that DR.. Wirth's
answer to the supreme allied council
will be an unconditional acceptance
Of the allied terms, but it has been
Indicated that representations would
De made that compliance with the
clauses of the coun
:il's' ultimatum might be attended
by danger, especially on the eastern
rontiers, where the Poles have en-
ragged in a serious Instruction with
he intention of taking possession OF
Upper Silesia.
Acceptance Received In London
London, May 11.-Germany's un-
acceptance of the en-
ente reparations was delivered to
.remier Minister Lloyd George by
Or. Sthamer German minister to
treat Britain her today.
Report Received In Washington
Washington, May 11.-Reports al.
eady are being received at the state