New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
With Cabinet
! May Resign if
Silesia Is Lost
Measure Is Predicted as
Protest Against Allied
Policy, After Which Ebert
Will Call General Election
Adverse Ruling Expected
Supreme Council to Meet
Near End of Month to
I Formulate a Decision
sneciui Cahle 20 rhe Trihune

Copyright, 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, July 12.--The Immediate
resignation of the Wirth government
In the event OF an inter- Allied decision
on the Silesian question unfavorab,e
to Germany was rumored to-day in
rell informed political circles.
The resignation. it is declared, will
he in measure demonstrative
nrotest against the Allied action and
will be followed inevitably by g gen
ersl election, as the formation Of y
new government in face of the pres
ent complexion of the Reichstag is
virtually impossible.
The information at the governments
disposal is that the Supreme Allied
Council, in its forthcoming disnosj
ton OF the Silesian question, which is
syreeted some time next month. will
be extremely untavorable to Germany.
As the very life of the Cabinet, from
It's formation, concededly has been de-
pendent upon the disposition of the
Upper Siesian controversy, as we'll
as upon its success in efforts to have
the Rhine sanctions lifted. the gov
ernment's resignation would not be
a
satisfactory solution of both prob
lens.
Leipsic Withdrawal Significant
The Withdrawal of the French rep
resentatives as witnesses at Leipsic. is
regarded here as an excuse on the
part of France to cover up its deter
Eination not to lift the Rhine sane
tons, as well as to force a solution of
-. ~
able 10 Germany.
Rather than face the ridicule of the
opposition in the Reichstae with 8
probable vote of lack of confidence. the
Wirth Cabinet, it is declared, will pre-
sent it's resignation to President Ebert.
VINO will call new elections. upon the
result Of which the complexion of the
new Cabinet will depend
As the preparations for and holding
OF new elections probably will consume
two months, the Cabinet will continue
to act on the business of the govern
ment III the interval.
While the officials close to the Cabi-
net denied the governments intention
to resign politicians friendly to the
government insisted such was Wirth's
plan.
Germany. of course, contends the
whole Of Upper Silesia should go to
Germany, but it is certain that the
granting of the Pless and Rybnik dis
tricts to Poland. with the rest of the re
ZION to Germany, would please the
Germans.
The governments information, it IS
understood, is that Germany will be de-
prived of part of Silesia closely ap
preaching the so-called Korfanty line
A clash between Allied troops ard a
German mob at Namslau was reported
to the Foreign Office to-day. The mob
is said to have been Infatuated by a
rumor Of the execution of German hos l..
tages III Breslau and to have surround
the Hotel Namslau, where three Allied
officers are stationed, and demanded
their surrender.
The mob was dispersed only after the
arrival Of Allied trops, who threatened
to shoot and handled some Germans
rather roughly. II consequence the
German government promised to take
extra measures for the protection o.
Allied officials in interior Slesia.