New-York tribune., 1921-10-13

Downfall Of Ministry and
Defiance to Allies Seen
in Polish Victory; Only
Socialists Support Him
German Internal
lulaa1llt Spreading 9
EARLY Call Upon Reichstag
Expected; Trade Treaty
With Russia Demanded
By Joseph Shaplcn
Rn Wrolcss to Tic Yrihu,,n

BERLIN, Oct. -Germany's intor.
nal political situation took a decided
turn for the worse TODAY. follow.
ing the receipt hero Of reports from
! Geneva, London and Paris confirming
carrier information that the "Big Four
! of the League of Nations, intrusted b,
! the Supreme Council of the Allies with
the solution of the Upper Silesiar
problem, had decided on basis of par.
! titioning the province which Germans
regard as quito unfavorablc to them.
he Cabinet met carly. under the
leadership OF President Ebert, and con.
llnucd IN session nearly all dav, What
made the situation particularly scrious
so lar as the life of the Wirth Cabinet
IS concerned. were reports received
from the German ambassadors in Paris
ana london that their conversation.
WItE Premiors BRAND and lloyd George
icit ne nope of rocons Iteration Of
the decision of the "Big Four" where
! by Poland is to receive the greater
J Part of the industrial region of Upner
Sicsia 0Pp''
Nirth to Convene Reichstac
According to reports which came
from the Cabinet room late this after.
nc OH. strong turn has taken nlaco IN
the opinion of the Cabinet ministers
ctncern1ng proposal that the Wirth
Nanlnet resign IN protest against the
Big Four's' decision. The Socialists
alohc IT is understood, are urging that
'hr Naplnot remain. There are indi
cations, however, that. despite assur
amceS gwen The Tribune yesterday by
oil I.
br irth viii call special session
of the Reichstag fer early next month
ana make statement to the effect th At
'efmany Is not only not able to carr,
out the terms Of the Allied ultimatum
cuV also must Withdraw from the agree.
inehC reached at Wlesbaden by DR.. Wal.
Iher Rathenau and NJ. l.. Louchonr
French Minister Of Liberated Terr;to.
ries. ~
An idea Of the seriousness Of Tho
sh'lV III German opinion regarding Cor
many tulflilment Of the terms Of +be
rieparatlons ultimatum may be cleaned
from an editorial by Theodor Wolf
IN TINS mornings "Tageblatt" He calls
on o germany to cooperate closely with
SoV'et Eussla for the restoration OF
oussId economic structure on the
basis Of common Russo German anti.
Polish policy.
e must now act in Russian save
Wolf, without paying any attention r.
the policies of other countries. When
others deprive US of Silesia it is on,
DUTY to show no concern for the in
terests Of others -
"Gormany must conclude now
agreement With Russia independent of
what the Entente may say. even though
the sharp edge Of such an aprcement
be directed against the Entente
France lmagines that Greater Poland
VIII form buffer between Russia and
Germany. Such an artificial Polish
state will never divide Germany and
KuSsia, but, on the contrary. will unite
them on the basis of Their common in
forests against Poland."
New Threat Against France
VOLTS statement is regarded as an
open threat Of the formation of a
Russo German alliance against Poland
and ultimately against France. 1t is
possible, of course. that cooler coun-
sells may yet prevail upon the Wirth
government to keep its head and stick
to its post.
The present excitement prevailing in
all the political circles in Germany
however, if not checked. may lead TIE
government to toss up the sponge, de-
nounce the separations ultimatum and
defy the Allies TO do their worst
One result of the tension arising out
Of the Silcsian situation to-day was
another fall of the mark, quoted one
moment ON the Boorse at 1873 to the
dollar
In only one political camp in Ger
many is there much rejoicing to day
the camp headed by lIclNcrich, where