New-York tribune., 1921-05-11

ated with the German government for
the last year. In the cabinet formed by
herman Mueller in March year ago
ne undertook the portfolio of Minister
OF the Treasury, and at that time pro-
pounded numerous plans FOR raising
Germany from the economic pitfall
into which she had fallen and enabling
her to meet her obligations. Suhse-
.quentiy, when Konstantin Fehrenbach
became Chancellor, DR.. Wirth became
MINISTER Of Finance, and he occupie j
Fehrenbach cabinet week ago.
Dr. Wirth was born in Freiburg, De-
cember 10, lSs5, and therefore is seven
ty-five years old. He was educated in
the gymnasium and the university in
his home city, passed the state bar ex-
aminations In 1872 and during the
years 1S74-75 he acquired his first
Official training az secretary to the
Baden Minister of Interior. Subsc-
quently he became a district court
judge at Waidshut, then at Schoenau
and later at Bretten. His legal expe-
rience had fitted him for the post of
director of forests and domain for the
state of Baden, end in this connection
began his economic studies. He soon
became priyy councillor of finances and
in this capacity he continued from 1899
until 1914. He also assumed the direcr
tion of the Baden state administrative
council in 1902, and in addition to his
Reichstag duties during the war he
was Minister of Finance in the Baden
state cabinet.
Many other members of the Wirth
ministry are well known in German
government circles. Vice Chancellor
Bauer was himself Chancellor a year
ago, heading the ministry that was
overthrown in March. 1920. DR.. Schif-
fer, Minister of Justice, is a Demo
crat. who also has seen service in
previous ministries. Minister of La
Dor Schmidt was Minister of Econom-
les in the Mueller Cabinet that sue
ceeded Bauer's government last March.
Food Controller Hermes held the same
office in the Mueller Cabinet. Before
ment of plant diseases at the Inter
national Agriculturist Institute at
Rome. In 1910 he represented the
Kaiser's government on agricultural
missions in South America. Minister
of Defense Gessler was another mem
Der of the Mueller Cabinet. He is a
Ravarian Democrat
Records of Other Ministers
Minister of Interior Gradneur Cor
Gradauer) is 8 Socialist member of
the Reichstag and former minister
president of Saxony. Minister of Posts
Gieeberts has been identified with two
cabinets since the overthrow of the
Kaiser.
General Groener, Minister of Trans
portation, has long been conspicuous
figure, during the war as the champion
of the junkers and tho mouthpiece Of
the Hohenzollern dynasty, and later,
after the Imperialists had thrown him
over, as pepularly accepted expert on
railroad organization and the mobiliza-
tion of supplies. When the declining
fortunes OF war led Ludendorff to re-
sign in October, 1913, Just as the Ger
man military machine was collapsine,
his place was filed by General Groener.
His service as head of the war office in
1916 and as Minister of Munitions in
1917, fitted him for this task, in the
eyes of the Kaiser. But when Groener
failed as "the organizer of victory he
was deserted and ridiculed by the
junkers.
Minister of Economies Braun was
Under Secretary Of State in the Scheide-
mann cabinet that was formed after
the revolution. he directed the sur
render to the Allies of the German
feet and of securities