Evening star., 1921-05-09
DRIFT IN GERMANY
TOWARD Agreeing
TO ALLIES TERMS
Parliamentary Coalition Ex-
pected to Be Created to
Accept U'timatum.
CLING TO FATAL POLICY
OF EVASION AND WAITING
People Still Hoping for Miracle to
Solve Fate While Camou-
fage Continues.
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HEI:LIN. May 9.-Sentiment in Ger
man political circles was showing a
drift at noon today in favor of agree
ing to the allied rcparation terms. 1t
is now believed parliamentary
coalition which will accept the allied
ultimatum will be constituted Withln
the next twenty-four hours.
Germany has until midnight. May
IL to consider the allied terms. iE
the expiration of this time she Is re-
Quired to give a categorical answer
yes or no-whether she VIII accept
these terms.
Failure 10 accept the allied ultima
tun stipulates. will be followed by al
lied occupation of the industrial re-
Sion of the Ruhr valley, for which
allied military preparations are now
in progress.
The terms the Germans are asked
&c accept include as the main feature
the payment of 135 billion gold marks
in reparations to the allies. or approx
imately S33.750.000.
Meanwhile the German cabinet of
Chancellor Fehrenbach. with DR..
Walter Simons as foreign minister,
has resigned, holding over tempo
rarily pending the formation of a
new ministry. and the German po-
litical leaders are being kept in al
most constant consultation of the
problem of constituting ministry
and reaching a decision as to just
what attitude Germany shall adopt
toward the allies.
Fatal Policy of Waiting.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
BERLIN, Germany, May 9.-Even in
this. the eleventh hour. Germany is
clinging to the fatal policy Of watch
full waiting and camouf1age. The
people are waiting for a miracle to
solve the problem of the country 8
fate. while the government and the
powers behind it are camouhaging
their realization of the fact that the
time has come to take action lead
ing either to peace or to an indefinite
period of semi-warfare.
When the North German Gazette,
the mouthpiece of Hugo SHINES. en-
phatically underlines "A Thousand
Times No" as the answer Germany
must give to the allied ultima tum on
the reparation question, IL is obvious
" camouflaging Herr SHINES real
sentiments. For. as a we'll known
statesman remarked to the writer a
few days ago. the German peoples
party. which is led by SHINES. came
out most energetically in favor of
signing the new London demands at
the cabinet meeting which resulted in
the downfall of the Fehrenbach- -Si-
mons ministry.
Statements stage Play.
Official statements given out by the
social democratic. centrist and demo-
cratic parties. declaring that no man
in their ranks could be found to sign
the demands. We're for public con-
sumption just as was the stage play
just prior to the signing of the treaty
of Versailles in June. 1919.
The fact that the governments OF
the free states of Saxon! and Olden-
burg lifted the ban on the Orgesch
and Einwohnerwehren on the same
day when the demand for the i'm
mediate disbanding of all such militia
organizations was made serves to
show. however, that the central gov
ernment will meet strong resistance
in carrying out this part of the ulti.
maium. Particularly in Bavaria the
government will encounter open de-
fance and the newspaper comments
on the Upper Silesian outbreaks indl
cate that the militarists will use the
Violence displayed there as a power
Ia! argument against disarming.
Between Frying Pan aud Fire.
In the disarmament question Ger
many is between the frying pan ant
the fire. BY obeying the ultimatun
she aEerts the occupation Of the Ruh
basin, but finds herself confronted b,
armed resistance in Bavaria by try
ing TO enforce disarmament. IL sh'
fails to disband the militia tn,
French are certain to OCCUPY tn,
Ruhr. even il Germany is willing I,
pay the full indemnity demanded
Many politicians are also making al
issue OF the allied demands that Ger
many shall fully admit her reSponsi
hlllty for starting the world war
Their efforts to stir UP the emotions
Of the masses By their plea of "a
least protect the fatherland's honor
have had little effect. for the man j.
the street" does not care mucI
whether or not Germany's war gull
goes down in history as having bee,
Officially admitted.
New Ministers Can BE Found
The cabinet crisis continues as tn
result of the del. .berate policy of tn
political parties to delay serious al
temp:S to get together and discus
the situation in reasonable mdnne
SO as to bring about a new coalition
government. Sooner or later. accord
ing 20 the opinion expressed in III
rcichSfae lobby. a new chancellor am
foreign minister will be found who
having the interest of the country Il
heart will 1T necessary sign tn
London demands.
But Germany has only until mex
Thursday to sign.