The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-08
NO PROGRESS IN GERMANY TOWARD
 SOLVING CRISIS
Reichstag Merely Discusses Financial lndemnities, Terms of Allied UItimatum and
 SiIeSian Situation
By Associated Press

Berlin, May I.-Ihe RelchStag leaders admitted tonight that no prog ress had been made in the direction of solving the present crisis. This an- nouncement was made after a day crowded with party conferences and discussions between the cabinet and the foreign relations committee over the ultimatum Nf the allies on the separations terms.
 The German peoples party and the democrats alone of the present coalition bloc went On record as opposing any new cabinet which would accept the aI- lies ultimatum.
 The clericals and majority socialists were divided in their sentiments. For mer Chancellor Mueller of tho majority socialists, who, with pr. Johnnes Bell. former minister of transport, signed the Versailles treaty. was opposed to yielding to the entente.
 The deliberations today centered wholly around financial indemnities, which were closely examined; the terms of the uitimatum and the Upper Silesian situa- tfon.
 Candidates for the posts of chancellor and the various ministries were not pro- posed or discussed. President Haven stein of the Reichasbank and Under Sec retary Hirsch of the ministry of econom-
 cs were consulted by the foreign rela- tionS committee.
 PROVES COMPLICATION
 The disarmament condition proved a complication in consequence of Bavaria s flat refusal to disband the einwoh- nerwhr (ci1ivian guards). In this, Ba- varia has become more obdurate because of the Upper Silesian revolt, and Premier von Kahr's hurried visit to Berlin did not afford the government assurances pe- yond his reaffirmation of Bavarias att titude.
 Dr. Wilhelm Mayer, German ambassa- dor to France, who was summoned from
 Paris Tuesday when it was believed a new cabinet under his leadership could be constituted before the arrival or ths ultimatum, had not given President Ebert definite answer up to o'clock tonight
 Party leaders with whom Dr. Mayer conferred all day believe that he IS ilo' inclined to trade the embassy TOT tne
 precarious post of chancellor Tn cap,, net the future of which is wrapped III doubt
 pr. Mayer. who Is a member of the Ba- varian peoples party. nominally aiiieo with the ciericals, said he would pc dls- inclined to succeed Chancellor Fehrn' bach because he was not in accord willi the clericals' general programme, ana l he also believed that the Bavsrian altl- ltnae would be likely to embarrass nm III the chancellorship.
 .ff the entente had put a prompt end to and flatly disavowed Korfanty'a insNr- rection or had taken anticipatory meas ures regarding 1t, as the entente wen
 might have done in view of our repeateu warnings. Reichstag circles would today he more readily inclined to give the uitl- matum and the separations terms op- 1ective consideration he said. SUSPICION INCREASED Korfanty'ss action has visibly encour- aged German opponents or disarmaIhel'' and also measurably contributed 10 iIi- creasing the suspicion with which OIL c,al and nonofficial Germany views Erance,s relations and interests In the nraeant ,,ltimatum and financial indemnl- ties. ,,.xst.o The newspapers and the Reichstas marty leaders have common impressioi, that in the event Germany signs Wha. she believes to be pact incapable oI fulfillment, invasion of the hunr is hound to follow the first violation ol omission of her obligations The party leaders therefore are attemptlns lo l ,,', mn their minds which is the lesser evm, and will then communicate their pa. ..s, .y ottitude to the man whom Presiueh.
 rtart commissions with the formation or the cabinet.
 The present crisis differs from numer-
 CTS forerunners, in that the incoming cabinet will know of the Parliament temper well in advance. just as tne Teichstag will be equally informed as 70 what the cabinet stands for.
 The parties tonight postponed their va rious conferences until Sunday, and It IS not improbable that the crisis VIII con. tinue well up to the time hnI,e liAeu " the entente for Germany repv'