Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-10
Compromise Not Possible.

Paris, May 10.-Berlin dis
patches received here today state
that DR.. Wirth, accepted the task
of forming a cabinet after it had
" been found that it was impossi-
i#ble to effect a combination COM
prising the majority Socialists
and the peoples parties because
Of a refusal by the peoples party
to agree to- acceptances of the al
lied ultinlatum. .a.a It'll:
Pr! Dr, N.irth, tbs adyices declare,
viii Tead II t17sef sefe1clfstag a state
ment of his policy and that body
will afterward declare itself for
or againstSacceptance of the ulti-
matum.
Berlin. May 1o.-(By the Associat-
ed Press) ss)-7Acceptance of the allied
ultimatum relative to reparations was
expected in the, reichstag here today
when that body convened The Cen
trists and the Majority Socialists as
a result of their conferences yester-
day were believed to have definitely
ing to the entente demands, and.
while the democratic and German
peoples parties held a long session
last night, debating the matter. ii
was felt that opposition to the allied
terms was rapidly dwindling. X &
The peoples party, headed by DIR.
Gustav Streseman, was reported last
night to have become resigned to the
inevitable, and it was said, it would
join the Majority Socialists, not desir-
ing to antagonize the parties. making
up the government coalition. Yes
terdays events appeared to show tina,
the situation had resolved itself into
q competition between the various
parties for first place in the aSsentine
column. .
The Majority Socialists adopted a
resolution yesterday. pledging Z their
support to every sincere effort tc
carry out the terms presented al
London. in view of the military coer.
cion and violence with which Germany
clared acceptance of the ultimatun
would fail of it's real purpose if Ba.
varia did mot make an upequivoca
declaration that she was prepared tc
disarm and disband her civilian
guards by June 80 The center party
Wilhelm Mayer, German ambassador
to France. and would, it was beileve6
today, give undivided support to .
resolution expressing Germany's &C.
ceptance Of the entente demands.
Helped Matters.
The note sent to Berlin ,by Premie,
BRAND of France. in which German.
was informed that the sending o,
government troops into Upper Silesi:
would be considered by France las 3
violation of the Versailles treaty hat
tn influence in bringing about a de
cision on the part OF several deputie!
to join the elements ready to accep
the allied ultimatum.
The premier's communication va.
generally viewed here as betraying al
over-zealous desire to stimulate oppo
sitio, among reichstag parties oppos
ing the entente terms. ;,s.s5 q s' 4
Leading democratic deputies de
clared yesterday that acceptance O.
the ultimatum would be the most er
fective way Of counteracting French
aspirations, and commended that sin
cere effort on the part of German,
to carry out the conditions of the ul
timatum would strengthen herr cas-,
with the United States and England
Count Won Bernstorff, former Ger
man ambassador to the United States
3 was among the more prominent dem
ocratic deputies to champion accept
ance. ts stSsS u s}
Would Speed Up Decision.
There is a probability that the re
h tiring Fehrenbach cabinet, which Il
at present fdnctioning only as an act
tng ministry, may accept ofilcially tn,
London ultimatum for Germany.ioef
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