New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-01
Overthrow of Berlin Cabi-
net Is Now Regarded
as Inevitable; Simons
Already Has Resigned
Continues to Act
At Ebert's Request
Fehrenbach's Retirement
to Follow; Failure of
Appeal to U. S. Fatal
By Joseph. Shaplen

Copyright, l3Il, New YORK tribune Inc.
BERLIN, April 3O.-Overthrow of the
Fehrenbach ministry because of grow
ing anxiety over it's failure to get a
reply from Washington to the latest
German reparations offer and over
Frances unmistakable determination to
compel Germany to submit to the Paris
terms is deemed inevitable tonight.
The situation reached climax when
DR.. Walter Simons, Foreign Minister
handed his resignation to the Chancel-
lor on April %. 1t was said officially
tonight that President Ebert person
ally requested DR.. Simons to retain his
portfolio pending the outcome of this
negotiations with the United States
He pointed out that the Foreign Min
ister's policy had the support both of
the other members of the Cabinet and
of majority in the Reichstag.
Holds Change Unavoidable
The Vossische Zeitung asserts that
change of ministry is unavoidable
particularly ii no satisfactory solution
of the reparations problem can be
found promptly Chancellor Fehrer-
bach is said to be pleading for re-
lease from Office on the ground Of i'll
health. The exit of DR.. Simons and
the Chancellor from the Cabinet, the
Vossische Zeitung says, will be fol.
lowed by the designations of the
ministers of Finance and Interior.
DR.. Simons's resignation has been
pigeonholed temporarily, while the
crcv
for the American reply. The resigna
tion has not come up formally befo, 6
the Cabinet, but it is expected that DR.
Simons's retirement will be an &C.
complished fact this coming week
Chancellor Fehrenbach is said to be
solidly supporting DR.. Simons on both
personal and political grounds in his
reparations negotiations.
Distinct Trend to Right
Party leaders already are discussing
Cabinet which involves several othe,
changes. Hope is maintained. however
that the present coalition of the Dem o.
Gratis, Centrists and Peoples party NAV
be maintained, and that it may possibly
induce the Socialists to accede to q
joint new ministry. The latter is an
extremely unlikely view, since their at.
titude and that of the new Prussian
government are composed of the same
elements.
distinct move toward the Right is
therefore, the most probable construc-
tion of the new ministry, and the fact
is that politicians of all shades have
been running around in circles for the
last two weeks in desperate effort to
lind solution of the most serious
foreign situation. The result is that
never since the revolution has the
political situation been as confused and
pregnant of many possibilities. The
latter are, however, largely dependent
upon the outcome of the Preparations
problem.
Although Germany is waiting anx.
lously for reply from Washington te
the latest reparations offer, the Berlin
government is understood to be making
ready for direct appeal to the Allied
Supreme Council meeting in London ir
order to forestall the anticipated llti-
matum from the Eentente premiers.
The Cabinet is still hoping that Ger
many's appeal to Washington will avail
something and make possible solution
on the basis of DR.. Simons's latest offer
but in view of Germany's emphatic re.
lection heretofore of the Allied de.
mands, no alternative to bowling to the
penalties threatened by the Allies i.
seen here if the rcte to the United
States is unavailing.