The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-11

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reparatiOnS uItimatum was delivered
to Prime Minister Lloyd George by
DR.. Sthamer, German minister to
Great Britain, here today.
Berlin, May 11.-Germany's new
cabinet today began preparations for
the governments formal note to the
entente accepting the terms laid down
by the Supreme Allied Council in
London. DR.. Julius Wirth, the new
chancellor, received what amounted to
vote of confidence in the reichstag
last night, the body approving the
ministry's decision to accept the al.
lied ultimatum The vote stood 221 to
ITS, giving the Wirth government
margin of 46.
The majority of the vote cast for
the entente terms were from the Cen
trist. Democratic, Socialist and Major
ity Socialist parties, the Natlonalists,
German Peoples party, Communists
and Bavarian Peoples party were op-
posed to the plans of the ministry, as
announced by the new chancellor. In
his address DR.. Wirth emphasized the
tremendous burden Germany would
assume in agreeing to meet the allied
terms, but insisted that the alterna-
tive of French occupation Of the Ruhr
valley would completely cripple Ger
many's industrial life and demoralize
the country.
Allied Demands
The allied demand, in brief. was
payment bylJune l of The 1,000,000,000
gold marks due ON May /; trial of
German officers and soldiers accused
of crimes during the war; complete
disarmament of the military, naval
and aerial arms of Germany's service
and ultimate payment of $33, ,750, ,000,-
obligation would be paid in install
ments of approximately $485, 100000
per year in addition to rs per cent OF
the value of Germany's exports.
1t Is believed here that DR.. Wirth's
answer to the supreme allied council
will be an unconditional acceptance of
the allied terms, but 1t has been in
dicated that representations will be
made that compliance with the dis
armament clauses of the councils vi.
timatum might be attended by danger,
especially on the eastern frontiers,
where the Poles have engaged in a
serious insurrection with the intention
of taking possession Of Upper Silesia.
Ministry Unstable
Since the announcement Of the new
German ministry there has been some
speculation as to it's stability. Immi-
nence of a French invasion of the
Ruhr district and ominous events in
Silesia might have been effective In
dampening enthusiasm yesterday, but
the session of the reichstag at which
the new cabinet presented itself was
without demonstration and was fire.
Quently monotonous.
DR.. Wirth has been often consid
cred an understudy of Matthias Err
berger, former minister Of finance,
and Is believed to be determined to
carry out the latter's financial poll
cies, which are unpopular with men,
bers Of the German peoples party and
even prominent democrats.
Announcement by DR.. Wirth that
the ministry of finance was awaiting
an occupant prompted several depu-
ties to interject the name OF Erzber
ger and there were many observers
last night who predicted the political
resurrection of ErSberser. Their con-
viction on this point was made strong.
er by the fact that the centrist party
had secured dominant influence in
the government
DR.. Wirth assumed the portfolio OF
foreign affairs in addition to the chan.
cellorship, but 1t was understood he
may soon retire from the conduct of
Germany's relations with other coun-
tries.
1t was said today that permanent
foreign minister might not be select
ed until after the allied uItimatum
had been accepted.