The New York herald., 1921-05-12
BERLIN SEES END OF
MAKESHIFT CABINET
Chancellor Wirth Assured of
Only PIG Out of 469 Par
liamentary Votes.
PAN GERMANS BITTER
'Deutsche Zeitung' Calls the
Cabinets Acceptance "A
Scrap of Paper
PAN GERMANS BITTER
BIZ the Associated Press.

party which is represented in the
bers of which in the Reichstag yes
terday voted against accepting the al
lied ultimatum, that the new Ministry
will soon undergo reconstruction now
that it's primary function as signing
Cabinet" has been disposed of
Gossip in the lobbies to-day was
wholly devoted to speculation as to
whether the Cabinet, which commands
only a parliamentary minority. would
be able to carry out a constructive pro-
gramme, In view of its precarious sup
port
The Liberals insist upon the in
clusion of the German Peoples party
In any present Government, If only
for the reason of nullifying opposition
from the Right Side of the House. AS
the Majority Socialists are funda-
mentally opposed to allying themselves
with that party, 1t is a foregone con-
clusion that any attempt to extend
the present Cabinets party structure
would promptly precipitate another
crisis.
"a Scrap of Paper
The newspapers of the Nationalists
and industrialists to-day received the
new Cabinet and It's action in accepting
scorn and contempt.
The German people. In so far as It
has yet been able to think and feel. will
not have anything In common with the
Government says the Pan-German
Deutsche Zeituno. For us this docu-
ment is but scrap of paper"
Count Friedrich Won Westarp. Con-
servative member of the Reichstag,
writing In the Kreus- Zcituio, declares
the Conservatives did their duty in OPP
posing the acceptance OF the ultimatum.
He expresses the hope that their action
VIII resolve itself Into a seed from
which the national will for sef-asser-
ton and deeds will spring forth
The Tages zeitun0 charges the So
called German Parliament" played
Frances game and that the makeup OF
the new ca biuet accommodates the French
wishes
The Tdsghche Rundschou interprets
the adoption uf the resolution accepting
the ultimatum as a mere continuation
of the old governmental policies, which.
while aiming to escape from temporary
predicaments. are only inviting more
serious troubles for the future.
The Clerical organ Gerr1nAd believes
acceptance OF tho ultimatum marks the
beginning OF an era Of international
tranquility and that will also promote
internal consolidation in Germany.
The VossLscbe Zc4tuno demands that
the new Ministry shall not reveal itself
as merely "a signing Cabinet" but shall
also proceed to carry out its programme.
Views of Liberal Press.
Although the Liberal press generally
is sympathetic in its reception OF the
new Cabinet It is not overenthusiastic. In
view Of the circumstances which
brought IL into existence and the fact
that II Is insecurely anchored in parlia-
ment
The Bourse Gazette says; "It Is evi-
dent that the Wirth Government cannot
aspire to be more than a second signing
Cabinet also IL is not improbable that
the Majority Socialists are likely To
prove a hlndrance In connection with the
process of effecting internal assimila-
tion."
The Independent Socialist organ. Fret
hett, believes that the crisis has only
been temporarily overcome. and warns
the new Cabinet against interpreting the
current impression that IL iE only q tenn
porary makeshift as an excuse or pre-
text for inactivity
The new Cabinet f. only able TO rely
upon 2l6 out OF 46e votes, assuming
that tho Democrats vote solldly with
the Ministry. in which they are repre-
sented lrr a provisional manner only
Chancellor wirth. therefore. will be
obliged to depend upon the benevolent
neutrality" or support or either the
Peoples party or the Independent So
c'alists IN a critical stage. or he may
1ther q parliamentary storm II given
t.. twenty-one votes Of the Bavarian
copies party. which were cast In op-
position TO acceptance Of the allied ulti-
matum Tuesday night.
While the Bourse reacted firmly to-
day to acceptance Of tho utimatum and
there was heavy buying or marks
abroad. the BovrSe Gusctfe, neyerthe-
less. believes that the fac& that doubt
ful concessions were made to the Social
Democracy as reward for It's part In
forming the new Government, and the
circumstance that the new Cabinet con-
tains a number OF inefficient individuals"
must not be overlooked by the Bourse
The present coalition parties met in
formally to-day while Chancellor wirth
was busy rlveting his hastily constructed
Cabinet into a coordinate Ministry.
The post of Foreign Minister, which
Or. Wrth himself assumed temporarily.
is still seeking a likely candidate. no new
names having been proposed by the par
ties constituting the coalition
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