The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS DUE
 IN GERMANY
By FRANK F.. MASON. International News Service Staff
 COrreSDOndeDt

Berlin, May - President Ebert will run for reelection if he is as sured of a sure thing. If the parties lineup and choice of candidates indi- cate a possibility of his being defeat ed President Ebert will decline the Majority Socialist Party nomination with thanks, issuing a statement that he wishes to retire to private life. This information is from Majority Socialist leaders in the intimate circle sur rounding Ebert.
 The Presidency of Germany reSem- bles the post of President in the United States only in title. The Ger man President has but little practical influence in political decisions. The principal business of the PreSid ent is to officiate at the dedication of public buildings. orphan asylums, to open expositions and charity bazaars.
 Two years ago Ebert was elected emporary president at Weimar until the country should be put in order and a regular first President of Germany could be elected. For the last two years Germany has been procraStinat- should be held The politicians at the helm now announce that the elec- tion will take place as soon as the Upper SiIesia boundary is settled, which is promised for next month.
 Won Hindenburg Crowded Out.
 One of the purposes of the kapp election The Kappists Were lacking Field Marshal Won Hindenburg for the post. but he upset their plans by asking the Kaiser's permission to run answer was never published, but the royalists suddenly changed their pro gramme and began to announce that Ebert suited them quite well.
 It is surprising that it is among the royalists that the staunchest admirers of Ebert are found. "He has some thing of the craft of the fox, you know,'' is their frequent comment
  resenting the moneyed interests, are backing the postponement of the cleo ton. A new election will throw the country into an uproar and disturb Germany'S attempts to get back to in dustrial equilibrium, they contend. The Presidency is not important in prac tical way, therefore let us let well enough alone. they continue As matter of fact it begins to look as if a large part of Germany is willing to have Ebert continue in office until re- The German can't see the use Of throwing the country into an uproar every few years to elect a new Presi- dent. If he is good and holding down the job thoroughly and not grating, why put in a new man who knows nothing about the, past? is frequent argument.
 Ebert Wants Axe to Fall.
 President Ebert, himself, however, does not seem to share their view point, for he has several times writ ten to the inter-party council of the ReichStag requesting them to agree upon the date for the first national Presidential election The" council has always found reasons until new to postpone it. Unless flew cornph cations arise and the political -procras- tinatorS postpone it again, the election should take place some time in June or July.
 Ebert a Poor Man.
 What to do with Nre past President is a subject that is bothering the German politicians especially the ma jority Socialists, to which party Ebert belongs. They have several times asked Americans how We dispose of our former chief executives. Ebert will leave the Presidential palace at 73 Wilhe1mstrasse a poor man, and his party friends must find him some sort of a post which will support the Ebert family. The socialist leaders state that from res<Sns af prestige it would be impossible to make him a member of the Reichstag, the Mayor of a city. as was done with Schneide- mann, or the president of a province, as the socialists did for Noske when the wolf was at the Noske family door. It is frankly stated that one reason why Ebert will accept the nomination if assured of success is that he needs the 100, ,000 marks year.
 Two years have elapsed with no strong candidates appearing to con- test Ebert's reelection. Prince Max of Baden has been mentioned, as has also Won Hindenburg, but apparently both of them want the nomination thrust upon them with an 1S-karat guarantee of election If no stronger inter party combination appears against him, Ebert will again be the candidate of the Majority Socialists. But under these circumstances. with the result a nDregone conclusion, why should we go to the expense of a new election? demand the Majority Social-