New-York tribune., 1921-05-06
Berlin poets
New abinet
Before Night
DIR. Schiller Is Now Slated
To Be Chancellor, With
Stresemann or Mayer
as the Foreign Minister
Socialists Remain Aloof
Party Organ Urges Factions
TO Consolidate, Prepara-
tory to Taking Control

SQpyriEht, l"li, New York Tribune Inc,
BERLIN, May 5.-~-Dr. Schiller, leader
of the Democratic party in the Reichs-
Sag, is expected to head the new Cabi-
net succeeding the Fehrenbach min
istry that resigned last night. Dr.
Gustav Stresemann, leader of the Ger
nan Peoples party, and DR.. Wilhelm
Mayer, German Ambassador in Paris,
are suggested for the post of Foreign
Minister, but it is doubted whether DR..
Mayer would accept the portfolio. Min
lister President Stegerwald of Prussia
is mentioned rs possibility for Vice.
Chancellor, and several experts in the
present Cabinet probably will have an
opportunity to keep their posts. The
Fehrenbach ministry is continuing in
Office, at the request of President Ebert,
until new government can be formed.
The reorganization is expected to be
completed by tomorrow night.
The new ministry's first problem will
DE the reparations issue, upon which
the Fehrcnbach Cabinet was wrecked.
1t must decide before May 12 whether
TO accede to the Allied demands or sub
nit to the occupation of the Ruhr valley
and to other pcnaltles, together with
the economic and political consequences
entailed.
Press Comment Hopeful
The attitude of the press reflects the
prevailing political confusion, but en-
bodies hope that a new ministry car
find way out Of this desperate situa-
tipn. The leaders of the different fac
tions in the Reichstag have been meet
ing In caucuses all day, and are con-
sulting with financial experts who are
trying to determine wheher Germany
can possibly acccde to the Allied de-
mands.
AS stated repeatedly in The Tribune
dispatches the retirement of the Feb
renbach Cabinet was inevitable no mat
ter what stand Germany might take AT
the last moment with regard to the
reparations problem. To-day's indica.
tions confirm the previous idea that
Germany in the end will accept the Al =.
lied demands. The German press does
not conceal that such action would be
only the means Of averting temporarily
the impending calamity. and declares
that the crisis is bound to reassert it,
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bear the burden the Allies would place
upon her.
In view of the determination of th'.
Socialists not to enter the new Cabinet
the latter necessarily must be composed
of the present coalition Of Centrist,
Democratic and Peoples parties. Be-
cause of the acuteness of the situation
the extreme nationalists are likely to
maintain an attitude Of benevolent
neutrality.
Socialist Regime Forecast
The Vorwarts makes strong appeal
to-day for reunion Of the Socialist
factions for the purpose of taking over
the government in Che near future, as
sailing strongly the national and for
eign policies of the present coalition as
difatory, aimless and lacking in ca
pacity to handle Germany's overwhelm-
ing problems.
The newspaper emphasizes the fact
that the Socialists cannot enter the
new Cabinet under any circumstances
because of the attitude of the coali-
tionists toward internal problems ON
the one hand and the failure of the
Allies to give proper support to the
last Socialist government on the other.