The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-05-11
REICHSTAG YIELDS.

Berlin, May 10-Germany has ac-
cepted the allied ultimatum. The
reichstag last night by a vote Of 22l
to It's, yielded to the final demands OF
the allied powers, and, In SO doing,
agreed to fulfill the terms of the
treaty OF Versailles ito the capacity"
OF the nation to do SO.
DR.. Wirth, the CentriSt leader. final
ly succeeded In forming coalition
cabinet, composed of Centrists. Ma
por'ty Socialists and Democrats,
which, confronted by grave necessity
speedily decided that acceptance OF
the ultimatum was the only course.
In making this announcement to the
reichstag. the new chancellor asked
for an immediate decision by that
body and in the voting which follow
ed, the government was sustained.
The allied ultimatum required def.
mite reply, based on "yes" or mo"
NO conditional reply would be enter
tanned, and the ultimatum was formu-
lated to expire on the night of May Il.
The total sum which Germany is
called upon to pay Is $3.50, 900 900
pounds sterling. Disarmament must
be carried out by Germany in accord
ance with the provisions Of the treaty
and the trial Of war criminals must
be put into effect. Numerous other
important terms, in which Germany
had been in default. will be enforced,
Noncompliance with the allied ul-
timatum would have subjected Ger
many to the occupation by the allies
of the Ruhr valley and whatever
other military and naval measures
were deemed advisable.
The new cabinet is generally re-
garded as a make-shift. largely un-
representative, but good enough, to ac.
cept the entente ultimatum and thus
avoid a French advance into the Ruhr.
While the cabinet obtained COM
Portable majority in the reichstag, il
has the undivided support OF only the
Majority Socialist and Clericals. The
members of other parties, It is de-
clared, have given It support as =
make-shift, and are not pledged to
give it a parliamentary support.
the reichstag said today:
"The cabinet cannot last as It is
not on broad enough basis to carry
out the myriad of financial and econ
omic problems involved in German
acceptance Of the reparations settle
ment." We Democrats have loaned
Schiller and Cessler to the cabinet,
reserving to ourselves the right to
withdraw them later unless the cab
met is amplified to include the Ger
man Peoples party"
DR.. Wirth, the chancellor, IL unfa-
vorably regarded by the industrialists
and banking interests because he is
closely associated politically with
Matthias Erzberger, his predecessor, as
finance minister, who advocated raid
on capital, rather than indirect taxes,
as means Of meeting Germany's
pressing financial needs.
The conservative elements in the
reichstag regard the cabinet az too
Socialistic and incapable Of outlining
D policy whereby Germany can begin
Immediately meeting the entente's f.
nancial demands.
The present cabinet is the out
growth Of two days Of the widest pos.
sible chaos, in which the parties me:
day and night; and finally in despera.
tion the members agreed upon an i'm
prOvised slate, which underwent
scores Of changes in the last 4S hours.
and admittedly never could have OBJ
tanned ratification had 1t not been nec-
essary to check the entente military
movements threatened after May Il.