New-York tribune., 1921-06-04
Wirth Cabinet
May Appeal to
CernanPeop
New National Election Ex-
pected in Desperate Effort
of Government TO Get
Majority in Reichstag
Dissatisfaction Is Growing
Obstruction by Peoples Par
ty Would Make Dissolution
Inevitable, 1t Is Believed
Special Cable to The Tribune

Copyright. l92l. New York Tribune Inc
BERLIN, June 3.-The growing dis.
satisfaction among the opposition par
ties in the Reichstag, apparent to-day
in the second days debate of the gov
ernments program as outlined by
Chancellor Wirth Wednesday, fore+
shadowed the possibility that the
Reichstag may be dissolved and a new
national election held in a desperate
effort by the government to obtain a
working majority in support of fits
plans.
The Wirth coalition Cabinet lacks
half dozen votes of majority inithe
National Assembly, The extreme Ma
tlonalists seized their first opportunity
| to-day to introduce a resolution de-
claring lack of confidence in the
Chancellor. Although this proved to
be OF only minor Importance, confer
ences which Dr.. Wirth had with lead
ers of the National Peoples party.
headed by DR.. Gustav stresemann.
brought out nothing more than the
promise that on questions of funda-
mental Importance connected with the
Allled reparations ultimatum the Peo-
PIE party will refrain from voting.
Communists Against Cabinet
The independent Socialists are ex
pected TO take similar attitude and the
government will thus be operating on
minority vote. The extreme Nation
allsts and the Communists will be the
only parties voting against the Cabinet.
and while this arrangement might be
temporarily satisfactory the Chancel-
lor's control in the Reichstae would be
only relative.
The Peoples party is expected now
to bring forward a declaration agree
ing in general way to the fulfillment
of the Allied .erms, but declining to
support the governments program for
carrying out those terms The Demo-
Gratis are understood to be insisting
that real majority government be
formed and threatening that unless
this is done they will withdraw from
the Cabinet
Should the Peoples party obstruct
the Legislative program outlined by DR..
Wirth, which is now regarded as likely
despite the temporary truce, the disso-
luton of the Reichstag would become
unavoidable. In such a case Chancellor
~ - VA "ouit Go W tiie GOulllEy WIN Lne
slogan: "Give the government major
ity for carrying out the conditions Of
the Allied ultimatum."
Loss of Prestige
In view of the considerable loss of
prestige which the Peoples party sus-
tanned by what many regard as it's COW
ardly attitude in the ultimatum crisis,
and the smashup of the Communist
party in the recent revolt, government
leaders believe that in the event of
general elections they could obtain a
safe majority, provided meanwhile DR..
Wlrth IS able to improve the Upper
Silesian situations from the German
point of view.
1t is believed that both the Monar-
chists and the Socialists would well
come general election, feeling con-
tident that they, together with the
Democrats, are now in a position to
regain the ground which democratic
Germany lost to the Right and Left in
the last general elections year ago.
BERLIN, June (By The Associated
Press).-The Boersen Zeitung, organ
of the industrial wing of the Demo
cratic party, believes new Reichstag
elections are inevitable in consequence
of the restricted parliamentary basis
on which the Cabinet is functioning.
DR.. Walter Kathenau, the new Min
lister of Restoration, was severely
heckled by members of the Nationalist,
German peoples and ultra Radica!
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