New-York tribune., 1922-06-26
Judiciary Also To BE Re-
organized to Throttle
Conspiracy Admitted TO
Threaten the Republic
DIR. Breitscheid to
Succeed Rathenau
SIayers of Minister Are
Declared TO Resemble
Assassins of Erzberger
By Joseph Shaplen

OF Nalther katncnau, beIHhh IOt-
egn Minister, as he was leaving his
home In Grunewald yesterday, has
awakened the government to
realization Of the grave danger
which threatens the republic from
monarchist sources. Besides the
suppression Of monarchist propa-
ganda and the prevention Of pro-
test meetings against the Treaty Of
Versailles. which the ex-Kaiser's ad'
herents had planned for this week.
the Cabinet to-day decided upon
radical reorganization Of the coun'
try's entire judiciary system 70
clear out the reactionary element
that are still infesting Germany
judicial machinery. The police
courts are particularly affected by
this decision.
The army also is 70 be reorganized
thoroughly to eliminate the monar-
chists. whose activities are consid-
cred inimical 70 the best interests
Of the republc
Exist .nce Of Plot Conceded
II generally admitted that a great
CO.. spirscy had been hatehed for
4tion-wide drive TO restore tho mon
-chy. and the government is determ'
IL ID 10 crush this movement.
he police believe thAt Dr. Ra,henau
fell victim 20 the same men Who
hll,i Matthias Erzberger.
A .ardener who was near d.. Raths-
nau'. house a few minutes before tho
muro y has furnished the police with
description in detail Of two men who
were whiting in an automobile on
street corner near where the minister
was slam
The police say that the description
talies with that Of Schultz and Tile
sen. Erzbergers assassins, who are
known 20 have been IN Hungary re-
| Gently. Il is now believed they came
here from Budapest especially 20 klli
Rathenau and probably have. sougnt
refuge in that city, where they are
under the Joint protection Of the Ger
man and Hungarian cliques oi as
DR. Rudolph Breitscheid. long
leader OF the independent wing Of The
/ Socialists. probably will succeed Dr.
Rathenau a. Foreign Minister, u was
/ learned By the Tribune Correspondent
Successful negotiations are proceeding
| between the Majority Socialists ana the
Indepcndent Socialists FOR the entrance
OF the latter into the government.
which therefore would take distinct
swing 20 the left.
DIR. Gessler Likely 10 Retire
On. consideration which has been In.
sis,ed upon By the Independents and
which. il is understood. has been ac'
cepted by the Majority Socialists az
well as the other parties forming the
present coalition, Is the retirement ~
the present Minister OF Defense, Df.
Otto Gessler, Democrat. who is accused
! OF lacking energy In dealing with ths
army. He has aroused particular re-
sentiment among the Socialists because
OF the weakness with which ne SUD
n,itted 20 the will OF the reactionary
elements in the army by falling 20
drive out frankly outspoken monarch
lists al its head. The government D.
most anxious 20 obtain the entrance OF
Independents into the Cabinet.
Minister Of Justice Radbruch an.
rounced on behalf Of the government
in the Reichstag to-day that iull
amnesty will be granted those radicals
who are still in jail in consequence OF
the Communist revolts OF last year
NJ a
Cabinet would mark the most radical
innoyatton in the history Of the Ger
man Foreign Office and would bring 10
pass Erzberger's plan. formed just be.
fore he was assassinated, for a cosli-
tion government with Breitscheid as
Foreign Minister
Breitscheid Opposed War
DR.. Breitscheid has been at the front
! Of the Socialist movement In Germany
and bitterly opposed the war from the
beginning, with the result that he Is
cordially detested by the reactionaries.
His outspoken paeifst principles
earned for him the confidence OF the
French Foreign Once and recently he
has made several trips 20 Paris, where
he addressed great Socialist meetings
on behalf Of a peaceful understanding
between France and Germany. While
his appointment 10 the Foreign once
is not certain, II appears probable
from to-dsy's negotiations.
BERLIN. June 25 (By The Associated
Press). A demonstration In favor OF
the republic in the Lustgsrten to-day
was attended b. 100000 persons.
The chairman Of the Majority Social
ist and Independent Socialist parties
and number Of trade unions sent
message to Chancellor Wirth, according
70 a Cassel dispatch, demanding disso-
luton OF the Reichstag, and new elee'
tions with the following program:
First, a democratic republic; second,
transformation OF the Reichswehr and
police into trustworthy republican
forces; third, dissolution Of all .eae-
tionary organizations.
Intervening in to-day's debate in the
Reichstsg on the governments meas
ures for the safety Of the state and
state. cficials, the Chancellor delivered
speech. OF which the keynote was
that the chief menace threatening the
republic emanated from the Rightists.
Chancellor Wirth severely denounced
the agitations and vitnperations of
pan Germans, which mad created an
atmosphere Of murder Ia Germany.
Charges Political Bestiality"
"a STATE OF political bestislity pre-.