Evening star., 1922-11-26
CALLS j. S. TRADE
!. HOPE OF GERMANY
Leader of Peoples Party
Urges Better Economic
Relations With America,
By the Associate Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 25.-one or
! Sermany's primary needs is that OF
better economic relations with III.
United States, declared DR. ,;usta,
Stresenann, leader of the G.ru.,
peoples party and head of the for
eisn relations committee. during the
DEBATE In the reichstag today over
the program Of the new government.
I'r., Strescmann said he agreed com
pleteiy with Chancellor Cuno's state
! nent that the Germans cannot reckon
on splitting the entente In fact, he
declared, such division would work
hardships upon Germany, instead OF
benefit to her.
Disposing of the recent govern
! mental changes in England and Italy
as holding forth no definite prospects
! OF advantage in Germany, he CON
tinucd:
The United States would perhaps
participate actively in European af-
fairs If unhampered by Congress.
regret that all the more because q
! the chancellors statement that he
cannot in any case be definitely reg
| ulated without the active interven-
ton of the United States.
Let us be glad If we can retain
properly our trade connections with
America. A prominent American toic
me:
For the United States, tho diff
feY haf Sto
perfty depends upon a Europe cap
able of buying; we can perhaps re-
main standing where we are as long
as Europe continues to stay In this
condition. but to go from the present
situation to prosperity is only pos
sible if we again have q Europe,
capable of buying
Deplores Peace Terms.
DR.. Stressman asserted that the
world had never been less practically
situated than at present. and that
France had never been SO powerful
in the world as today.
There were circles in France who
were working for the collapse of Ger
many. forgetting the disastrous ef-
feet this would have on France. When
the world war began the Germans
entertained no hatred for France, and
certainly not for England. If now II
had become otherwise the peace
treaty itself was responsible. as.
rather than a treaty. 1t was a contin-
uation of war after the conclusion OF
peace.
Chancellor Cuno had given the depu-
ties an example of readiness to as
sumo responsibility for which they
should be grateful. AS to the criti-
cism Of Hugo SHINES connection WIFI
the party. Dr. Stresemann salo:
IF many leaders of large under
takings are in our ranks We are g!au
because they were the ones who kept
in Germany what we still have.
The program of the new Cuno min
istry received the overwhelming ap-
Chancellor was upheld by the middle
parties, the nationalists and the
united socialists. the latter two par
ties voting solidly in favor of the
action indorsing the governments
declaration.
A Minister 80 Hours.
While Herr Cuno is thus given a
large package Of confidence. he ana
his cabinet are left to ponder its con
tents. as both the radicals and ma
tionalists are making reservations in
connection with their present tacit
Endorsement of the new ministry.
The chancellor's little mishap III
connection with his selection Of DIR.
Mueller as food controller is viewed
only as a passing embarrassment, in
the light of the minister's resigna-
ton, although some curiosity is eX-
pressed over the manner in which the
Rhenish agriculturalist expert sue
ceeCied in passing Cuno's muster.
The new chancellor is SAID 10 have
accepted him on the recommendation
of Finance Minister Hermes. DIR.
Mueller provided the only real ele-
ment of humor in the post crisis sit
uation in that he proba bly, has won
the record of the briefest ministerial
period in German history. his regime
lasting only thirty-siN hours.
Dr.. Mueller was accused by the
socialists of having taken an active
part in the Rhineland separatist
movement in 1919.
DR.. Mueller in d letter read in the
reichstag by Chancellor Cuno said
his resignation was due to unjust re-
proaches by the socialists and the
reacted to the detriment of a sober.
practical solution of the food prob
lem.
Chancellor Cuno declared that DR..
Mueller'S attitude on the Rhineland
question did not warrant any distrust
of his patriotism and that the social
list reproaches were Eroundless.
Nevertheless, he was regretfuly
obliged to transmit the minister's
resignation to the president in order
to avoid unfruitful party conflicts.
which must be done If the cabinet
was to work in practical way. The
cancellor's declaration was met with
IN outcry by the extreme left against
the agrarians.
Rice was practically the only cult