Evening star., 1922-11-27
Fall of Wirth Cabinet Was Due Il
Industrials.


Agreeing that 1t was the influence
of Hugo SHINES and his group of in
dustrials, rather than desertion by
the socialists, which was mainly re-
sponsible for the downfall of the
Wirth cabinet. editors are divided
whether the new chancellor will be
able to do any better. II. indeed. he
can do as we'll. wirth had tried his
best to meet the requirements Of the
allies, and at the same time protect
the German working classes. and 1t
seems to be agreed that the new min
istry will meet with opposition. prob
ably passive at the outset. when 1t
tries increasing the length Of the
work day at the demand of the busi-
ness interests Of the nation.
"Sabotaee destroyed the Wirth min
istry," asserts the Chicago News In
dismissing the socialtstic responsi-
bility and recalling that the indus
trials had planned this crisis for some
time The News Is convinced that the
piete reparations. or anything else.
"provided they have a free hand at
home" Somewhat similar is the view
entertained by the Elkhart Truth.
which, in turn. points out that the
conviction Is growing among the Ger,
the Industrial magnates are delib-
erateiy promoting Imitation TO acquire
q monopoly of the country's indus
trial resources" but the Truth. on its
part, thinks this Is due to a desire
ito evade reparations;" In Justice to
Wirth 1t must be recalled. the Water
bury Republican says. that "he made
an earnest effort to carry out the i'm
possible, and in general ne has been
in good favor with the allied govern
phasizes. in the opinion OF the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram. "the great loss
which Germany suffered when Walter
Rathenau was assassinated. Wfrth's 9
work ''met with approval generally"
the St Paul Dispatch holds. in sug-
sumo once as 'he was apparently
making a straightforward attempt to
meet the allied claims"
Tho fall Of this cabinet emphasizes.
in the view Of the Hou:ton A chronicle. !
Of european stability. Let Germany
60 bankrupt. or bolshevik. and every
great European government WI! nnd
itself in chaoA Making every allow
anoe for tho politicians and dema-
unrest. q large part Of the responsi;;
bility for Chancellor Wirth's fall, and
for suoh events as may ensue. still
rest with allied policy. II the blind
scramble for spoils continues. II back
stair trading Is allowed to go on. II
the promise Of q new order 10 ignored,
who can predict that another Musta-
pha Kemal will not emerge from the
Maxurian lake region. or that west
ern Europe will not behold the trad
edy Of Constaninople repeated?' There
afop Is q question, as the Grand Rap
ids Herald sees 1t. whether President
really do more than Wirth. Wilhelm
Cuno, the new appointee. doesn't look
promising. In the chaos only one
thing seems certain. When the ma
jority and independent socialist par
ties reunited they sounded the death
kneil Of communion. There 10 no
reason to fear that Germany will turn
bolshevik in the present crisis" But
the real issue appears to the Water
loo Tribune to be that "tho indus
trials arc trying to make the social
lists see that it takes ten houre work
. day to pay up." to which tho Brook
lyn Eagle adds that mot until the
sober sense Of the French people
puts an end to the present revsnehe
policy Is there any hope Of stabili.,
Europe"
i, The SHINES group must reckon
with the moro or less passive re-
sfstance Of millions Of organised. in
telligent and radical workmen," eays
the New York Globe, even though II
may bo able to make terms with the
alltoA In any 0vont u seems oertA1n
that anarchy and ruin must follow
If the attempt to bleed this once treat