Evening star., 1922-10-25
RE|CHSTAG VOTES
FORTNIGHT RECESS
WIrth to Use Two Weeks in
Effort to Reunite His Dr.
f: vided Cabinet.
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN, October 25-Although the
Wfrth government is supposed to be
suffering from a fresh attack of creep
ing crises" the reichstag yesterday voted
itself n two weeks recess. leaving to the
chancellor the task of adjusting the diff
ferences between the members of his
cabinet regarding the adoption of meas
ures calculated to prevent a further
slump in the mark, due to the whole
sale tratIickins in foreign money.
Chancellor Wirth failed to deliver his
widely heraded speech to the reichstaG,
IN which he was expected to set forth
the governments attitude on several
pressing issues. chief among them it's
IeparationS policy. While the issues of
the coalition are still seriously entan-
sled by reason of a variety of internal
and foreign questions. the reichstag
leaders last night seemed to be less
alarmed, believing that the fortnight
holiday Will give the cha "cellor an OPP
portuuiiy to remove the difficulties which
the new&i'angrs interpret as pr"saging
= crisis The rechSia% will reassenble
November :.
Whether the present three-party coali
tI"n VII contiuu" Jo constitute the gov
eE!mci-t' parliamentary support is
ah"ut tHe on'y f"t;u"" IN The presen:
situation which SUCCESS elSments of in
security for tie W.rth ministry. The
united Socialists, who contribute $50
mandates L" TIE coalition. openly eX
press their inuat.elcr with the other
coalition parties IL connection with their
attitlIi'' T. cI"d,u" G.'.l.s-.Gl and eco
nomir i,rui-l,fis ,:z',s. lily the grain re-
HIls5tIo,. i. . aud IN governments fail
urc to aauis; pro'.3t an .,,.uCes to curb
the dollar ~:,r..;i'at.uu.
I,eld law Ton Drastic
With r""a.d to thc recent regu-
lati"r issued by the government
a%;tirs: Sr"cu'atior in foreign ex-
chang. TWO of the coalition parties
as""r th"t speculation must be
checked. hut in some otter quarters
the EtsuiatI"nS are considered insult
ahi- ai.G too drastic.
un iHe Ctilrr hand. the socialists
hold t,!Ht they are not tar-reaching
en"uGh and have introduced motion.
aSkiHg 10y stronger measures and also
Tor Il ~tTi,t rt;ion.nG Of home-pro
Gaced f"otStuil's. The socialist news
papers In,isHat,. that on the accept
ance of tits pr"Grari will depend the
continuance of the socialists in the
coalition.
SoIue OF the liberal newspapers
profess t" see in the present attitude
of the radicals an uuElIStakable in
dICatIOn Of n tired feeling on the
part OF The socialists and an obvious
desire to withdraw from the coal:-
lion with the purpose OF rr-tEter.n--
the reichStag arena as opposition
factor
Vir!h Tackles Problem
The Eoursc Gazette declares the
economic situation now demands a
general e~t-t"Gvthrr PLATFORM by
all the parties. Il suggests that the
socialists either yi"iG or step aside.
In the face Of these conflicting emo
lions among the parties. which, up
to the present time. have given him
undivided support, Chancellor Wirth
j making lahored attempts to neu-
tralizc the differences among the
members Of his cabinet. particularly
thu. ministers of finance and of eco
romicS. which also reflect the con-
fiCting policies championed by the
socialists ana the middle party.
Thr GUrSqt!OE of r"parationS is
playing only 4 secondary role in
thr governments catalogue of pres
"ut worries. rs no gold payments are
due until 1875. DIR. W;rth. however
- giving received emphasis to the
slogan he announced three months
ago. when he declared bread first,
then separations would be the gov
ernns ut'S watchword for the time
being, or until GermanE's tinancia!
condition would permit her to promise
cash payments.