The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-15
By FERDINAND JAIN By Leased Wire To The AGc-HcraldD

BERLIN, August 1l-Baptiscd in confusion and disorder, the Strese- mann government has begun it's rule of chaotic Germany.
 As the new chancellor entered of fical duties. Tuesday. Berlin mounted police, using clubs freely, were charging the ranks of q massed demonstration in the Hermannspaltz, Wher2 sCore of persons were wounded in a communist riot.
 Chancellor Stres nann's first task was the making of his inaugural speech in the Reichsta3 in which he outliued futgr~ p3liriCe.
 "If free and ih teper leIi5 dtsposi . tiog over the k ar Is again secured by Germany" he said, If the Rhine land again umes the conditions guaranteed it through the interna- tiOnal treaties, if every outraged German of the Ruhr and the Rhine districts again receives his freedom ano his home, then we. under a breathing space, will be able, through the use of our economic. powers, 10 produce meas for tle regulations of the separations question:
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 Jay RcparntiOnnS.
 This is interpreted to imply that Germany will endcaVor to pay repara- tions under the following conditions:
 1. A moritorium.
 ?. Germang to have complete iuris- d,ction over the Ruhr again.
 3. Expelled Ruhr workers to be permitted to return to their homes; imprisoned Germans freed.
 Stresemann warned the outside world that it must no think the change in government means a change in Germany's foreign policy.
 The chancellor further expressed willingness to present the question of the justice or injustice of the Ruhr occupation to an international court. A suggestion made by Gre-,t Britain.
 At the conclusion of his speech the Reichstag voted confidence in his administration -40 to 76. A number of deputies abstained from voting. Otaer Strikes Spread.
 While the communists in Berlin cancelled the general strike Tues day, strikes in electrical and cher-i- cal plants spread in SaXony.
 Leipsig dispc tches reported that towns-people, were raidinT farms. confiscating one pig out of every three, and one COW from every large herd. The government is making every effort to solve the fOou prob lem at the earliest date. Increase in bAlc OoAPuA IL pdl'i lAe14 "A W III II will at least temporarily increase buying power. is favored, but the basic necessity is to ro se large owners to disgorge hoarded oods.
 Lerlin police clashed with com- munist demonstrations in Frankfur- ter avenue tuesday eVenng. fiung the crowd and seriously woundins one person.
 Communist members noisly inter- rupted Stresemann's speech today heckling him con 'tantly.
 UprOar Arises.
 Uproar arose when he sait'
 The new government will not coLntene nee any violation of German rights. Whether the governme.t is successful dep .-ds as much on the collaboration or the Reich (the cen tral government with the federal states as on the colla boration of the parliament with economic circles
 Communists shouted: "Stinues representati c is speaking" The Chancellor's aLsWcr was 10 continue his speech, saying:
 Tt is our resolution to n. at any Kind of inner revolt. The govern ment has the will and the po.er to combat it effectively"
 The speech justified passive re- sistence in the Ruhr St-esemann de- cla"ed that he would do his utmost to further the projected new gold loan which he said would enable Germany to promote a plan by "hich wages could be adjusted on figures nearer to a gold basis.
 This suggestion offers greatest hope to the German workingman, whose largest problem is thu of get ting sufficient ware incr,a ,ases to meet the skyrocketing living ts. It means the setting up of gold wage standards throughout the country. The workm@ ould be n- q in paper money but the amount of this money he received would aIways equal his gold wage in buying value at the monthly index figure of living Costs.'