Evening star., 1923-10-04
CIVILIAN DICTATOR
URGED IN GERMANY
AS CABINET RESIGNS
Stresemann, Mentioned for
Post, Turns to Formation
of New Ministry.
CHANCELLOR PROPOSES
POWERS BE INCREASED
officials to Be Cloaked With I'm
usual Authority to Avert
Crisis.
Rr tbe Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RERIIN. October with the re-
tirement of Chancellor Stresemanh
coalition ca binet. there Is talk OF the
establishment of a civilian dictator
supported by martial law. Di'
Stresemann himself is spoken or IN
some quarters as well fitted to take
over such an office, in view OF MS
experience in economics and finance.
Meanwhile. he has been invited by
President Ebert to form a new MIN
istry.
The resignation of the cabinet
came last night after the four social
list members had withdrawn follow
ing their rejection of a compromise
proposed by the chancellor on the
eight hour law. The bourgeoise MEM
bers voted to retire in body ana
authorized DIR. Stresemann to apprise
President Ebert of their decision. The
chancellor returned from visit to
the executive soon after midnight
and Immediately received the German
editors. to whom he reviewed the
events leading up to the retirement
OF his ministry.
1t is noteworthy that although the
ca hinet members among themselves
We're in fun accord on all issues.
this concurrence of opinion was lack
ing in the individual parties whom
the ministers represented.
The views of the people at large
said the chancellor. mo longer coin
eide with those of the parties. and il
IT were not for the prevailing con-
ditions of unrest the best solution OF
the whole problem would be new
reichstag elections"
Asks Smaller Cabinet.
The chancellor proposed that he
have smaller cabinet as he is no
longer obliged to consider the parti-
san wishes of each party. as was the
case in the retiring ministry. This
statement is construed as indica ting
that Herr Stresemanu wishes to con-
struct a cabinet that will represent
closely eo-ordinated ministry
equipped with extraordinary powers
Although the coalition government
has found it impossible to effect re-
forms acceptable to all four parties
represented. the belief is prevalent
that the ministry might have been
held together had Premier Poincare
been responsive to the termination
of passive resistance.
While President Ebert and Chan
Cellor StreSemann would have pre-
ferred an avoidance of parliamentary
complications in view Of tho present
internal and foreign situations. they
are believed to view the outcome with
satisfaction, in that 1t brought an
end to the traditional system of COM
promises and political bartering with
which a dozen or more previous
crises have been patched up.
Chancellor Stresemann's statements
to the press point to the conclusion
that he purposes constructing a cab
met comprising a limited number of
ministers and invested with semi
dictatorial or carte blanche author
ity to put the drastic relief measures
mentary sanction.
Situation Acute.
The points of divergence upon
which the socialists and bourgeois
parties became deadlocked and which
ultimately occasioned the cabinets
collapse have not been eliminated
from the situation. and inasmuch as
weld on them 1t is taken for granted
that Germany's powerful socialist
party is about to enter upon a life
and-death struggle.
The decision of the radical element
not to expose their following to leg
lslation with dictatorial possibilities
indicates that they are fully cognizant
OF the impending developments.
For the present. the socialists have
chosen to make the defense of the
efght-hour law their shibboleth, and
they are accusing the big Industrial
lists in the German peoples party of
having broken up the big coalition
Chancellor Stresemanns program,
however. is known to include reforms
directed against capital, the prop
ertied classes and the monopoly in
terests. But the outstanding issue in
the situation, which Is quickly de-
reloping, is the question whether the
alleged tyranny" of socialism,
backed by the powerful federations
of trade unions, or invisible govern
ment," as it is known to its oppo-
nents, will definitely be blasted.