Evening star., 1923-10-14
CERMANY'S TUG-OF-WAR
VITAL AS TO FUTURE
Stresemann, sorely Beset by Industrial
lists and Communists, Determined
to Save Nation.

| far in arranging Industrial co-opera-
ton between the Germans, the
French and the Belgians The
French, believing that if proper solu-
tion can be reached directly with the
industrialists these settlements will
be FAR superior to those effected di-
rectly with Berlin. have continued
these parleys and even gone so far
as to Spurn StreSemann's efforts to
enter into a conference on the general
subject of the Ruhr and payment of
reparationS. The French attitude
apparently IS to reach agreement with
the German industra1ists as to the
future cooperation, believing that il
is but a question of time until all
present forms of social government
are overthrown and the nationalists
gain full power within the reich. At
least 1t is thought there will be such
disintegration of the reich as to war
rant handling the Ruhr and Rhine
land separately. For the reich is
i certain to have troubles of its own
| in maintaining its present form.
German Future in Doubt.
Just how long Germany will hang
together under a Stresemann dictator
ship is question. In Bavaria, where
Stresemann is hated, where people
discuss the restoration Of the Wit
telbachs TO the German throne, all
forms of social government are being
assailed and the nationalistic and
monarchistic factions are growing
stronger daily. They demand that
the socialists be eradicated from the
Germanic governmental scheme of
things, and blame the nations ills
upon socialistic forms. Won Kahr and
Won Hitler are ready to strike at the
opportune moment in impressing ma
tionalistic viewpoint upon the ma
ton as whole. In this they are re-
sisted by SaXony and Thuringia,
strong communistic hotbed. The lat
| ter have gone So far as to break off
relationships with Munich and threat
en- civil war in case the nationalistic
efforts to dominate the government.
excluding all liberal schools of po-
litical thought. actually succeed. Sax
onS and Thuringians also declare that
they never will consent to the Strese-
mann dictatorship. declaring that it
will react to the interest of the in
dustrialists and tend to break down
the Will of the working classes
throughout the nation. 1t is believed
that SaXony on the one hand and
Bavaria on the other will be the rail-
lying points of the two schools of po-
litical thought and endeavor in case
some effort is made to remove Strese-
mann and his dictatorship from the
political horizon.
VIII Approach Allies.
Though emphasizing the necessity of
economic and social reforms within
Germany proper, 1t is declared that
Stresemann, in the immediate future.
undeterred by recent snubs, will
make further tenders to the allies
and facilitate payments in kind under
the reparations account. in order to
convince France and Belgium of Ger
manys good intent. He would en-
phasize the necessity of dealing with
the German government and not the
Stinnes-controlled industrialist ele
ment of the nation.
Poincare now states that the Ruhr
and reparations question are sepa-
rated by the trend of events, and it
would appear that no matter how far
Stresemann may go to meet the
French. the latter continually will
place new obstacles in the way of
agreement, and will prevent any move
looking toward the strengthening of
the influence of the central German
government. In the meantime the
French grip on the Ruhr grows apace.
a grip which seems destined TO remain
firm for another two decades. if not
forever.