The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-11
Socialists, Fearing Workers Will Desert Them For Con-
 muniSt Ranks, Will Bring
 Downfall Of Berlin Cabinet PANICkY FEELING SEIZES MEMBERS OF RElCHSTAG Strike Movement Bringing About Great Discrepancy Be-
 tween Employees Salaries And Actual Costs Of Living
BULLETIN.

BERLIN, August 10.--A proclama- ton issued by President Ebert this evening forbids the circulation of pamphlets demanding the overthrow " of the constitutional government or indictment to acts of violence or acts that are likely to endanger public order
 The penalty mentioned in the proc lamation for violation of the decree is three months Imprisonment and a fine not exceeding 500,000,o00 marks
 BERLIN, August 10-(By Associ- ated Press. 1.-The early retirement of Chancellor Cuno and his ministry seems foreshadowed in consequence of the decision of the United social ists to support the no confidence" motion introduced by the communists which will come up for a vote in the Reichstag on Monday.
 Although the United socialists originally concluded that they would abstain from voting when the issue came up, the internal situation is fast drifting to a point where the socialists face the necessity of saw ing their political prestige with the workers in order to prevent the workers from deserting to the com munists
 The socialist leaders tonight are conferring with Chancellor Cuno in an effort to induce him to resign. In the event he acquiences. Dr. Gus tav Stresemann, leader of the Ger man peoples party, would be asked by President Ebert to reconstruct the government on the basis of d bis coalition which would include the United socialists
 Panic Seizcs Reichstag.
 The panicky feeling wich has marked Germany's internal situa- ton the past few days and which is being converted into political capi- tai by the communists, late tonight seized the 1eichstag,f where symp- toms of a Cuno crisis developed be- cause of the decision Of the social ists to retire from their position of "benevolent neutrality" toward the present non-partisan, or business mems cabinet.
 The strike movement which is bringing about a tremendous dis
  prices and the wages of workmen, threatens to become exceedingly serious. However, the strike at the state printing plant ended by agree ment today and the presses again are turning out billions of paper marks.
 This strike which tied up the reichsbank was in violation of the decision of the ministry of labor. which awarded wage of apprixi-
 arly air ly to the men who demanded 20 gold marks.
 shipyards Closed.
 Nearly all the Hamburg shipyards are closed because the managers have been unable to accede to the workers demands for immediate in creases in wages. Among the work CTS generally there is disposition to take recourse to strikes unless wages are ubstantially increased. Even in the big factories where strikes have not occurred there is disposition to adopt the tactics of "cacamny." or passive resistance.
 The average wage of the workers is between 10 and lo gold marks monthly, but butter, for example, costs 100000 paper marks pc: pound.
 Premiums of 100 per cent were paid freely on the bourse today for paper marks which now are so scarce that man with check book does not hesitate to pay for them at the rate of two for one.
 The strike of the printers, which ended today, had complicated sravely the moneyless situation by tying up the uncounted batteries of the reichsbanks printing presses. The reichsbank and all the big and little private banks locked their gates at noon to escape the long lines of clamoring patrons.
 While the currency shortage is not devoid of humorous phases, 1t never theless is contributing serious aspect to the prevailing nervousness and irritability since it is incon- veniencirg the workers and middle classes who are accustomed to ready cash.