The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-30
GERMANY FALLS
WITH MINISTRY
Premier in Notable State
rnent as to Germany's
Future.
WOULD PAY DEBTS
Insists That Germans Have
Sought to Meet Conditions
on Reparations.
Copyright 1923 by United Press
Copyright in Canada

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the broadcast governing combination
Germany has seen since she became a
republic, and it will be the last cabi-
net; either it succeeds or there
comes in it's wake chaos and ruin.
| This is the last democratic parlia-
{ mentary cabinet"
/! Chancellor Gustav Stresemann thus
pictured Germanys plight in an in
4 teryiew given to Karl A. Bickel, pres
ident of the United Press.
In this interview the chancellor
made it clear that any attempt to
separate the Rhineland from the rest
Sof the country be rejected by
Germany as by one man."
Linked to Rhineland.
Germany regards the Rhineland as
America regards New England, Vir-
Lginia or New York, he said.
The scene of the interview was
| Stresemann's office, overlooking the
historic chancellory garden, room
peopled by the shades of Bismarck
4 and other German leaders.
| Stresemann gives the impression of
being man whose tasks are truly
Bismarckian, involving either mould
| ing together decaying economic sit
-uation or passing on an inheritance of
chaos, despair and destruction. He is
! young, active and energetic and mani
4 tested ability and earnestness as ne
! reiterated Germany's willingness to lay
4 the justice of her case before. an in
| ternational court or sumbit the whole
1 PREPARATIONS question to a commission
/! built along the lines suggested by Sec
rotary Hughes in his New Haven
| speech.
Desperate Efforts of Cabinet.
Stresemann also pictured the des-
perate efforts Of his cabinet to raise
foreign currency fund with which to
rescue the slumping mark and pro-
! vide sufficient food to stave off an
archy in the nation, now staggering
under high prices and the spectre of
unemployment.
81 realize the crux~of our situation
rests on the problem of the Ruhr and
I the Rhineland," Stresemann said. "We
are ready for a settlement of this.
| question but have set for ourselves
aims which permit settlement only
along certain lines.
"As / already have stated in the
reichstag, Germany wants to get back
to work She desires with all her
heart to see the FORCES and mines of
the Ruhr. and the Rhineland in full
bloom. "' ;..-..g.4
Must Work With Freedom. Ell
"If we again have disposal over the
Ruhr in administration, traffic and the
normal features of economic life and
return to legal conditions in the Rhine
land, then we can work and pay.
eve stipulate further, however, that
inhabitants Of the Ruhr condemned by
the families driven into exile and the
military courts, shall be restored to
their homes and full freedom and that
Germany shall be given a breathing
SPELL
"Great Britain already has passed
judgment upon the Legality Of the
Ruhr occupation. We are now ready
to have judgment passed by an inter
national court, for we feel such a court
can only say we have done what is
for our good, right and duty.
cat. this point / would like to make
clear that any settlement which aims
at tearing the Rhineland from the
FETCH will be rejected by Germany as
by one man.
Would Keep ~Germany's Soul"
"The Rhineland represents Ger
many's soul; to tear it away from US
would be to Germany what a foreign
powers seizure of the New England
states or Virginia or New York, hal
lowed by the footsteps of American
pioneers, would mean to America.
some hears abroad that Germany
wants to dodge her obligations. That
is lie. We not only have offered |
until it hurts, but have agreed to let 4
an international commission determine |
whether OR judgment in this respect |
is correct.
II ask you, as q representative OF |
a nation which boasts fair play is
this not a sporting proposition?
"Have we not gone the limit to sat
isfy our creditors
1--WE are still ready, however, to /
LET an international commission based |
upon the principles outlined by Mr..
Hughes, set the limits of our paying
capacity.
aAnd / desire to answer the story
that Germany purposely depressed her
currency.
"The answer is: Could any nation
be so foolish as to gamble with infla-
ton knowing the inevitable end Of this l
is disruption? i
fright now we are striving out ut
most to correct at this late date some
of the evils of inflated currency.
.tThis. initiation is due to normal
causes. not to bad will. We intend to
raise fund Of foreign currencles and
gold values here in the hope of still
ing the flood of paper money and put
ting the mark on more stable basis.
Must Fight Famine. il
Further we must devote fund to
the purchasing Of foodstuffs for we
realize empty stomachs often drive
people to desperate deeds. 4
Zone cannot view the forthcoming
winter without feelings of horror at
best, for coal is very scarce and the
food situation. even with good grain
harvest, gives cause for anxiety.
This is ne-idle talk. can refer
you to any of your American news
paper colleagues here. For confifna-
tion.- of nv statements 1-epaFdiup the