San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-20
Stesemann Authorized to
Capitulate If Latest
Offer Rejected.
EVERYTHING OFFERED
Berlin Just Learning How
Cuno's Blindness
Ruined Hopes.
INFANT AT DIPLOMACY
Treason Trial Demanded;
Trip to America Really
a Flight.
INFANT AT DIPLOMACY
BY HIRAM X. MODERwELL.
Special Cable to The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
CoDyripht 1922

Copyright. 1923.
Berlin, Sept. 2O.-The German gov.
ernment today is awaiting word from
the Belgian government as to the re-
suit of its efforts to mediate With
France on Germany's behalf on the
basis of Chancellor Stresemann'
memorandum of Monday.
The Stresemann offer contained
three points: Isl
]. That Germany will give up COM
pletely, Immediately and publicly, her
policy of passive resistance in the
Ruhr, provided France will give as
surance that imprisoned and exiled
kGfsidents of The. zone be permitted TO
! return to their homes.
=. Germany is prepared to go be-
yond former Chancellor Cuno's 80
600, 600, 900 gold mark Preparations of
fer, meeting the British demand of
so 900, 100000.
3. German industry is prepared t.
admit 40 per cent French partieipa
ton in the Ruhr industries.
Must Surrender Without Terms.
1t is no longer concealed among
headers in political circles here that.
if the latest offer is rejected. Chan
ccllor Stresenann will be obliged To
capitulate Internationally. All parties
now represented in the government
have within the last two days given
him blanket authority TO conclude
peace with France on any terms what
soever.
The reason for this relatively sud-
den change from conditional to un-
conditional surrender is the recent
revelation to the party leaders of the
utterly hopeless state of German ii.
nances which Chancellor Stresemann
inherited from Cuno.
The true condition until recently
was known only to few.
The minimum needs of the Ruhf
next week total 100000. 000, 600 900
marks. or $4,000,000. The Reichsbank
penny which can be sent to the Ruhr
is being sent this week. The truth is
that the reserves of the Reichsbank
are much less than is generally sup
posed.
Cun0's Blunders Learned.
Responsible politicians are gradu-
ally awakening TO realization of the
full extent Of Cunps blunders which
hre coming to be regarded as nothing
short of criminal. The anger which i
growing in political circies threatens
10 spread like a wave over the entire
population.
ALREADY the demand is being raised
INIT the former chancellor and Ger
lain members of his cabinet be called
o answer for their stewardship Before
court of justice. Herr Cuno's hurried
rip to America after his recent resi-.
iation is declared in some quarters to
rave been In fact flight to escape
he consequence of his sins of com.
-.ission and omission.
The principal accusations agains.
lin are:
1. That he financed the Ruhr re
istance almost wholly by the printing
prcss, it having been established thai
or several months less than > per ceui
{ the Ruhr expenditures was coverel
~ taxation.
.. Reckless expenditure of RuhT
unds. so that many grew rich at the
eoples' expense.
5. Encouragement. passive. or per-
APPS active. of sabotage and Other
Drms of active resistance. thus givins
he French a pretext for the taking
harsh measures which eventually
roke the resistance
Attack On French Planned.
1t has been asserted By one re-
,onsible public man that the Cunn
binet last April actually decided up
n a general active attack on the
rench troops and was prevented only
" the Prussian government, which
as under Socialist influence.
4. That Chancellor Cuno. political
was child, and that he omitted
any timely political measures which
light have made passive resistanc~
hrtially successful.
The German people still are gener
~ ignorant of recent events. Bu'
ey must learn the truth within .
eek. Their anger then will be so viz
mt that it may assume most serious
rim unless it can be shunted onto
ohSarf Grno