San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
BY MAMMALIAN HARDEN.

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Berlin, Oct. 13.-After seven weeks
of unfruitful governing during which
capitulation in the Ruhr has been DIS
cussed and rediscussed and finally an
nounced in clumsy manner, another
twelve valuable days have been wasted
over the question:
Parliamentary government or a
directorate?"
Chancellor Stresemann had de-
clared that it was impossible to gov
ern Germany today without the coop
Grafton of the Socialists.
Then when the existence of his first
cabinet seemed endangered he was
willing to dispense with such coop
Grafton and form a four-man director
ate with the German nationalists.
Before this came to pass, fear OF
loss Of power together with Germany's
rapid economic disintegration moved
the Catholics, the Socialists, the Peo-
pies Party and the Democrats to
make a new compromise which for a
time at least assured continuation ef
the great coalition"
But Germany resembles more than
even a China shop where the fraS-
ments crash after every. careless move
ment. .-.. D., s-B S,
The Socialists abandoned their de.
mands for drastic action against BAY
aria in return for the promise that
the labor union questions of the eight
hour day and wages should not be set
tied without consulting them.
The chancellor's authority wa.
/ l.. oh htri
Stresemann with his ability to orat'
at any hour of the day or night abou
any subject under Heaven or on earth
appeared in the Reichstag at the heat
of a new cabinet and received vot'
of confidence.
He probably will get permission t.
rule in an almost dictatorial manner
without reference to the constitution.
His First Duty.
His first duty will be to create ;
stable currency.
The last report of the Reichsbanl
showed that note circulation had in
creased 5444 trillion marks in on
week and the dollar has been wort
seven billion marks this week.
1t is unnecessary to explain tina
/
the currency will follow the ne,
catastrophe fall of the German mari
which now is in its last agony.
| There is no lack of projects to re
vive the mark, but nothing has bee
done about it.
The potato crop in the eastern prov
inces is bad, the rye crop is threshin
out less than expected and consider
able quantities of farm products ar
being sold abroad.
The peasant sells for paper mark
only what would otherwise spo
quickly and says:
"Let the people in the big cite
go hungry until they discover wha
the kaiser and the army meant fc
us, and until they learn true patrio
J ism and how to work twelve hours
day."
This is the result Of agitation b
the nationalists, who have again bee
spared the task of assuming respons
r bility for running the government.
!. They stir up the country tirelessl
n and, since they have not reigne
s since 1918, they are only party whiC
Y appears like savior to a people di
t appointed by parties, hypocritical pa
: llamentarism and pseudo-democrac
Strong groups of Ruhr and Rhin
: land industrialists have met Il
n French desire for special agreemen
and the strongest group, of whit
SHINES is the leader, has taken a
0 vantage of the opportunity of gainil
d from General DeGoutte what eou
y hardly have been gained quickly
any other way--lengthening of Il
work day and participation in a pi
vate Franco-Belgian company viii,
is TO take over management of Ru
and Rhineland railways and thus pr
l. pare for Observation-Disclosures of Il
most important industrial district
!, Europe.
u SHINES Not Popular.
Quite apart from the PERSONAL
II of Hugo SHINES, who is regarded
ID the parties of the left as Satan. o
understands the left's rage over t
: fact that these super-patriots who 8
tackled French barbarism" ms late
!, September now are trying TO secu
% favorable consideration for their 81
a. cial interests from Frances militia
= Representatives.
But tie most important thing nc
10 Is clear realization of the who
"a situation in Germany.
IN a state of siege and a dictatorsh
exist in the whole Reich and also
IN Bavaria.
- Saxony and Thuringia. Bavari;
4 neighbois. have united under social
J. and communist governments AGAR
bavaria which is carrying on a late
K war aEainst the national govprnmel
Thp great coo1ifio,, aud fho rai,;,