Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
ST|MSON AWAITED
IN GERMAN CRISIS
Next Move Will Be DELAYED
Until Arrival of u. S.
Secretary.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AsSocia ted Press.
BERLIN, June H. Chancellor
Bruening today received the full accord
of his cabinet regarding his week end
conversations at Chequers with Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald.
After he and DR.. Julius Curtius, the
foreign minister, had reported in detail
on the meeting the cabinet deliberated
several hours on the nations next move
regarding settlement Of the PREPARATIONS
issue
In we'll informed quarters it is as
sumed that nothing definite Will be
undertaken until Col. Henry L. Stimson,
the American Secretary of State, arrives
and talks over the situation Until
then the country will have TO bear sew
eraI more weeks OF uncertainty.
Ready TO Compromise.
Regarding the recent emergency tax
DEGREES which have aroused Widespread
opposition the government has modified
somewhat It's take il or leave II" at
tltude and is ready 10 consider certain
alterations so long as the changes 90
not affect the financial Weld
The stock market was a shade more
cheerful at the opening today. but later
prices OF leading securities sagge- about
D points on sales.
The most serious disturbance oc-
cured III Mannheim last night when
radicals resented authorities efforts 10
break up their mass meeting Throw
Ing up D~rrIcade IN tie streets, they
flred on police and 1I.emcn and stood
them oil until the arrival Of reinforce
mentS
PaVements We're tom up, street lights
were smashed and thoInughfares were
darkened before the battle was over.
Traffic was disrupted and merchants
closed th-lr shops. Many arrests were
MADE, but no one was known 10 nave
been injured.
Policeman Is Killed.
policeman was killed at KasseI by
shots fred from the dark as authortc IS
were attempting to break up a Com
munist demonstration The officers
also were bombarded with beer mugs,
flower pots and stones from nearby
houses. After order had been restored
TIE chief OF police placed a ban on
public manifestations
In FranEfoIt-on Main and GelSen-
kirchon police were occupied ali eve
ming IN dispensing red groups which
marched through the streets shouting
Down with Bruening!" Arrests were
made in both cities
Chancellor BTuening and his foreign
minister d.. julius Curtius arrived
home from their conference with Brit
ish statesmen in London to find the
storm clouds gathering in opposition 10
their latest measures TO place the Reich
on a firm financial foundation
Opposition Unanimous.
They discovered that not a single po-
litical party. not even their own. had
approved the tax Gecrees and that the
press was almost unanimous in Clamor-
ing for reduction in reparation paw
ments 10 tighten Germany's load The
life Of the government was said u de-
pend on the refusal Of the Social D7m-
Ccrats 10 Join in the demand Of other
parties for The ConyOcatiOn OF the
Rcichstag
The chancellor was understood 10
have been advised by American Ambas-
sador Frederick NJ Sackett on the Jour-
ney here that the American pc0pil are
strongly avcrse TO an international con-
ference 10 revise the Young plan Tho
chancellor IS expected 70 await he
coming Of Secretary Of State Hem" !.
Stimson before taking any formal az
ton.