STRESEMANN’S PLANS CRUMBLE

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 11, 8 October 1923, Page 7

STRESEMANN’S PLANS CRUMBLE

PROPOSED MINISTERS REFUSE OFFICE EFFORT TO FORM DICTATOI lAL DIRECTORATE FAIL OLD GOVERNMENT TO REMAIN Herr Strescmann’s effort to form a dictatorial Directorate have failed, the proposed members of the reduced Cabinet announcing that they had changed t’/.eir minds. The latest report from Berlin is that the old Government is to remain. By Telegraph.—Press associatiok. COPYRIGHT. (Rec. October 7. 5.5 p.m.) London, October 6. The “Daily Chronicle’s’. Berlin correspondent telegraphed last evening:— “Events marched-rapidly to-day. Last night Herr Stresemann, despite refusals by Herr Minoux and Dr. Wiedfeldt (Ambassador at Washington) to join the reduced Cabinet, thought he could bring the new ship into port. This morning all his plans came crumbling to the ground. First Dr. Gessler announced that he would not enter a non-party Administration; then the Centre Party became chilly cowards the projected Ministry ; and later every one of the proposed Ministers singly announced that they had changed their ’ minds. Herr Stresemann made offers further and further afield among tho members of the Right ; 'Efliich aroused alarm among the big Coalition parties. The Democrats immediately issued an ultimatum that if the Cabinet was not based on a Coalition they would withdraw their support. Thus Herr Stresemann’s efforts to form a dictatorial Directorate have failed completely.”— Aus.-N.Z. Cable' Assn. ANOTHER SENSATION OLD GOVERNMENT TO RETAIN OFFICE <Rec. Ocotber 7, 5.5 p.m.) - London, October 6. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent states: “Later yet has come another sensation. The old Government is to remain. An Expert Commission will examine the issues between the parties. Herr Stresemann on Saturday will address the Reichstag, which will then be adjourned sine die. The old Government will then work out its programme in detail and the Reichstag will reassemble, within a fortnight to consider and vote upon this pro-gramme.”—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. I CHANCELLOR’S SPEECH IN THE REICHSTAG REPARATIONS PROBLEM SOLE POSSIBILITY OF SOLUTION (Rec. October 8, 1 a.m.) Berlin, October 7. In a speech in the Reichstag,- Herr Stresemann, in defending the abandonment of passive resistance, said the situation with which the Government was confronted when it resumed office was that passive resistance was no longer at its strongest, and the French and Belgians were not to be brought out of the oocuuied region by resist- \ ance alone. The weaker.resistance got, the more difficult it became to utilise it diplomatically for Germany. The Government’s effort had been to find a formula making possible the use of the abandonment of resistance for political negotiations, hut the task could not be effected, and failure was suffered in that connection. If the Government thought that by continuing pasjive resistance it could have .achieved something valuable for German freedom it would have continued it, but the country was in such a financial chaos that the day was near on which the German mark would cease to be a means of payment. The sole possibility of a solution of the reparations problem lay in agreement of the Allies on one side and Germany on the other. The French Government could Illustrate its good will by entering into negotiations now that passive resistance was abandoned. —Reuter. PASSIVE RESISTANCE CEASED BUT RUHR WORKMEN NOT RESUMING (Rec. October 7, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 6. The “Morning Post’s” Paris correspondent reports all information reaching the French Government from the Ruhr indicates that though resistance has technically ceased, the railwaymen, miners, and others are not returning to work. It is confirmed that large numbers of workmen on October 1 received a. month’s pay in advance, as previously, while in the Palatinate many thousands were actually three months in advance on the same date. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.