GERMANY'S TROUBLES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 49, Issue 15048, 28 November 1923, Page 5

GERMANY'S TROUBLES.

FORMING A CABINET.

ALMOST HOPELESS TASK. .'ress Association—lilectric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, Tuesday. The Berlin correspondent of the Morning Post says that Dr. Albert, who has been commissioned by President Ebert to form a Government, is understood to be endeavouring to persuade prominent members of the Stresemann Government to retain office, and hopes even to secure Herr Stresemann for his Foreign Minister. “His task is almost hopeless, and even if it succeeds it is doubtful if the Reichstag will express confidence in it. At the best the Albert Government would be regarded as an interim Governmeut until the parties of the Reichstag had decided what their reason was for overthrowing Herr Stresemann and what policy now to pursue. ’ ’ The Daily Telegraph correspondent say it is not expected that Dr. Albert will have his Cabinet ready before Tuesday night.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.

TO PURCHASE FOOD.

A GERMAN APPEAL,

(Received Wednesday, 10.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, Tuesday.

It is understood that Germany is preparing to appeal to the United States for a huge credit with which to purchase food. The plan has been slowly maturing since the State Department intimated its readiness to aid the Germans as it helped the Russians. White House officials, however, were surprised when informed that Germany would not ask for charity since it is estimated that £20,000,000 credit would be needed, and officials gravely question whether Germany could stand the strain.

The correspondent adds: <( The appeal wfill present a business-like proposal, outlining the guarantees Germany can offer. The chief complication therein will be the reparations controversy, because the Allies, under the Versailles Treaty, hold the first lien on all German resources, for which reason it is feared the Reparations Commission may block such a credit as impairing their prior rights. White House circles are, therefore, inclined to regard charity as the only means of averting a famine in Germany.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.

RIOTING IN RUHR. (Received Wednesday, 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, Tuesday Advices from Cologne state that disorders continue to take toll. In the Ruhr four rioters were killed and 22 injured. At Gelsenkirchen, in collisions arising through the looting of 150 shops, many were killed. Many were wounded at Rotthausen during looting and also a number in other towns. N

Several anti-Separatists were killed in collision with Separatists at Buren. — Reuter.

ATTEMPT TO FORM CABINET. ABANDONED BY ALBERT. (Received Wednesday, 12.10 p.m.) BERLIN, Tuesday. Dr. Albert has abandoned his attempt to form a Cabinet owing to all parties in the Reichstag opposing a non-party Cabinet. ' In the meantime, at the instigation of German Nationalists, the bourgeois parties are negotiating with regard to the possibility of forming a bourgeoise Cabinet composed of representatives of tht German Nationals, Centrists and German People’s Party which would have to reckon with the opposition of the Socialists and the Communists, and at the most the neutrality of the Democrats, while the Centrists would make collaboration conditional on the Government governing constitutionally, and the Treaty of Versailles being regarded as binding.

-Herr Jarrcs, who was Minister for the Interior in the Stresemann Cabinet is a candidate for the Chancellorship. — Aus. and N.Z .Cable Assn.