The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16
GERMANS PREDICT
BUELOW'S DONNF ALL
People Have Lost Conf
dence in the Chan
cellor Prince.

LONDON, Feb. 15.-Germany is
gradually working itself into political
ferment which threatens grave develop
niehts IN the near future The Father
land Is we'll enough satisfied with the
Kaiser, but it doesn't altogether like
his advisers-alI of them, at least
Il has been predicted for some time
that Chancellor Prince Won Bsslow's
downfall is near, and recent develop
rnents make things look as II the Iul-
fiiiment of these prophecies is not far
on Bue!ow is said 70 think so him
self but TO be so welded TO his present
policies that he is determined not TO
change them. even though the penalty
for his obStinacy be retirement from
public life.
Blamed by People.
The recent scandals concerning high
army officers and government officials
have had something 10 do with under
mining the country's confidence in the
chancellor. The people plainly feel Jhat
he should have kept the Ksiser-whom
there seems little disposition 10 blame
better informed as 10 the character of
the men the latter was making his
close personal and political friends.
And II the chancellor himself didn' t
know what kind of men they We're, It
is plainly the general impression that
he ought TO have known.
Then. too, there is no doubt that
most people consider that the govern
ment went too Ear toward white
washing alleged offenders. for whom
nobody thinks any excuses ought to
have been made. 1t isn't asserted that
there is a disposition to continue these
persons IN their ofhciaI positions. No
doubt. il is admitted. they viii be
gradually Telegated 10 obscurity. But
Germany rather thinks examples should
be made of them-that the court did
wrong especially in sacrificing the in
dividuals who brought so much wrong
doing TO light.
EloPed With Married Woman.
Bueiow's own record has received a
good many hard knocks in the course of
The gossip which has attended the re-
cent Investigations. He himself eIoped
IN MS youth with a MAJ ried woman,
and, though he welded her as soon as
ne could, and has since lived an exem-
plary life. the circumstances have natu-
rally not been quite forgotten.
IntimatlOnS that BuelOW cant say
much concerning others informaIities
because OF his own past wouldn't bear
100 close scrutiny nave not been the
kind OF hints to do the chancellor any
good
Industrial conditions, however. have
done more than al the court scandals
put together to injure the adininistra-
Uion with the public Berlins uuem-
ployed are now estimated TO number
s0,0U, and the depression IS growing
steadily worse
Times Very Hard.
The companies which insure against
loss OF employment are heavily bur-
dened. and the suspension Of some OF
them is predicted. Small merchants are
suspending in large numbers. and the
city is full of empty buildings.
The governments revenues have been
curtailed. too, and the people don't like
the measures the administration is TAX
ing to replenish its Golfers. It feels that
the burden is being made to fall on the
pooT and that the rich are suffering
from the pinch practically not at all
The German labOrer who takes his
drinks with his meals and considers
them a necessity, can't understand why
ne should be compelled TO stagger under
a heavy revenue tax on liquor as pro-
posed in the reichstag, while The direct
taxation of the wealthy is not increased
al all.