New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
THE KAlSER'S BOMB
SHAKES EUROPE
CENSTRE NAY DRIVE PON
RCELOU FROM POST.
Ton Schoen Also Resi- gns-Ne1cs-
papers Demand a Ministry Re
sponsibIe to Parliament.

Berlin Nov 1-Chancellor Won Bdlows posi-
tson appears 20 be almost untenabe. His ex-
r;snation of the publication of the interview
with Emperor william. in which the Kaiser told
Of his efforts to bring success to the British
arms in the Boer war has been received with
VARYING degrees OF mockery. amazement AND re-
pret hv newspapers of all parties throughout
The euouire They satirize and deprecate an ex-
plapatior which shows that utterances 81 the
Emperor affecting three great powers passed
through the hands of the Chancellor ana a i'he
line Of Foreign Office officials without seemingly
having been considered by any of them, or even
read by most Of those responsible for the cen
cate foreign relations involved
II is reported that Herr Won Schoen. Secretary
for Foreign Affairs has also rendered his reslg-
nation In connection with the publication
Tho rn,neror fully coniones Prince Won BIZ
Iov-s mart in the affair but the Chanceliors au-
.boy5tv and prestige with the country have oeen
m shaken that he may again ask the Emperor
20 relieve him.
All the radical. liberal and socialist Journals
make the occurrence text for urging the coui'
nv to demand a Ministry responsible 10 the par
lament and the people. instead of the con'inH-
.nce of ministerial responsibility TO the Cro"ii
alone.
?, 5z;+io, 70 the semi Official accounts al
-esa,- r,,bI;she6 II is learned that the Emperor
handed the manuscript of the interview "rlch "r
spreared in The London Daily Ielegraph |"
Raron Won Jenfsch. who was attacheo 10 ms
suite while the Emperor was absent from ti'e
captai short time ago. as the represen'9ule
NJ +be Foreign Office. with the order to send IL
<o Prince Won Bulow- The Chancellor SAID thaI
.be note from Won JenisCh which accompanied
+be manuscript referred to the Enclosure as an
s-rirle MOI as an interview, that the ChanceI-
,,r did not consider il necessary to give II ms
re-sonal attention. The manuscript consisted OF
g mum Der of small 1insy-like sheets, the hano-
writing being difficult to decpher. and the Chan-
oelIor referred il 10 Herr Won Muller. the Min
lister at The Hague. who was acting as the
Chancellor's private secretary
The latter without examining the document
sent It 10 the Foreign Office, where, in the alb
sence Of Herr Won Schoen. the Secretary for For
eign A airs, i read by subordinate ON
Gals who did not attach Importance 10 its con-
tents and returned il through the proper chan-
rels. without further examination 1t was then
transmitted by one of the imperial secretaries to
England where as the "Taglche Rundschau.
one Of the newspapers read in court and mill
rary circles says: 1T emerged gayly into the
world .nfuriating the Frencl, Russians, Dutch
and japanese. chilling the British exciting bit
terness and nervous irritation the part OF
our own people. and undermining our neighbors'
belief in our trustworthiness"
The whole subject is expected to come up for
debate in the ReichstaE. which will reassemble
"Wednesday The authorship of the note is
still undsclosed-