Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-15
CHANCELLOR Won
BUELOW RETIRES
ADVERSE MAJORITY CAUSES
CHANGE OF PREMIERS
DR.. Won RETHMAN=HOLL is
CHOSEN SUCCESSOR
Emperor Ignores Precedents and Ac=
cepts Resignation in View of
ousands-outgolng Off,
cal Decorated
CBy Associated Press)

BERLIN, July 14.-Prince Won Bue
low, chancellor of the empire, retired
from office today and was succeeded
by DR.. Won Bethmann-H ollweg.
The latter was succeeded by Herr
Delbrueck as minister of the interior
and vice chancellor, Herr Sydow secre-
tary of the imperial treasury, has been
appointed to the department of COM
merce, while Herr Wermuth, under
secretary for the interior, is the new
secretary of the treasury. Herr Won
Troot Zu Solz, president of the province
of Brandburg, succeeds Ludwig Hole
Prussian minister of public instruction.
The emperor departing from all
court traditions, transacted the bust
ness pertaining to the change of chan
cellors with the broadcast publicity dur
ing three hours.
His majesty received Prince Won Bue-
low upon a small garden terrace be-
tween the palace and an arm of the
Spree in view of a great crowd of
spectators, who had gathered on Elec-
tors bridge, some 80 or 60 yards away,
and in Burgstrasse, on the other side
of the narrow stream.
About 10 a. m. the emperor appeared
on the terrace walking alone. A SER
want soon announced Prince Won Bue-
low. After 20 minutes his majesty,
screened from the public behind the
thick shrubbery, embraced the prince
and waved his hand affectionately as
the latter withdrew.
The emperor presented the retiring
chancellor with the order of the Black
of tn, r
cordial letter which is published I'm
the official gazette expressing his re-
luctance at parting with his chancellor
and subscribing himself Your Crate
full Sovereign"
Handled Delicate Situation
Prince Won Buelow commented today
on the fact that he had been reproached
with want Of courage in not dissolvins
the reichstag. He explained he had
not taken such a step because elections
I'm the present state Of public opinion
would have resulted in increasing the
forces of Socialism, and the new house
would not have passed the finance bill
IT have been able" Prince Won Bue-
low continued, ito overcome the So
cialists and give them a smashing de-
feat at the elections without resorting
to repressiVe police measures. We shall
see wether Socialism shall continue to
go back and whether the Germaniza-
ton of Poland and the suppression OF
the Guelphs will go forward
The political aspect of the change is
important. Prince Won BueloW is the
first German chancellor who has been
compelled to leave office because Of al
adverse parliamentary majority. The
change today is regarded by the Lib
erals as long step toward ministerial
responsibility to the reichstag. 1t was
brought about, oddly enough, by the
Conservatives and Clericals, parties OPP
posed in principle to an absolute parlia-
mentary system.
They, in cooperation with eighteen
Polish members whose policy is oppo-
sition to all government, were able ia
defeat Chancellor Won Buelow's finance
measure by eight votes The chancel-
lor could have remained in office had
he accepted the coalitions finance bill,
with the direct legacy duties eliminated,
but he chose rather to retire.