The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
Old Chancellor of the German
Empire Has Retired.
DR.. Won Behmann-H oIleweg Is
Named as His Successor.
HE COMES TO BERLIN.
Kaiser Journeys From KieI to
Make the Change.
Other Cabinet Changes Are
Gazetted to Follow.

Berlin, July 14-Dr. Won Beh-
mann-HolIeweg was today appointed
chancellor of the empire in success
sion TO Prince Won Buelow.
Emperor William arrived in Berlin
this morning at o'clock on a special
train from KieL He received Prince
son Buelow in the small garden of
the Berlin palace, where the two
could be seen from the bridge across
the Spree as well as from the
Burgstrasse. The emperor shook the
prince warmly by the hand and the
two walked up and down the garden
for three-quarterS of an hour in
animated conversation 1t was
noticed that his majesty occasionally
grasped Prince Won BuelOw by the
arm.
At about IL o'clock DR.. Won Beth
ann-Hollweg appeared in the gar
den whereupOn Prince Won BuelOw
babe farewell to his majesty and the
emperor walked to and fro with the
newcomer. In the meantime the
crowd on the bridge and the street
had increased in numbers. Part of
the garden is thickly set with shrubs
and now and then the emperor and
the new chancellor remained for few
minutes out of sight of the public,
only to resume their promenade.
Prince Won Buelow with the order of
the Black Eagle in diamonds. Both
the retiring and the new chancellor
were warmly greeted by the crowds
outside the palace.
other Cabinet Changes
Following the interview with DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg Emperor
William granted audiences to Herr
Delbruck, of the interior department
and Herr Wermuth, under secretary
TIT
other cabinet changes are gazetted
today. Herr DeIbrueck of the in
terror department, succeeds DR.. Won
Bethmann-HOllWeg as minister of the
interior and vice chancellor; Rein |
hold Sydow. secretary of the imperial
treasury goes to the department of
commerce; Herr Wedmuth, under |
secretary of the interior under Dr-l
Won Bethmann-Hollw becomes
secretary of the treasury and Ludwig |
Hole Prussian minister of public in |
struction retireS on account Of i'll |
health and is succeeded by Won Trott |
Zu Solz. president of the province OF
Brandenburg. Count Won LOebell, |
chief of the imperial chancellory, has
been appointed president of Brandon
burg.
Herr Wermuth. who was German
commissioner to the Chicago exposition, |
has many friends in America and al
ways has followed American affairs
with interest
DR.. Won Bethmann- HolIweg in his DO
1iticaI principles is a milo conservative, |
but he is most particular in the appH- |
cation to himself of the traditional
policy that the servants of the crown
must be nonpartisan. While he was
district governor of Bromberg, the con- |
servative interests sought to use MS |
influence in a, local election and to his |
uuestioners DR.. Won Bethmann-H ollWeg |
exclaimed Indignantly;
I am an administrative official, not |
an election agent.
Liberal in His Views.
The chancelors speeches on social |
questions since he has been minister |
of interior. have been liberal in tone. |
Prince Won BueloW recently said of !
the new chancellor: He is a very able |
man and of a profound nature"
In a conversation today with a rep |
OF a Hamburg newspaper,
Prince Won Buelow. commenting on the
fact that he had been reproached with
want of courage in not dlssolVing the
reichstag, explained that he had not ia
ken such a step because elections. in
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. The
had made the mistake.
from which they and the country would |
suffer. of refusing the inheritance tax.
They had made that reasonable proper
ty tax the issue on which the party
was to stand or fall.
Il have been able Prince Won Bue-
low continued. Ito overcome the So
cialists and give them a smashing de-
feat at the elections without reSOrtfng
to repressiVe police measures We shall
gee whether socialism shall continue to
90 back and whether the Germaniza-
ton of Poland and the suppression of
the Guelphs will go forward. 1 hope
SO, but we shall see what this new COM
hination of conservatives. centrists and
mill