Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-15
KAISER SELECTS
NEW CHANCELLOR
DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollweg Choice Of
Won Buelow, Is New German
Prime Minister.
CONSERVATIVE AND NONPARTIsAN
Cabinet Change Regarded 2 to-
ward Ministerial RespOn :
EMPEROR PERFORMS IN &c
Converses with Old and New e
Minister in Full View. Z
Won BUEL0W EXPLAINS Po
Cabinet Change Regarded
ward Ministerial Respon
EMPEROR PERFORMS IN
Converses with Old and New
Minister in Full View.
Won BUELow EXPLAINS Po
elections, In Present Circumatances,
He Says, Would Have Increased
Strength of Socialist Forces
He Criticises Conservatives,

BERLIN, July H-Prince Won Buelow
chancellor of the empire retired from Of
flee today and was succeeded by Or. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg The latter was sue
ceeded by Herr Delbrueok as minister of
the interior and Vice Chancellor Herr
sydow, secretary of the imperial treasury,
mas been appointed to the Department OF
Commerce, while Herr Wermuth, under
secretary for the interior is the new sec
retary OF the treasury Herr Won Trott Zu
zolz, president of the province Of Bran
denburg, succeeded Ludwig HOLE, Prus
sian minister of public instruction, who
has retired owing to i'll health
Various other minor changes have re-
suited from the conferences which the
emperor had with his admlnisterial ad-
visers
The emperor, departing from all court
traditions, transacted the business per-
tanning to the change of chancelIors with
the broadest publicity. For three hours
his majesty received Prince Won Buelow
upon a small garden terrace between the
palace and an arm of the Spree, in view
OF great crowd Of spectators who had
gathered on electors bridge, some fifty
or sixty yards away, and in Bergstrasse
on the other side of the narrow stream.
All Done I'm Public.
About 10 o'clock in the morning the
emperor appeared on the terrace walking
alone. A servant soon announced Prince
Won Buelow. The emperor greeted the
prince warmly. and together they
promenaded the lawn. The emperor, who
wore an admirals uniform, several times
took off his cap and waved it. After
twenty minutes his majesty. screened from
the public behind the thick shrubbery,
Rmhragad ha M IA,
affectionately as the latter withdrew.
Dr. Won Bethmann- -Hollweg then ap-
peared The emperor walked and talked
with him for half an hour, gesticulating
frequently and in an animated way. Later
his majesty received in audience several
members Of the federal council from the
kingdoms of Bavaria Wurtemburg and
ssxony. Finally he received together Herr
Del Brueck of the interior department,
Herr sydow, secretary of the imperial
treasury. and Herr Wermuth and Herr
Ven Trott Zolz
The emperor presented the retiring chan
celor with the order of the Black Eagle
set in diamonds, and with 1t cordial
letter, which is published in the official
gazette, expressing his majestys reluctance
at parting with his chancellor and sub
scribing himself Your grateful sovereign"
Political Aspect Important.
The political aspects of the change arc
important. Prince Won Buelow Is the first
German chancellor who has been com.
PEELED to leave office because OF an adj
verse parliamentary majority. Caprivi fell
Il is true. partly on account of conserva-
tive opposition, but not through direct
parliamentary defeat.
The change today Is regarded by the
liberals as a long step towards ministerial
responsibility to the reichstag. 1t Wa,
brought about oddly enough. by the con
servatives and clericals, parties opposed II
principle to an absolute parliamentary
system. They, in cooperation with eighteer
Polish members, whose policy is opposition
TO all governments were able to defea
Chancellor Won Buelow's finance measure
by eight votes.
The chancellor could have remained II
office had he accepted the coalition'i
finance bill, with the direct legacy duties
eliminated but he chose rather to retire.
New Chancellor NOnpRrtisRn.
DR.. Won Bethmann- Howeg in his polii
cal principles is a mild conservative, bu
be h most particular in the application
10 his traditional policy that the servant
OF the crown must be nonpartisan. Will
lie was district governor OF Bromberg, tn
conservative interests sought to use hi
influence in a local election and to hi
cuest!oner Dr. Won Bethmann- Hollwe
exclaimed Indignantly: II am an admins
trative official without an election agent.
The new chancellors speeches on so
c.al questions since he has been ministe
OF the interior have been liberal in tone
In conversation today with a repre-
sentative Of a Hamburg newspaper. Prime
Won Buelow commenting on the fact tina
he had been reproached with want or coui
age in not dissolving the Reichstag' e'
planned that he had not taken such a ste
because elections in the present state
public opinion would have resulted In IT
ereasing the forces OF socialism and IN
new house would not have passed the I
nance bill. The conservatives had mad
the mistake, from which they and n
country would suffer, OF refusing the II
heritance tax. They had made that rei
sonable property tax the issue on whio
the party was 70 stand or fall Il haN
been able" Prince Won Buelow continues
80 overcome the socialists and give the
a smashing defeat at the elections Will
out resorting TO repressive police meai