Evening star., 1909-07-14
NEW HAND ON HELM!
DR.. Won Bethmann-HoIIW
Chancellor of German Empire.
HE SUCCEEDS Won BUELOW
Latter and Emperor William Ex-
change Affectionate Farewells.
PRINCE EXPLAINS HIS COURSE
Bethmann-Hollweg a Conservative
Who Believes in Non-Partisan At
titude for Officials.
HE SUCCEEDS Won BUELOW
PRINCE EXPLAINS HIS COURSE

BERLIN, July 14.-Dr. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg was today appointed chancellor
of the empire in succession to Prince
Won Bueow.
Emperor William has presented Prince
morning at o'clock on special train
from kiel. He received Prince Won Bue-
low in the small garden of the Berlin
palace, where the two men 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
I'm animated conversation. 1t was no
ticed that his majesty occasionally
grasped Prince Won Buelow by the arm.
At about IL O'Clock DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg appeared in the garden, where
upon Prince Won Buelow bade farewell to
his majesty, and the emperor walked to
and fro with the newcomer.
Crowd Watched the Confab.
The crowd on the bridge and the street
incre ased in numbers Part of the gar
den is thickly set with shrubs. and now
and then the emperor and the new chan
ceilor remained for few minutes out
Of sight of the public, only to resume
their promenade.
Emperor William has presented Prince
Won Buelow with the Order of the Black
Eagle in diamonds. Both the retiring and
the new chancellors were warmly greeted
by the crowds outside the palace.
Following the interview with DIR. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg Emperor William
granted audiences to Herr Delbrueck OF
the interior department and Herr Ner-
muth. under secretary of state for the
interior.
Various other cabinet changes are ga
zetted for today. Herr Delbrueck of the
interior department succeeds Dr. vor
Bethmann-H Holweg as minister of the
interior and vice chancellor: Rheinoio
Sydow, secretary of the imperial treas
ury, goes to the department of commerce:
Herr Wermuth. under secretary for the
interior under DR.. Won Bethmann-Ho
veg. becomes secretary of the treasury :
and Ludwig HOLE, Prussian minister OF
public instruction, retires on account o..
i'll health and is succeeded by Won Trott
Zu Solz, president of the province of
Brandenburg. Count Won Loebell. chlei
of the imperial chancellery, has been ap-
pointed president OF Brandenburg.
Herr Wermuth, who was German com
missioner to the Chicago exposition. has
many personal friends in America and
always has followed American affairs
with especial interest.
Bethmann-Hollweg Conservative.
DIR. Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg in his po-
litical principles is mild conservative,
but he is most particular in the applica-
ton to himself of the traditional policy
that the servants of The crown must
be non-partisan. While he was district
governor of Bromberg the conservative
interests sought to use his influence In
local election, and to his questioners
DR. Won Bethmann- Holweg exclaimed,
Indignantly: Il am an administrative Of
fetal. not an election agent"
The new chancellor's speeches on social
questions since he has been minister of
the interior have been liberal in tone.
This was particularly marked in an ad-
dress in which he condemned certain as
poets of morality in Berlin and defended
warmly the need by the German work
man of proper recreation. DIR. Won Beth
mann Hollwes has devoted himself to i'm
proving the condition of the artisan class,
whereas almost all social legislation has
been applied up 10 the present time. tC
the working proletariat Since he became
minister of the interior DR.. Won Beth
mann II ollweg has distinguished himself
by preparing an imperial insurance Law