The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14

fallen chancellor for the last time be-
fore ne reunquished his power.
Al the palace all was pomp and cere-
nony- Gorseously Hvered hunkeys as
sisted Won Buelow TO aHght. and at
tended him within the outer door. In
the vesfibule the first court chamber
lain three under chamberIains, and
three gentlemen ushers. ali in fan parti-
colored uniforms, met the chancellor
and escorted him with all formality 10
the waiting ante-ohamber near the i'm
perial audience room.
Gives Formal Message.
In the ante-chamber Won Buelow
communicated to the first chamberlain
the forT al message he had received
summoning him 20 a private audience
with the Emperor.
Thereupon the court functionaries
formed about the chancellor and es-
corted him to the audience chamber.
whsrs he was left alone while the cham
berlains brought the Emperor.
Tne first chamberlain stepped into the
audience room with due soIemuity. tap
ped the floor three times with his Of
fetal wand. signaling the approach Of
the Kaiser.
Emperor Enters.
The folding doors at the end Of the
audience chamber slowly opened, and
the Emperor. brilliant I'm his gold deco
rated uniform. entered. The ruler and
his former adviser made a marked con
trast as they stood together in the
brilliantly lighted audience chamber.
The chancellor wore a silk hat, a
somber appearance standing out beside
the radiance Of the Emperor's uniform.
Quietly the chancellor greeted his
ruler, and handed him a formal report
OF the empires situation and his writ
ten resignation.
Then he explained that having
pledged himself TO carry out certain
financial reforms, he felt unable to re-
tain Office after the reichstag had re-
5ected the main features of his scheme
and substituted other methods of taxa
ton which he regarded as injurious 20
the fatherland.
Tribute to Buelow.
Both Emperor and chancellor were so
shaken with emotion that neither could
speak. Finally, the Emperor, calling
upon Buelow by his Christian name, as
sured him he would always he his
friend. He then asked the exclaimed
lor's advice regarding the appointment
of his successor, and Won Buclow warm
ly recommended Won Bethmann-Holi-
veg.
The Emperor inquired as to what
plans Won Buelcw had made. for the
future, and the eX-Chaucellor told him
that he expected to divide his years be-
tween Italy, his wife's home, and Ger
many, where he win live as a country
gentleman on his own estate.
The Emperor Jhen grasped Won Bue-
lows hand.
Won Buelow bending low, kissed the
hand OF the Emperor as it encircled his
own. and turned away, as the Emperor
left the room.
The ex-chancellor was escorted with
out ceremony 10 his carriage and he
returned to his official residence TO COM
plste arrangements for removing TO
make room for his successor.
Didn't Meet Successor.
- Before Vo1 Buelow's carriage had
rolled down Inter Den Linden DR. Won
Bethmann-HolIweg had been summoned.
He entered the audience chamber
through a different door than that
through which Won Buelow left and
therefore did not meet his successor
"a the palace
The new chancellor vas ushered into
the imperial presence with all the pomp
and circumstances that had marked the
entrance Of Won BuelOW. but he had
scarcely entered when the Kaiser bored
with the excessive ceremony, exclaimed.
Come let US go into the garden"
The palace possesses q narrow strip
Of garden on the east SIDE between the
palace and the river Spree 1hither the
Kaiser ard he new statesman went I'M
arrnnfn4 TfaH the almost
STAFF uI chamterlsins and UsheTs In
the garden, they paced TO and Iro under
the shadow of the palace walls
Crowds Watch Conference.
Across the river Spree a little street
commanding a view of the palace gar
den was soon crowded with the thou
sands who had gathered near the palace
and who now collected TO watch the
historical oPen-aIr conference. A stones
throw away. the Berlin bourse was des-
erted a few moments. after the news
spread
The Kaiser was holding consultation
Of state IN view Of the popuIace. The
finuncie-s threw their business Aransao-
lions aside and rushed peu nell to the
banks OF the Spree TO gaze at the two
pTOmenaders.
Bethma an-HolIweg, tall and thin tow
eEeu aotNS Iic Ne1St4S a. the pair walk
ed up and down. The Kaiser. who did
most Of the talking, gesuculated freely.
swinging his arms about and nodding
his head. emphatically. The statesman
listened gravely and respectfully, but
made little reply.
Here in the full view Of the crowded
street across the river the Kaiser offer
ed Bethmaun-HoIlweg the portfolio of
chancellor or the German Empire, and
the statesman accepted
This informal open-atr procedure and
The publicity Of the affair-an amazing
violation OF Prussian conventions
pleased the Kaiser. but shocks the old
ecacOl bureaucrats who are loud in their
complaints.
MARKHAM WANTS