The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
HOLWEG DOWNFA ALL
IS PREDICTED
German Political Situation
Seems to Be Clearing Up
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
American Capitalists May BE Excluded
From Exploiting Naptha Indus-
try in Russian Territory.
Courtesy of German
AN IMPORTANT DECISION

situation In Germany, while apparently
more complicated than ever is really
clearing and everything points towards
the inevitable downfall of the imperial
chancellor, Won Bethmann Holweg, who
by the recent resignation of Prince Ho-
henlohe as vice president of the Reich
stag, lost his last hope of getting sons
liberal covering to conceal from the coun
try his complete subservience to the re.
dictionaries.
That the Prince resigned was not SO
much politics as his extreme protestant
ism and his hatred of the Catholic Gem
tire, which is now SO predominant in
everything. Prince Hohenlohes politi-
cal principles consisted broadly of hope
to bring back to life the old Bismarcldan
understanding between few radicals in
the combination.
The chancellor's plans, on the other
Kaiser, were to get the national liberals
it's support, at least temporarily, the
government, and thus to confuse the real
| issue for or against the reaotionary
''bluc" which is now before tho country
and finally. before the next elections
create on the basis of this national liberal
support general bourgeois army against
the socialists. thus giving the radicals a
| choice Of joining the governmental ranks
or being treated as socialists in all but
name.
That the national liberals were in the
market ready to join the highest bidder
for, their favor Is beyond any doubt, but
now Prince Hohenlohe's resignation will
force them to take sides and there Is
little doubt but that they will Join forces
with the radicals and this means the de-
feat of the chancellor.
The Kaiser's autocratic action In the
matter of ministerial appointments Is
again emphasized by two stories, now In
currency, which is given with reserve.
Herr Won Rheinhaben, 1t is said, told
his majesty that 1t was hopeless to try
to obtain vote of 21s00o,000 marks over
the new Imperial opera house. The
| Kaiser retorted: "Then must find some
| one who cam"
The story promptly went round, and all
who thought they had a chance In sue
ceeding to Herr Won Rheinhaben's port
| folio placed large orders with specialist
| writer's for articles the reform Of
Prussian finance. Herr Drenburg, It Is
said, even employed two we'll known
| bankers. The Kaiser, however, got wind
i of this and announced to the chancellor.
You needn't suggest anyone who has
crammed himself for my examination"
Professor Schnitzer, priminent Bava-
rian modernist, who has held high posi-
lions in the universities of Munich and
wurzburg and Is an ordained Catholic
priest, Is to be communicated. I hear
that the letter of accommodation is al
ready In the hands of the Papal Munico
at Munich and that it will be published as
soon as the Bavarian diet has been
| closed, thus avoiding immediate puhlin
discussion.
! The professor has recently created con-
| siderable CONSERVATION in Catholic theo-
| logical circles by two books the first deal
| ing with the claims of certain early
fathers to authority and the second be-
| ing the elaborate examination of histor-
ical data with the object of proving that
| the papacy has no claim to be consid-
cred of Divine origin or founded by
| Christ.
| An important decision has been taken
| by the Russian government, which will
| keenly interest American capitalists. Tho
ex-minister, M Timasheff, has presented
a memorandum to the council of minis
| tiers, calling on them to discontinue at
once the authorizations at present-belng
| issued to foreign subjects for the ex-
| ploitation of the naptha industries in
Russia The Maikop boom appears to
have drawn the ex-minister's attention
to the astonishing ease with which for
eigners possessing capital obtain conces-
sions, eliminate Russians, and make
large fortunes here.
The kindness and courtesy of the
German crown prince were exemplifled
the other day In a charming manner.
AS his imperial hfghness was motoring
| from Lubbock. back to Potsdam, he saw
a workman trudging YEARLY along the
road The man looked at the car with
| longing eyes, and the prince, taking in
| the situation at a glance, stopped his
vehicle and offered the workman trUagng
| YEARLY along lift on his journey. The
| latter, VINO did not recognize the prince,
needed no pressing He stepped into the
car and crown prince and workman sped
on together.
| En- route the horses of a farmers wag-
on SHE'D at the motor car and blocked
the way just as the vehicle was about
to pass. The crown prince just managed
to stop the car In time to avoid col
| lision, and the next moment he had
sprung out and seized the horses. The
| workman also helped to pacify the ex-
| cited horses, and then the journey was
resumed. On arriving at his destination,
| the village of Schonberg, in Mecklenburg,
| the workman, who now knew the iden-
| tity of his host, profusely thanked his
| benefactor, and was dismissed with a
gold piece. to drink the health Of the ge-
NAL heir to the German throne.