The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-24
Chancellor Of the German EN-
pire Has Proved Incom-
petent and His Official Head
Expected to Fall Any Day.
STANDARD OIL PUT TO
R0UT BY THE AUSTRIANS
Turkish Government Not In
CIined to Ask Consent Of
Powers Signing Treaty Be-
fore Settling With Crete,
SMASH-UP MAY BE COMING
~ FREDERIcK wERNER.

Especial Cable to Herald Republican,
ID ERIlN. July 23-To say that Ger
I'D mans are surprised at the pOliti-
cal events OF the last two months
does not begin TO express their feel
Nngs- Formerly the resignation not
only OF chancellor OF the empire. but
OF any member OF the cabinet was a
tmost unusual event. while the coun-
try now seems bent on Wrestling away
1fom France the laurels as the classic
Hand OF quick cabinet changes
Five cabinet ministers have fallen
IRON their porches within as many
49, and the country is crying, who
The whole political TORNADO is. Of
loovrse, the result of the dilemma into
sc-hich the poor German reichskanzler.
-eif
- Even his most ardent admirers. and
God knows their number ls small. ad-
l1nit that HIS administration. which has
Just celebrated its first birthday. has
FAILURES. that a. seems miraculous that
he f. stiil at the head Of the govern
lnent. but personally he is bent on pro-
.onsins HE regime with tho firm ten
acity OF n bulldog
All the ministers. whose designations
~pro 90 CURLY asked for. were removed
not because its leader feels weak and
undecided.
Successor Already Chosen.
In spite o. this. however. the general
0klnAuu IN political circles is that Won
Bethmanu Hollveg's official life thread
81 soon 90 feel the sharp scissors Of At
Topos He may last until after the
great elections OF next year. but &C.
AheEe elections. A. cvcryfhiu~ seems 70
predict. result in "a socialistic landslide.
Won Bethmann Hoilwegs chancellor
ship viii terminate abruptly and in
ElOriously. ] hear. indeed. that the new
Prusstan minister OF agriculture. Herr
Won Schorlcmcr-Licscr. has been raised
20 cabinet rank Tor the specific purpose
- being Eroomed' az successor to
Bethmaun HoliweE.
Apart from their Indication Of Beth
mann HollwcE's troubles the ca hiuct
upheavals are Significant OF the deter
mination in higher quarters 20 make
a clean sweep Of the remnants OF
Prince EuclCw's administration. or
the eighteen or twenty imperial and
Prussian ministers who comprised the
princes licutcnants All but four-Ad-
miral Won TirDitz. secretary OF the
navy; Herr Sydcw. Prussian minister
Prussian minister Of public works. and
Dr. kratke. postmaster general-have
followed their cE-chieftaiu into obliv-
Son. There are insistent rumors that
Won Tirpitz and Sydow are already at
the edge or the precipice.
The former chancellor. Prince Won
Bueiow. Is now enjoying the seaside
breezes % Norderncy. He would be
more than human n he did not survey
the utter chaos ~ the political situa-
ton with something bordering on self
satisfaction. No successor has ever
made a more complete middle Of af-
fairs than DR. Won Bothmann HollweE.
and many Germans would welcome the
return ~ Prince Bueiow's suave hand
20 the Wilhelmstrasse throttle. 70 IS
VIGOROUSLY the unexpected that hap
pens IN Tcutonic politics. and another
Buelow chanceilorShip IS one Of the
miracles that may be I'm store for rs.
As 7 predicted last week the great
and hitherto fnvincitlc Standard OH
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