The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-31
Imperial Chancellor Cannot
Hold Out Much Longer, and
the Political Situation in
Germany Is Rapidly Clearing
KAISER AUTOCRATlC
IN CABINET MATTERS
Prof, Schneitzerr Bavaran
MOderniStl Who Has Been
Ordained About to Be Ex-
communicated From Church
STORY OF CROWN PRINCE
d. FREDERIck wERNER.

BY FREDERICK WERNER.
ID ERLiN. July s0.-Tho political
ID situation I'm Germany. while ap-
parently more complicated than ever.
Is really clearing and everything points
the inevitable downfall of the
Imperial Chancellor Won Bethmann
Hollweg. who by the recent resigna-
ton Of Prince Hohenlohe as vice pres
ident OF the reichstag, lost his last
hope Of getting some liberal covering
TO conceal from the country his COM
plete subservience TO the reactionaries.
That the prince resigned was not
so much politics as his extreme pro-
testanism and his hatred Of the Cath
Ollie center. which is now so predomi-
nant in everything. Prince HOhen-
lohe's political principles consisted
broadly OF a nope TO bring back TO
life the old Bismarckian understand
ing between the fed radicals In the
combination.
The chancellor's plans. on the other
side, which had the full approval Of
the. kaiser were TO get the national
Liberals 70 support. at least temporar-
lily, the government. and thus 20 con-
fuse the real issue for or against The
reaCtionary bloc" which Is now before
the country and finally. before the next
elections create on the basis OF this
national Liberal support a general
bourgeois army against the Socialists.
thus giving the Radicals a choice Of
joining the governmental ranks or be-
ing treated as Socialists in all but
name.
Forced 20 Take Sides.
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 viii force them TO take
sides. and there is little doubt but
that they will Join forces with the
Radicals and this means the defeat Of
the chancellor.
The kaiser's autocratic action Ia the
matter Of ministerial appointments is
again emphasized by two stories. now
in currency. which 1 give with re-
serve. Herr Won Rheinhaben. &C IS
said. told his majesty that &c was hope
less to try to obtain a vote Of twenty
one million marks or the new Imperial
opera house. The kaiser retortcd.
Then I must find someone who can"
The story promptly went round. and
all who thought they had chance OF
succeeding to Herr Won Rheinhabcn's
portfolio placed large orders with spec-
ialist writer's for articles on the reform
Of Prussian finance. Herr Dcrnherz.
It is said. even employed two well
known bankers. The kaiser. however.
got wind Of this, and announced TO the
chancellor, You needn't suggest any
one who has crammed himself for my
examination"
accommodation Certain.
Professor Schnitzer. n prominent
Bavarian Modernist. who has held
high positions in the universities OF
Munich and Wurzburg and IS an or
dained Catholic priest. SIS TO be ex-
communicated. 7 hear that the lot
ter OF communication IS already in
the hands of the papal Muncio at Mum
ish and that it will be published a.
soon as the Bavarian diet has been
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