Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-12
GERMAN PREMIER
DENIES A CRISIS
REFUSES TO ACCEPT MESSAGE
OF MALCONTENTS
Points to Fact That Prussan Min
isters Do Not Retire Usually
Until After Serving
Two Years

BERLIN, March 1.-THE familiar
hearline of "A Chancellor Crisis" with
which Germans in recent years have
been so familiar, broke into the prints
again this week. There have been ru-
mors that DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollweg
was tired of Office already and ham
kered for a post of lesser eminence
and responsibility. An inspired article
in the Cologne Gazette, pointing out
that it was not usual for Prussian min
listers to retire or be retired unit they
had been in Office at least two years,
strengthened rather than undermined
the suspicion that the fatherland s
most elongated statesman thinks of
quitting.
Kaiser birthday honors brought
the chancellor the coveted Black Ea-
gle, Germany's premier decoration, and
people have interpr- ted that signal
mark of imperial favor as a sign that
chancellor Crisis rumors are thin
nest air. Others point out that Black
Eagles frequently have been distrib-
uted to departing statesmen. DIR. Won
Bethmann- -Hollweg's parliamentary eX-
periences continue to be rosy enough
as long as he steers clear of the sus-
capabilities of his agrarian masters.
ADDdIGIlIlY
between the chancellor and the PAN
Germanic federation. From the very
first it looked as if DR.. Won Bethmann-
HollWeg intended to strike out a new
line for himself with regard to that
organization. In Prince Won BueloW's
DAYS politicians and newspaper men
were welcome guests at the chancery,
and their whisperings certainly were
not without effect on official policy.
I,.t ie tn HI changed
and the speech of Count Bernstorff in
America and Baron Schon's defense of
1t in the reichstag seem to have been
part of a deliberate policy, the further
developments of which will be watched
with interest.
OF all the districts of Germany, IN
none do the Pan-Germans rage more
furiously together than in Rhenlsh
Westphalia On Sunday last the
chosen delegates of thirty-nine Pan
Germanic societies from that region
met together in solemn conclave at
Dusseldorf and, after due delibera-
ton, instructed one of their number
to dispatch to the chancellor a letter,
of which the pth and marrow Is as
follows:
THE representatives of thirty-nine
Rhenish Westphalia groups of the
Pan-Germanic federation consider it
that, among their friends, all conf
dence in the foreign office has disap-
peared This imperial authority con-
tinually has promoted foreign inter-
ests to the prejudice of those of Ger
mans; nay, has positively furnished
the foreigner with weapons against
German enterprises, and in most i'm
portant cases gravely injured German
interests. With particular anxiety the
nf
how long he intends to cover with his
responsibility the conduct of the for
eign office which is equally harmful
both politically and commercially"
DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollweg sent the
letter to the head office of the Pan
Germanic federation at Mainz, with
the following commentary:
1T is objectionable that the mem
bers of an organization like the Pan
Germanic federation which, according
to its statutes, desires to work in the
cause of patriotism, should hurl such
disgraceful and baseless charges
against an imperial authority. I re-
fuse to receive this resolution"