The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
NEW CHANCELLOR 1. SOON FOR GERMANY Bethmann-HOllweg Consid-
 cred Dead Politically CLOUDS IN RUSSIA
Outlook on Domestic Politics in the Czar's Domain Is Very Gloomy. Anti-Greek Boycott
 in Athens

in Athens
 | Berlin, April 22.-(Special)-If one is to | believe the mysterious whispers among political correspondents here, to several of whom the intrigues of Wilhelmsstrass are like an open book, Germany will have new imperial chancellor ere many weeks have passed. Bethmann-H -Holweg. who recently spoke with so much author ity in reply to Sir Edward Gray's pro- posals for an Anglo-German naval sun- derstanding is a doomed man politically. | He has been weighed and found want ing even by reactionary and ultra-con- servative parties whose champion he has always been Alsace-Loraine is the stumbling block which will cause the scepter of power to fall from his hand.
 The Prussian governments avowed in- tention of making the conquered French provinces a constitutional state with a. representation of three votes in the fed eral council has aroused a storm of in- dignation in the conservative camp. Herr von Heydebrand. the "boss' of the con l the chancellor in the Prussan diet with a mercless onslaught, which was source of great enjoyment to the radical | parties and this ferocious attack fol- | lowed by an equally violent series or | speeches In the rechstag, when the poor chancellor was set upon from all sides by men who had heretofore been his main supporters, but who could not now find words harsh enough to condemn his political views.
 True enough pr. von Bethmann-Hol-
 veg still possesses the full confidence of
 his imperial master, but so did Prince
 von Beulow, whose political downfall gave the first proof that no German chancellor can remain in office who can
 not command the sympathy and control
 the support of the Prussian conserva- l lives.
 The national liberals, too, are said to be
 dissatisfied with the government plans
 for Alsace-Lorraine, while the catholic
 Center Is none too enthusiastic in it's
 fealty to the chancellor since his recent plain speaking regarding German rela- tions with the vatican. Altogether the conditions justify the fear that Dr. von
 Bethmann- Holweg's position, while per-
 haps not in grave peril, is by no means
 impregnable.
 In Russia. too the outlook in domestic politics is anything but unclouded ana any day may see the downfall or the recently so powerful M. Stolypin, whose
 wise leadership had won him numerous supporters in all political camps. M. Sto- lvpin's fatal mistake committed month ago was that he overestimated his own power, and because he considered that
 he was promoting the best interests of his
 country. as even his enemies willingly
 admit he took it upon himself to legls-
 late as well as exercise executive power
 In Russia, an empire still in its consti-
 tutional swaddling clothes, an offense of
 this kind is pardonable to certain ex-
 tent. it was perhaps even necessary, but
 M. Stolypin should have used his oppor- tunity to give good laws in constitu- tional way. But he did the opposite. He outraged the law of which he is the pro- fessed champion. He failed in considera- tlon for the monarch, whose person he has dragged into the arena, where par ties and persons bandy recrimination and abuse He encroached upon the rights
 of the duma by putting forward the Czar to do by ukase what ought and would have been effected by legislation. He laughed the upper chamber and it's rights to scorn by prescribing its very best men, because they set the interests of the Emperor and the empire above those of
 Prime Minister Stolvpin He showed degree of contempt for his own col leagues which was wantonly offensive.
 But M. Stolypin did not forsee the dis tant problems he was raising nor even
 the immediate issues. Those who did protested against his policy or renon- 1 strated with him personally The Czar | showed by his hesitation that he was
 naturally adverse to the projects of his
 chief adviser. The empress, who plead ed the cause of prudence and sought to dissuade him from indulging personal
 animosity, had an inkling of the dangers
 that were rife in the nation The pres
 dent of the duma, who is a personal
 friend and admirer of M. Stolypin, threw
 down the insignia of his office. The ex- president, M Khomyakoff, wrote a pa thetic letter to the premier, saying that after having followed his lead with con | fdence and built his hopes for Russia | on M Stolypin, he must now part from | him and confess that Russia can no longer follow the man who has Isolated | himself by his conduct Henceforth NJ. Stolypin is lonely individual. Three of the most moderate members of the duma signed that letter of Khomyakoff's Henceforth. "Down with Stolypin' will be the shibboleth.
 | M. Stolypin, it is said, intends to post none his answer to the urgent interpella- | ton and to gain time until after the general elections. To no good purpose. The scepter has fallen from his hands, but not before the anti-monarchists have used it to shake the foundations of the regime NJ. Stolypin has provoked the sphinx to propound anew several of the | fatal riddles Of the revolutionary epoch. The pillars of the empire have been rude | ly shaken, in order that the ex-governor l Of Saratoff should show his imperial power to his personal enemies.
 From Athens comes the news that the anti-Greek boycott which, during the | past few months. had shown signs of di- minishing has decently broken out again with renewed energy. This is probably due to the completed elections, each new deputy wishing to distinguish himself as | a zealous Mohammedan by melting his | constituents to acts of violence against l the Greeks. News comes from Bruna and DardanelAs generally that in Turk l ish towns which possess a Greek colony l the inhabitants have publicly been for hidden to enter Greek house or place of business The streets have also been placarded to the same effect Orders have been sent to the msratime agencies situ- ated in Turkey thst Greek workmen or dock aborers employed by them should be instantly dismissed This, from in- formation received here, appears to have been done and numbers of honest Greek families are starving.
 A steamer from Russia, which arrived