Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-29
FALL IS PREDICTED
German Chancellor Is Facing
Political Death.
Special cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN. June 29.-Once more the air is
full Of rumors Of the impending downfall
of the imperial chancellor, Herr Won
Bethmann-Hollweg. who is said, like his
predecessor, Prince Won Buelow, to have
realized that 1t is impossible for any man
to take the responsibility for the kaiser 8
impulsive speeches.
The change is not likely to come for
several months yet. as the summer al
ways acts as a truce, and new conflicts
are not very likely to arise until November.
as the kaiser will go to Norway. the chan
cellor to the seaside. and the reichstag
is enjoying it's long summer holiday after
a stormy session, but politicians predict
that the middle Of November will see the
political death Of the chancellor. The
present Prussian minister of agriculture,
Herr Won -Lieser. is already
pointed out as his successor.
Jewelry Trade in Appeal.
The German jewelry trade has petit
toned the government to take legal steps
to protect the public against the corrupt
sale Of artificial or synthetic" precious
stones. principally rubies and sapphires
1t Is admitted that the production Of
now been perfected to such degree that
none but the most expert eye can distin-
guish them from natural stones. some of
the finest synthetic stones produced are
said to be those manufactured under a
process invented by Prof. Miethe. the
mineralogist of Charlottenburg Technical
College at Berlin.
A stranger in Berlin is often struck by
the enormous number of cigar shops, and
probably wonders how the owners man.
TO- a u inc poy~ If "a nyf,1n
nation is that the shops are used as bet
ting places. and. moreover. all have
licenses for the sale of lottery tickets at
trif1ing profit.
Discussing Balfour Article.
An article by Arthur Balfour, the for
mer English prime minister, on the rela-
tons between England and Germany,
published in a German monthly maya
zine, has given rise to much discussion
here, though nobody, with the exception
of q single professor-Delbrueck. 1 think
1t was-rushed into print to contradict
the noted British statesman, principally
because: German thoroughness Is opposed
to making rash statements which might
afterward be regretted. especially in a
matter as vitality important as this.
In Berlin political circles. however,
these are the general rejoinders I have
heard to the English statements Balfour
lays heavy stress on the fact that the
English are commercial people and
plies with equal strength to Germany,
which has successfully competed with
England in many markets and whose
whole future welfare depends on further
commercial conquests in foreign markets.
II England, therefore, needs a powerful
navy to protect her stagnant commercial
interests, so does Germany, whose COM
merce is growing with enormous rapidity.
If one were to believe the statements
Of great part Of the English press one
would think that the German naval in
crease is running the country, but this is
from a German point of view utterly err
roneous, for though the burden of taxa
ton is heavy In Germany. very large
part Of the people consider the German
army and navy the nations very best
investments.
Germans do not want to run any risks
and they know that the party, whose
Gently, is not friendly toward Germany,
and its press has for years waged news
paper war against Germany. 1t would be
too much to ask wide-awake Germans to
belongs and which may shortly get back
to power.
Kaiser Sympathetic.
When the son Of the Duke Of Cumber-
land met with violent death a few
weeks ago an English press bureau
thought the opportunity too good to let it
pass by without hitting at the kaiser. 1t
Immediately issued a statement to the
effect that the head Of the Hohenzollern
family issued peremptory order forbid
ding any representative Of the Hohenzol-
lerns to send any message OF coincidence
or to be present at the funeral of the son
Of the pretender to the throne of Han
over.
The statement was utterly untrue. for
the kaiser not only sent a most cordial
message to the bereaved father. but also
the spot where the accident happened to
see that the body was handled with every
respect and loving care. 1t is statements
Of this kind. Inventions Of malicious jour-
nalistic brains, which tend to create Bit
ter feelings against the English in this
country