The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-12-05
GERMAN CRISIS
ON EIIL|TARISM
The Emperor Summons Lead
ers to Explain
THE PEOPLE VI. THE MILITARY

Imperial Chan: e.isr Goes to Explain
and Threatens to Resign Unless He
Is Upheld.
Berlin, Dec. 5-The kaiser fates the
long impending crisis between the
people and militarism.
The Zabern scandal has rachel
such Importance that the emperor
must give personal ruling on the iu-
ture attituue of the German military
toward the German public.
The kaisers lifelong friend, Count
Charles Won Wedels, post as governor
of Alsace-I orraine is in jeopardy. The
emperor has summoned him and the
commanding general, Lieutenant Gen
eral Berthold Won Defining, to con-
ference.
The imperial chancellor, DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, facing immedio,e
loss of his portfolio, is to report to
Kaiser Wilhelm.
According to the National Zeitung,
his resignation depends on the en-
perors treatment of Count Won We
del, governor general of Alsace-Lor-
raine, and Lieutenant General Ber-
thold Won Diemliug, the commanding
general OF the lro1 rs at Zabe:n. The
newspaper adds that ii the action OF
the military should be upheld by the
emperor the imperial Chancellor will
go into retirement with Count Won
Wedel.
Demands for the resignation of the
imperial chancellor were voiced by the
Tageblatt, the Frankfort Gazette and
other radical newspapers.
A vote of non-confidence in the Ger
man government in connection with
it's attitude in regard to the troubles
between the military and the civilians
at Zabern Alsace, was adopted in the
imperial parliament by 293 against "a.
One blank paper was handed in, while
40 members were not present.
The imperial chancellor, aware that
even his own supporters are blaming
him for the absence of any definite
declaration as to how he is going to
deal with the authors of the incidents
appeared in the imperial parliament
at the opening of the session. He was
evidently much exercised over the sit
uation Taking the floor at once, he
declared that Emperor William had
expressed extreme displeasure over
the occurrences at Zabern, and had
given the general in command strict
orders that such violations of the law
as the cleoring of the streets by the
military and the arrest OF civilians
should not be repeated.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg denied
the existence of a secret inner gov
eminent in Alsace, which overruled
the decisions of the recognized au-
thoriti cs-as had been reported-and
said that he would resign instantly If
such thing were true.
''The present moment is a serious
one," the chancellor said, mot because
of the possibility of my resignation,
but because of the danger that the
Zabern incidents and the debates in
the imperial parliament may lead to
permanent breach between the army
and the people The imperial chancel-
lor and the emperor are in thorough
accord in the belief that policy must
be adopted which will heal this strife"
Since the emperor gave orders to
avoid any further conflicts there has
been no Disorder at Zabern. The civil
ian inhabitants, however, show resent
ment at the recent incidents and pro-
pos eto withdraw the appropriation of
$250,00O which they voted this sum-
mer for the construction of new bar
racks and drill grounds.