The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-02
CABINET
CHANGES MADE
Three designations Accepted BY
Emperor. Who Confcrs High
Honors On Retiring Men.
GERNfANY'S HAND SEEN
IN THE SITUATION
designations Believed Not to Have
Been Too Welcome TO Aged Ruler.
All Not Wen In Tuner Circtcs of
Vienna Government.

London. Dee. 1-Engperur Francis
Joseph, OF Austria. has accepted the
designations of three of his minis
tiers and appointed successors to them.
The resigning members are,
DE- Karl Hefno!d d-I-dyHsl<i,- niIl1a-
ter of the interior; Or. Rudolf Schus-
ter Elder Won Bonnet, minister Of
commerce.: Baron Engel Won Mainfei-
den. minister OF finance.
Their successors are, respectively;
Prince Hohenlohe Schinings Fuerst.
president OF the Supreme Court of Ac-
counts; Ritter Won Leth, governor of
the Postal Savings Bank. and Herr Won
Spitzinueller, director OF the kredit
Anstalt.
The Austrian Emperors acceptance
OF the three designations lis confirmed
by an autograph letter published today
by the Wiener Zeitung. The letter
states that the Emperor accepted the
designations upon condition that the
services of the three retiring Ca htne'
members be as his disposal when de-
sired Both DR.. d'Edynski and Baron
ven Mainfeiden have been made mem
bers OF the upper house. and DR.
Schuster has been made baron. these
! honors being awarded simultaneously
with the acceptancex OF their resigna-
tions.
Frat Important Change.
This Is the first far-reaching change
to take place in the cabinets OF the
central empires since the war began
the heels OF the Kaiser's hurried visit
10 Vienna, where the two rulers had
an important conference.
This fact. coupled with the increas-
ing reports from various sources in
I. the dual monarchy that all is not
well within the inner circles of its
governmental bodies, /. commented
upper here as doub.ly signin-
cant, in view OF the circun.
stances that all OF the three retirins
ministers were entrusted with the do
nestle affairs of Austria Hungary.
/ Also significance is attached here tc
the extraordinary honors awarded then
by the Emperor in the very hour oil
( their laying down their official func-
tons. This Is taken here to indicate
that the designations were not all toe
welcome to the Austrian Emperor.
Reasons for Change.
! Three reasons are mentioned here
4 In the furry of speculation concerning
the change in tho Austrian minist Try
wh.&h skaters the Teuton's Oft re
! peated boast that their cabinets are
! intact, while those of their enemies
nave undergone many sweeping
changes.
! These reasons are frst, disa greement
! III the Austrian cabinet concerning tn,
negotiations with Rumania, the lates
development OF which is said Il
F., be an offer OF the province o.
I Bukowtna to that country. second
/ internal trouble. particularly increas
| ing Hungarian opposition TO the domi,
nating--or domineering part Ger
many has taken in the direction OF the
central powers movements in the war
and third, pressure from the German
Emperor, exerted during his intervie "
with his imperial ally a few days ago
with the view to bringing about a
I strieter and more energetic co-opera
! ton on the part of Austria Hungary
/ Added significance is attached to
the fact that the three resigned minis
ters had charge OF Austro- HunCarian
1 domestic affairs. by the persistent re.
/ ports and semi official Austrian ad
missions OF the increasing sinancia
crisis