El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01
Chancellor Von Bethmdrul
Hollweg Incurs Ennity
of the People.
OVERSHADOWED
BY HELFFERICH
Brilliant Organizer To Be
Gioen the Task To
Prepare For Peace.

ERIIN. Germany, July LIS CnSn-
eeIIor Won Bethmann Hollwsg. tbs
IL intimate friend OF the kaiser since
their college days at Bonn. to be made
= seapegoat in the case It should be-
come necessary for Germany to take
the first steps toward the restoration
Of peace2 This Is = question which -
being asked everywhere in Germany
just now.
The changes which took place within
the German government last month
seem to Indicate that the wind IS blow
ing in that direction and that the star
OF the once all powerful chancellor Is
rapidly declining
Herr Won Bethmanr Hollweg has al
ways had many and powerful enemies
and his position has BY no means grown
more firm since he forced the reslgna-
ton OF the popular idol. admiral Won
Tirpitz. who has become martyr IN
the eyes OF the German people
His Last Victory.
The chancellOr's victory over tne
founder OF the powerful navy -easue
and chief organizer OF the German navy
is probably the last victory he viii Win
before he himself n turn viii have
to resign his office ard give way 70 a
man more fit to deal with the present
difficult situation
predict the return TO power, within a
very snort time. OF prince Won BueloW-
in spite Of the fact that the kaiser was
said to have sworn that he would never
forgive him for falling in his task OF
keeping Italy from Joining hands with
the entente
Even at the present moment It II evil
dent that the statesman who first COM
mitted the blunder OF calling the treaty
guaranteeing the neutrality OF Belgium
a scrap Of paper" afterward in ths
reichstag apOlogized for Germany's in
vasion OF that country ana IlnalIy de-
clared il fully justified BY military ne
cessity. is no longer the most pronnt-
nent figure in the cabinet
OvershadOyFed BY Helfferieh-
He is being completely overshad-
owed by Herr Helfterich. The brill
liant organizer has superseded the me
diocre statesman. and this very fact
tends to show how preoccuplsd Ger
many is with making preparations for
the tasks which viii impose themselves
upon her as soon as peace snail nave
been concluded
The former managing director Of the
railroads OF Aaatolia and later presi-
dent OF the Deutscle bank, IS a bust
ness organizer. not IN organizer OF war
It is DR.. Helfferich who at the present
time holds the deStinies OF Germany IN y
his hand. and he is not likely to waste
his time on a war which he has more
than once declared must and win end
in q deadlock
ize the affairs OF the German nation
within. so as to make II possible to
make one more sustained and decisive
effort for success, but thrse who know
him well declare that Dr.. Hslfferieh
himself looks upon his task IN quite a
different light and that on many points
he agrees with Herr BALM, OF the Ham
burg-American line. who believes the
time has come when Germany must
concentrate all her energies on the work
that lies before her after the end OF
the war
To Strengthen Resources
According to these people DR.. Helf-
ferich Will use his marvellous gifts as
an organizer to prepare and strengthen
the resources Of the German empire for
the resumption OF the economic expan-
sion which is absolutely essential 70
save the country from bankruptcy
During the last two or three months
the great majority OF German factories
have no longer been working for the
army. though they are still working
under government control
They have been preparing for the
boom in German export trade which
everyone hopes viii follow the war
In anticipation OF this great starr
Of men, experts in their various spheres,
Is being trained in order to be ready
to proceed TO the German cousulates in
all parts OF the world al soon as peace
is concluded
The critical moment viii come when
the war is over and al those concerns
resuming their ordinary business.