Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-07
NO SUCCESS IN CAMPAIGN
TO RESUME U-B0AT WAR
Chancellor In Full Accord With Won
Hindenburg and With Navy
Department.
us POSITION IS UNsHAKEN
After Several Days of Confidential
Conferences, Opposing Elements
Are Not Much Nearer Together,
but Good Will on Both Sides.

BERLIN. October 5 (via London.
October 6).-I;horts to compose the
differences between Chancellor Won
Rethmnnn- Hollweg and his opponents
in the Reichstae apparently have ac-
complishcd little The Chanccllor's
position. however. appears to be UNI
shaken. and such information az is oh
tainablc indicates that the campaign
for resumption OF submarine activity
on the old basis has met with no
success.
After several days OF confidential
conferences Of the Chancellor and mem :
hers of his Cabinet with n committee
from the kcichstns. discussion of the
submarine issue and other problems of
foreign politics was resumed to-day
before the ways and means committee
Herr Won Jagow, Secretary for Foreign
Affairs. and ADMIRAL Won Cnpellc.
Secretary for The Navy, made state
mcnts explaining the position of the
government, The Naval Secretary
frequently intcrpoSed in the debate
which followed. answering questions
and meeting objections concerning the
governments policy in regard to sub
marine operations. notwithstanding
the confidential nature Of the proceed
nrs. the following probably may be
taken as Il fairly accurate statement
Of the present situation:
The conferences thus far. notwith-
standing considerable good will on
both sides. have not brought the op-
posing elements much nearer together.
They have shown I'll" Chancellor to
I,. F,,ll u IA 4
Won Hndcnhurg. chief If staff. and
with the Navy Department. Both the
military and naval representatives have
supported the contentious of the Chan
cellor against the inauguration OF an
unrcstrained submarine campaign with
the full weight of their expert au-
thoriiy. Or. Karl IIciffcr!ch, Vice.
chancellor. backed the Chancellor IN "a
powerful speech ON the economic as
poets Of the question. NO new .rru-
m"nts were introduced, however. and
the Chance!l"rs opponents have no,
permitted themselves to he convinced.
ALIGNMENT OF PARTIES
UNDERGOES LITTLE GRANGE:
The alignment of the Reichstag
parties on the question has undergone
little change since the struggle OF last
was victorious.
Part ri the Catholic center IL is
true. has been shown to be aIncnahIc ia
arguments of tn" opposition. hut In
Peter SPAIN and other ccntrist leaders
are s,ilI supporting Dr. Won Hrthmann
HollwcE.
Dr, SPAIN in a speech defended
strongly the position Of the Chancellor
Even in the unlikely contingency
that some IF the centrist diSsidents
disreparded the unit rule. and voted
against the Chancellor should test
come. this detection the National Lib
erals consider would be cuunterhal-
nnced by the split in the able group
headed by Deputy Shiffer and Red
Prince" Schoenaich- Garcia th which is
out of sympathy with the intrigue
against the Chancellor. and which will
work against any movement aiming at
his downfall during the crisis
confrmatory evidence is found in
the strength of the stock marker.
which liz most sensitive To possibiIi-
ties of complications with America.