Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-20
BREACH BETWEEN coNSERvA.
TIVE PARTY AND IMPERIAL
CHANCELLOR WlDENS.
SOCIALIST PARTY
GAINS RECOGNITION
Bethmann- n ollwee Carries Out Spirit
Of Empcror's Declaration That
Henceforth He Would Know No Par
ties, But Germans Conservatives
Dislike Attitude Of Chancellor.
Correspondence of Associated Press.

Berlin, July 1G.-The reichstag ses-
sion just closed was marked by inter-
esting developments in the relations
between the government and the vari-
Gus political parties One result was
to bring cut more sharply than 9TH
erto the opposition of the conservatives
to Chancellor Bethmann- Hollweg.
The conservatives represent the old
aristocratic traditions of Prussia, and
their social and political influence is SO
great that they usually succeeded un-
DER previous chanceliors in shaping the
course of the government. They have
ever taken the lead in opposing all So
ciaIist and democratic tendencies in the
state: and before the war one of their
chief lines of policy was war upon ten
socialists as an element dangerous 10
the monarchy and the present order Oh
society. Since the war has been In
progress however, the government mas
quite changed its attitude toward the
socialists. The chancellor has steadily
acted in the spirit OF the emperor
declaration, made just as the war was
about TO begin, that henceforth ne
knew no parties. but only Germans.
Socialists Gain Recognition.
The loyalty with which the socialists
have stood by the government and
helped 10 fight the country's battles mas
been more than once recognized py
Be thmann- Hollweg IN his speeches Ia
the reichstas, and he has clearly ao-
mitted this tact must lead 20 some poH-
teal readjustmentS after the war Is
over. This has never pleased the con-
servatives But the chancellor has gone
on his way making friends OF the So
cialists ard inviting their support 1of
government measures. The conserFa-
tiy,s looked on coldIy at all this, for
they saw that their osst argument Tor
keeping the government rlgidIy con-
seryatiVe was being wrested from their
hands.
Besides this, the conservatives have
taken offsnse at the governments tax
alton policy They are fully committed
to the view that the empire must col
iect its revenue taxes thru indirect tax
ation. like customs duties, and internal
revenue taxes of various kinds. Espe-
cially do they urgently insist that di-
rect taxes-income, general property.
ana inheritance ~ -
served for the federal states. The huge
problem, however. of raising revenues
10 pay interest on the war debt, to pay
pensions. and meet other expense"
growing out of the war, can not DC
solved without resorting TO direct TAX
Gtion-theTe are not enough lnoiFeE'
taxes in reach to meet the require
ments of the situation. Hence along
with the various indirect taxes pro-
posed this spring by the government
was direct tax on war prohts. Ia
working out the details of collecting
this tax, however, it was found by the
budget committee that i; would De
practically impossible 10 distinguish
between profits due to the war aho
profits not due TO It. Efnce an an
round property tax OF l mill on the
dollar was proposed by the committee
and accepted by the government. Some
of the conservatives finally voted Tor
the tax: but their two leaders, Count
Westarp and Won Heydebrand, voted
against il to the bitter end In TINS,
curiously enough, they found them
selves alone with the small group OF
socialists who split off from the main
body Of the socialists last March.
Dislike Attitude Toward America.
In the debates on these tax measures
and on the press censorship, the con-
seryatives were very severe in their
criticisms of the government and OF
the chancellor. They resent it in par
ticuiar that their newspapers were not
permitted to say what they pleased
ABOUT the United States in the height
~ between
WASHINGTON and B~lin: neither can
they forgive the chancellor for having
Welded in modifying the form of sub
marine warfare.
Several days ago the chancellor
spoke with unusual passion in exposing
the false statements put forth in an
anonymous pamphlet written to attack
him, 2 pamphlet evidently emanatlng
from conservative quarters; and he
also had some sharp things to say in
replying to another pamphlet by Herr
Kapp, an influential conservative poll
rician. These pamphlets made the i'm
preston upon the country that the con-
servatives were beginning systematic
campaign for the overthrow Of Beth.
mann Hoiiweg. Some OF the national
liberals are also dissatisfied with the
chancellor and are known to sym
path!ze with these attacks upon him.
In proportion, however. as the ultra
national elements turn away from the
chancellor he is finding all the warmer
support from the other parties in the
reiehstag, including the old socialist
party. 1t was curious unwonted
spectacle, during the chancellor's
sneech of June 6 to Gee the cons
tives listening with mute dissent, along
with the seeding socialists, while all
the other parties in the house ap-
plauded him to the echo.