Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-07-21
CONSE ERVATNES
OPPOSE GERMAN
CHAN CELLOR

lA..c,lnlsa rre.. Corre.ronasne.l

bfEilAt AlllN r-# EHlt itf'tN tf#tiN Ff'
sion lust closed was marked by iu
tcresting developments in tin rcla
tions between the government and the
various political parties ono result
was TO bring out morc sharply than
hitherto the oppositor OF the con
servattycs to Chancellor Brthmann
HollVcg
The conservatives represent the old
arlstoCratir traditions OF Prussia aud
their social and political influence isI
SO great that they usually succeed unr
DER previous chancellors in shaping
the course OF the government They
have ever taken the lead In opposing
all socialist and democratic tcnden-
cics In the state. and before the war
one of their chief lines Of policy vas
war upon the socialists as an element
dangerous to the monarchy and thel
present order OF society. Since the
war has been IN progress, however
the government has quite changed us
attitude toward the socialists lheI
chancellor has steadily acted In the
spirit of the empCrur's declaration,
made just as the war was about to-
begin. that hcnccforth he knew no
parties but only Germans.
Socialists Loyalty Recognized.
The loyalty with which the so
Clalists have stood by the government
and helped to fight the Country's bat
ties has been more than once recog-
uizcd hy Bcthmapn lIOllwcg in ms
speeches in the Rcichstag, Hnd ne has
clearly admitted this fact must lead
to some political readjustments after
the war Is over This has never
pleased the conservatives. But the
chancellor has gone ON his way max
ing friends OF the socialists and IN
viting their support Tor govcrnmcnt
measures The conservatives looked
ON cOldly at all this, for they saw that
their best argument for keeping the
government rigidlv conservative was
being Wrested from their hands.
Besides this, the conservatives have
taken offensc at the government 8
taxation policy They are fully com q
mitted TO the view that the empire
must collect its revenue taxes through
Indirect taxation. like customs duties.
and internal revenue taxes of various
kinds. Especially do they urgently
insist that direct taNes-inoome, gen
eral property, and inheritance taxes
should be reserved for the federal
states The huge problem, however
of raising revenues to pay interest on
the war debt to pay pensions dhu
meet other expenses growing out OF
the war. can not be solved without re-
sorting to direct taNation--therc are
not enough indirect taxes IN reach 10
meet the requirements of the sltud-
ton. Hence along with the various
indirect taxes proposed this spring hS
the government was direct TAX on
war profits
Leaders Vote Against Tax.
In working out the details OF col
leeting this tax, however, II was found
bN the budget committee that it would
be practically impossible to dlstln-
guish between profits due to the war
and profits not due to It, Hence an all
round pr wDcTty tax of one mill on the
dollar was proposed 10y the commit
tee and accepted by the government
Some OF the conservatives finally Vot-
cd for the tax. but their two leaders,
Count WCstarp and Won lieydcprand,
voted against It to the bitter end IN
this, Curiously enough, they found
themselves alone with the small group
of socialists who split off from the
main body OF the socialists last
March
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