The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-18
REICHSTAG TO YIELD?
washington Thinks 50. ~ Kaiser
wants Good VIII. Of Amerlc..

"AsniEGroS. March 1.-THE news
nom beriin that the submarine contro.
NeiSy with the United tSates IL TO nc
Crashed. out next week in the reichs.
Nig o~vershadowed every other phase of
inc submarine issue in Official circles
To-day.
II IL fully believed tina, Germany
VIII yield to or defy the United states
according TO the Rcichstag's decision.
To what extent this decision wil, be
moulded by the Kaiser and the mill
"'rE party remains a matter of ami.
mated diplomatic discussion, although
thc consensus Of we'll informed opinion
" tina the kaiecr's wishes will domi-
nato the situation.
IN support OF this prediction diplo-
mats say that even In times of peace
'he military party has invariably pre-
vailed In the Reichs,ag whenever any
question ahecting tho safety of the em-
pre- was at stake. This has been point.
euiy brought out whenever the German
army bill has gone through it's trials
ana tr'bu,ations before being voted in
the 1ieichstag.
since the war the old party lines have
practically disappeared in Germany. IL
- explained. and the military marty
completely dominates the situation with
the practically unanimous consent of the
German people. The few Reichstae dele.
gates who oppose Il have accomplished
apparently 10 other purpose than 10
max" their names famous throughout
foreign countries. as Herr ILebknecht
succeeded IN doing.
Wen Informed diplomatsss believe
iNat military eSigency will completely
dominate in the end, and that there in
little or no prospect OF serious opposition
TO any measure which the Kaiser, backed
oF tho military party. wishes { o see
enforced. In other words. the Reich
stag decision is expected to he precisely
~ the Kaiser wishes IL TO be.
II the German Emperor has decided
that military ends will beg, be served by
Yielding 20 the United States. the opinion
Is held here that the ~iteichstas will mod.
"! the submarine campaign To- sui, this
decision. The German people viii stand
by the decision. whatever 4, Is.
The most hopeful sign from the Amer
icai view point is perhaps the renewed
talk in German official circles tina, the
submarine campaign is. after all. not
yielding the fruits that were expected.
piploma;ists hero associate the retire.
'nent OF Grand admiral Won Tirpitz more
intimately With thes. reports than they
do with ia" prediction that his retire
ment means yielding to tho wishes Of
the United States.
NO secret Is made of :hc fact that the
British have TO a great extent bottled
up Won Tirpitz's raiders, and there has
been Keen disappointment IN Berlin over
IN. fact that no single transport carry.
ing troop or supplies to and from France
has been interfered with hy German sub.
marines. Grand Admiral Won Tirpi:a
mad long given up hope OF cutting off
communication between Great Britain
and France by OF submarine
hut tuis failure, II II said. has neve-
been clearly understood IN Germany
In view of Great Brita'n's prerautio'.-
ary measures against submarines Il j.
believed quite possible tina, the German
ruling powers viii curtail the programme
Of submarine attack and gain in" Of
fcial good will OF the United states into
the bargain.