The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
.TEUTON CHANCELLOR HAS THE SITUATION
 UNDER HIS CONTROL
Friends of Bethmann-HOll- veg Do Not Think Retire ment of VOn Tirpitz Will
 Precipitate a Crisis

Berlin, March 2O.-(via London, March 21)-Friends of the imperial chancellor, pr. von Bethmann- -Hollweg, are all quite confident that he has well in hand the political situation con- nected with the displacement of Ad- miral von Tirpitz as minister of ma that it will develop into a chancellor's crisis
 They believe the national liberal and conservative resolutions calling for unlimited use of submarines against hostile vessels with the exception of passenger ships may not even come to the point of open discussion and a vote in the Reichstag.
 The prime movers in the agitation, Herr von Heydebrand, conservative leader in the Reichstag, and Maj. Ernest Basserman, national liberal leader, have avoided introduction of interpellations to which the chancellor would be forced to reply and have chosen to clothe their proposals in the form of resolutions which, unless they are made urgent measures, will take their place in the regular order of resolutions. So many cedence that discussion of the subma rine proposals in this event would be postponed indefinitely. The chancellor scarcely will speak upon the subject matter of the resolutions unless he is compelled to do so.
 OF TWO ELEMENTS The movement which found express two constituent clements First, there is the large body of popular opinion, which is honestly interested in the sub marine weapon, desires that it may be a leading opportunity to display its efficacy unhampered by political re- strictions. This element generally is unaware of the political motives which play a part in the movement
 Second, there are those who are de- sirous of having another chancellor, one who would permit discussion of peace terms, the projects of the annexation ists and the sharpening of the subma
  dangers. This element would renounce the right of Prussian reform after the war and administer a check to the so- cialists as party entitled to voice in the affairs of the nation. Some of these have Admiral Won Tirpitz in mind as the proper chancellor.
 The chancellor, his friends say, has proved much stronger than his oppo- nents expected, both at headquarters, where he won in the test of strength, and among the people where he has widespread support, particularly of the great body of lower middle classes.
 HAS POPULAR SUPPORT
 The moderate character of the chan cellor's ideas regarding the nature of Germany's ultimate peace programme and the advisability of avoiding meas ures which might bring new enemies into the field, which gained for him opposition of the Germans and the more extreme annexationists, brought him popular support
 With such assistance and the aid of the more enlightened public opinion, the chancellor is confident of his ability to proceed controlling the situation.
 Regarding the immediate occasion or the conflict, it said the advocates of unrestricted use of submarines argued that by decree of regular blockade and declaration of intent to sink all mer- chant ships bound for England it would be possible to force Great Britain to make peace overtures within two months.
 This argument found a certain amount of supporters at headquarters until it was checked by the counter ar gument that the effect probably would be to lengthen instead of shorten the war, owing to the effect on neutrals.