Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14

the imperial chancellor. He quixzet
of them to express freely their View,
on DIR. Won Bethmann Holweg. lndivtd-
ual audiences lasted more than half ar
hour each. The crown prince 10 reported
to have said he was doing this in &C
cordance with the wish Of Emperor
William. who had suggested that ne
form his own opinions of the chancel-
lors policy through interviews with
party leaders.
Paradox In Crisis.
The morning papers appear to have
strike of reichstag deputies and the
emperor's summons to Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. chief of the general
staf. They devote their columns to q
discussion of the Prussian franchise
reforms and the paradox that a. crisis.
originating in the demand for liberal
reforms and the proclamation OF a
moderate peace program, should nave
Won Bethmann Hollweg by the chan
cellor candidate Prince Won Bue1ow,
with whom Won Buelow by comparison
is almost radical, and who Is an
showed believer in annexatfonist peace.
Ehe Tageblatt opposes DR.. Won Beth
rslann Hollwegs retirement vigorously,
while other papers are lukewarm or
openly hostile to the present chan
cellor.
Papers Are Optimistic.
The socialists organ. Vorwaerts. as
sumes that the royal instructions will
insure the passage Of the Prussian re-
form bill In the shape prescribed by
the king. Other papers are optimistic.
They believe the conservatives quite
capable of disobeying the sovereign
and again frustrating reform.
Baron Won Sedlitz. the free conservative
leader. says, in the Morgen Post, that I'M
less outside circumstances. notably the
outcome of the war. affect that decision
1t may be assumed that the majorities in
both houses of the Prussian parliament
halfway measure. He suggests that the
government and the reformers will find
II advisable to accept half loaf rather
than risk grave internal conflicts with the
outcome doubtful
May Have to Pack House.
The Bourse Gazette, national liberal
says that not even majority of that
party can be counted upon to support
equal suffrage in Prussia The Tageblatt
reorganization of the house, perhaps by
packing it with new peers. is necessary
before the equal franchise bill will pass
the upper house.
The conservatives and members of the
clerical center party IN the diet have
started playing FOR delay and have aban-
uoflcu tNelE previous demand Tor q SeS-
sion of the diet before autumn. They pro-
Tess to believe that it is impossible for
the government to submit the bill before
October.
Lokal Anzeiger Suppressed.
pressed indefinitely by the military au-
thorities- The reason is not given, but
presumably it is on account of an attack
on Austrfa-Hungary in connection with a
a a anf hui
garian foreign minister, who has come out
for peace without annexation.
According to dispatch from Berlin
to the Berlingske Tidende. the new
peace formula put forward by the lib
erals is being supported by a great
part of the centrist party. All parties
have summoned their members to Ber-
lin as soon as possible.
Resignation Is Denied.
AMSTERDAM, July 14.-Accordinx to
semi official dispatch received here
from Berlin. the report of the resigna-
ton of DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg, the
imperial chancellor. is untrue
AT the meeting of the Catholic center
party today. DR.. Peter SPAIN, the chair |
man. was taken suddenly i'll, according
TO Berlin telegram. The meeting ad- |
Journed at once. |
Says Germany Wants Peace.
Count Michael Karolyi, leader of the
Hun sarian independent party. speaking
IN the house of deputies, says a tele-
gram from Budapest. declared:
cIne central point of the present
Every one in Germany wants peace, but
IL Is not enough to desire 1t, the ma
t1on must negotiate for it. Count
Czernin (Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister) has not confined himself to
mere words. but has openly declared
that We are ready for peace without
One of the prerequisite
conditions of peace is the democratiza-
tion OF every country
In continuation OF the debate Baron
Julius Beck said.
There is no war policy today. but
only a peace policy. The peace must
pc honorable. guaranteeing Hungary's
ence" |
Would Continue Alliance.
/ Count Moritz Esterhazy, the premier.
replying to Baron Beck said the new
hungarian government stands for the
OF the alliance between the
duai monarchy and Germany as did
the government which 1t succeeded
we cling fast to the brilliantly test
ed alliance of the monarchy with Ger
many, said the premier. "The govern
ment Identities itself in this respect
fully with the standpoint Of the nrs
Sious government
we are waging this war as a de-
iensive war. Our peace aim is not |
conquest. We do not leave our enemies
IN doubt about this. On the contrary
We testified clearly before the whole
world our readiness for peace"
This statement was greeted with loud
applause.
Puts Blame on Enemy.
Our enemies know this we'll" CON-
tinued the premier. I'VE made our
peace offer In full agreement with our
allies. We emphasized that 1t was a
question of an acceptable and honor
able peace for all the belltRerants-
thereby showing clearly the readiness
for peace of our entire group of pow
ers- The responsibility for the con-
tinuance of the war rests on the
enemy"
Regarding Hungarys relations with
Austria, Premier Esterhazy considered
IL detrimental to interfere in Austria's
internal affairs. He favored this dual
equality and was convinced the Aus
trian premier took the same stand
point.
Activity Near st. Quentin.
PARIS, July 14.-There was active ar
tillery fighting last night near st.
Quentin and on the Aisne front between
Craonne and Courcy, the war office re-
ports. German attempts to raid
trenches south of st. Quentin were
crushed. The French made a success
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