Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-09
Won HERTL|NG's POSITION
LIKE THAT OF M|CHAEl|s
II He Bows to Hidden Powers, Oppo.
sition Will Introduce Resolution
Of Lack OF Confidence.
THREATS MADE BY BOTH SIDES
German Political Crisis Represented
rs Being AS Acute as Evor in Spe-
cial Dispatches-New Chancellor.
ship In Danger OF Shipwrcck.
IBy Asaoelated Pressl

COPENHAGEN, November S.-The
threat that n military dictatorship is
Inevitable unless insistence upon n
radical Vice. Chancellor is dropped, and
tho government or Count von Hertlins
as II now stands is accepted. Is held
out over the Progressive Democratic
clements In Germany.
Count Won IIeriline. through Il semi
official note in the Norddcutsche ALL
Eemcine Zeitung. announces that no
promises whatever were made to give
tho radicals the posts they desire. The
representatives of the Rcichsta1 ma.
jorty have issued an equally authori-
tative announcement that they adhere
10 their old position. Tho radical press
indicates that the Chancellor's COM
promise proposal to appoint radical
Deputy 10 the newly created ministry
in the Prussian Cabinet, is not sa-
ceDtable because such a post would
be merely temporary. and the occu-
pant would be powerless in the face Of
tho military authorities.
The situation is drifting rapid. 10.
ward the goal desired by the reac.
tionarics-that is. n split in the present
minority In the EcichstaR. and ths
formation Of new coalition embrace
ing the Conservatives and the National
Liberals. Such a bloc, which would
have bare majority IN the Roichstas.
Is by no means Impossible. notwith.
standing the APPARENT unity proclaimed
by the majority caucus.
WILL FOLLOW ALONE ROAD
WITH PARTY ADVANTAGES
The Catholic Centrum ~ by no means
adverse to following the Chancellor
along road marked with party ad-
rantages. The National Liberals. who
for the most part. are Conservatives
and annexationiEts, and whoye hearts
never were in the present ma jurity
bloc, intimate strongly Ia their formal
announcement OF Herr I'rlcdbere's
withdrawal OF his acceptance of the
Hlce-preeide or the Prusstan Cabi-
net their dissatisfaction with The atti-
tude OF the radicals and the Socialists
They are probably quite ready to link
up With the Socialists in an alliance
The Socialists apparently have nbnn.
doned the dictu,n expressed By Phil,pp
Scheidemann on Sunday that the new
Won Hertling government when aif-
iers from that OF Or. Mirhaciis ONLY In
the person OF It's chief provided all
necessary guarantees or responsiDle
government as preconuition TO peace
The Socialists declare they have no
confidence In an administration made
up OF Conservative. Centrum and Ma
tionalist elements imposed OH sub
structure of old-line bureaucrats, and
VIII remain In opposition unless the de-
sired places nre given TO the radicals
whom the Socialists regard az their
representatives in the ministry.
Sn
newspapers say that If Chancellor Won
isrtltng bows 10 the hidden powers"
ana the influence of the court CLIQUE.
III" opposition viii Introduce on No.
fembcr 22 when the Reichstag recon
Nehes' resolution Of lack OF con-
hdence In tho government
count Won Hertlins'B poaitio:. is
much like that OF Dr. Aichaelis AFTER
MS as l interpret II" speech