The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-17

~ from Germany to make 1t certain that most mol
place and that the hold Of the Hohenzoerns upon the
Rumors that the Kaiser is about to abdcate have rea
knowledge that the Berlin press is advocating JONI
denburg and Won Lundendorff to be gwen practically
and military
Emperor Charles Of Austria is openly advocating
early peace be found practicable in which he being
backed by the representatives one of the most powerful GER
man states with every indication that the peace party about
to be joined by many Of the units Of the German conederacy
el 4gs PRESS STILL FOR WAR .a@
The Of the press raised for the ndenburuL undendor
dictatorship does not Indicate however, that the Pssan people
desire at this time while the nomination George Mcaes
as imperial chancellor officially announced by the Kaiser brings
no hope Of an early settlement Of the political crisis brought about
by the popular demand for electoral reforms.
The resignation Of Won Bethmann-H oIWeg it is known
was forced BY the Crown Prince who bitterly opposed to the
Of herechstag for reforms in the electoral laws and who has as
we'll personal dislike to BethmannHoweg He denounced
the chancellor to the Kaiser as too liberal and demanded his es
MIcHAELls BUREAUcRAT
Mchaes, who succeeds Bethmann-HolWeg, is burea
craft favored by the Crown Prince will be his prerogaNe
to select ministry which under the German constitution is not
responsible to the rchstag but to him alone is already evil
granting any the electoral reforms demanded nor Of Increasing
the power Of the echsag to make the ministry at all responsible
to or representative OF the reichsag majority.
ABDICATl0N RUM0R DOUBTED
The sensational uors which became current Yesterday In
Denmark and Holland that the Kaiser has decided to abdca
the Crown Prince Prince EeFredrich Prince Adaert and
Prince August Wilhelm is not credited here although admitted
that Is quite possible that the Kaiser feels his throne slipping
and may DE casting about for Of saving the situation
allowing the or Of his possible abdcaon to gain currency in
order to reune the German people behind him and leave the mutt
nous rechstag without any popular following.
The tact OF the accepted resignation Of the imperial chancellor
Betmann HoMeg and the nomination of George MchaeEs Of
fetal having been sent out by wireless from Berlin and the
sage caught by the British admiralty station The Berlin message
was sent out by the German government. "'"
WAR MINISTER Won STEIN OUT
Another official announcement from Berlin, forwarded here
from Bene announces the resignation of General Won STEIN Ger
man minister OF war; Won Stein has been leader in the Pam
German party and Is of the most bitter opponents of the re-
Gently promulgated doctrine OF peace without ndenies and with
out annekatons His resignation following the heels Of that
the imperial chancellor indicates the substantial growth of the
peace party throughout Germany
An earlier official statement from Berlin the effect that
the Kaiser had been in conference with his commandernche
Won Hndenbg and his chief Of staff Lundendor going over
the military situation ~ H. -
REIcHSTAG HOLDING FIRMLY 1r1g
Berlin reports say that the echSag stands by its strike
against the crown and military influences to enforce parliament
ariSm. t ra-+s -,as-, -
The voting the credits is blocked pending the settlement
o. the political issues the ecsag standing by its refusal to vote
the appropriations unless the reforms are made Meanwhile the
peace amor in Germany and Austria Increasing The German
government stepping any statement of terms The reich
stag refuses even discuss the credits asked by the crown
and mlitarists. H..