Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-17

speeches delivered at the dinner, and
then astounded the President and the
ambassador with the submarine note.
Tried to Blame Bernstorff.
AS to this note. Herr Bernhard says
much more might be written II patriotic
considerations did not forbid. After all
those acts. he concludes. DR.. Won Beth
mann Hollweg followed the customary
course and attempted to unload the en-
tire responsibility on the former German
ambassador at Washington. Count Won
Bernstorff.
ment of the chancellor in a manner SINH
lar to the Vossische Zeitung, saving:
I'VE must get away from the amol-
guilty and lack of clarity. which nave
given GermanyS foreign policy the repu-
tation of dishonesty"
The newspaper demands that the new
chancellor declare plainly wnetner ms
peace program is one of conquest or not.
1t says there can be no middle ground.
Deemed Weak official.
The Berliner Tageblatt and the Frank
further Zeitung share the friendly appre-
citation of DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg as
expressed in. the official article concerning
his resignation printed In the North Ger
man Gazette. Other newspapers. now
chancellor as having been weak though
good intentioned official. who did excel
lently in subordinate posts, but WAS un-
able to see his own lack OF qualifcation
for a position OF CHIEF responsibility our
ing a tremendous war.
Sees Death Of Observation-Disclosures
70 tho German press correctly reflects
public opinion on the event, the ap-
pointment of George Michaelis as i'm
perial chancellor will be associated
with the death OF the movement men,, 70
tration by giving reichstag members
seats either in the cabinet or in new
controlling body to be created. such as
the proposed imperial council of repre-
sentatives.
f. The press of Bavaria and other states
in the empire was quick to point out
that a parliamentary ministry could
not be introduced without upsettins
empire, which finds expression in the
supreme bundesrath. The alternative
idea, which DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg
actually considered for q time. namely:
the institution Of an imperial council
consisting Of five Representatives each
Of the government, the bundesrath and
the reichstag to serve as a connecting
link between the government and the
representative institutions OF the ma
ton. has been dropped. according to the
Catholic newspaper Germania.
Parliament Not Sounded.
The vossische Zeitung, the Tageblarr
and the yorwaerts Of Berlin direct at
tention to the fact that the appointment
of DR.. Michaelis was made without pre-
yiously sounding parliament and that
the new chancellor accepted the post
without consultation with party lead
ers or an attempt TO learn whether his
proposed policy was acceptable to the
reichstag, and consider this conflrma-
tory evidence that the reichstag's desire
FOR formal acknowledgment of parlia-
mentary control Of the old government
was ignored.
The Vossische Zeitung points out tina,
to establish the principle of parliamentary
control the reichstag has only to exercise
IL and says tho responsibility for the pres
emit irresponsible system rests with the
reichstag, which lacks the vigor, initia-
tive and unity to impose its will on the
appointing of officials.
This newspaper asserts that without this
will 1t is useless to write parliamentary
principle into the constitution, while with
il a formal declaration would be unneces-
sary, as the reichstag would always be
able to displace an unsatisfactory chancel-
lor or minister.
The liberal newspapers now assume that