Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-10

LONDON, july 9.-ACcordfng 10
reports reaching Rotterdam from
Berlin and forwarded by the Ex-
change Telegraph, Emperor Will
liam invited the neutral ambassa-
doris and ministers to a conference
on Saturday.
Amsterdam, July o.-The Tage-
blatt of Berlin says it is rumored that
a change in the German chancellor
ship may be expected. Among those
mentioned as the possible successor
Of Chancellor Won Bethmann-Ho
veg it names Prince Won Buelow,
former chancellor; Count Won Hart
ling, Bavarian prime minister, and
Count Won Roedern, secretary of the
imperial treasury.
Count Won Hertling has had several
conferences recently with .Austro-
Hungarian officials, presumably with
regard to peace questions. He is said
TO favor peace without cash in
dcmnity.
During the war Prince yon Buelow
has spent most of his time in Switzer-
land. 1t has been reported that the
German government has kept him in
a detached position in the expectation
of calling him back when the time
came to arrange peace with the idea
that he co d render greater services
on account of having had no share in
The conduct of the war.
Kaiser Faces Political Crises.
Berlin, Saturday, July 7.,A(Via Lon
don, July S.)-Unless all present in
dications fail, in the course of the next
Jew days the German empire is on
the eve of momentous, if not his
torical, parliamentary upheaval.
Developments i'll the last forty
eight hours point to Significant
realignment of various factions in
favor of sweeping electoral and par
Ilamentary reforms.
Although the sessions OF the main
committee and the constitutional
committee have been of an executive
nature, press comments permit the
inference that the discussions of vital
subjects of governmental policy fire.
quently reached the boiling point.
That they have been of gravely sig
nificant import is indicated clearly by
the sudden decision to postpone the
Saturday plenary session. which was
to have marked the opening of tie
general debate and the expected
speech of Chancellor Won Bethmann-
liollwcg.
The absence Of the chancellor from
the sessions OF the main and constitu-
tional committees in the last few days
has caused general comment in parlia-
mentary circles as exceptional in view |
of the confidential character OF the |
discussions.
Monday will mark the Inauguration |
of what promises to be one of the I
most memorable parliamentary ses-
SONS in the history of the empire. All |
the Reichstag factions remained in
session in individual groups until late !
last night 10 decide what action might
be taken.
The ,Zeitung Am Mittag says that
a deputatlon of six members from the
social democratic party in the Reichs-
tag called on Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg Friday to impress the
gravity OF the situation on him.
The delegates insisted that the
chancellor make an unequivocal dec
laration that the government was pre-
pared at any time to enter into peace
negotiations on the basis Of the status
quo.
The deputation also demanded i'm
mediate introduction of parliamentary
and electoral reforms, urging the ap-
pointment of leading Reichstag dep.
uties to secrctarial and ministerial
posts.
There are rumors that Professor
.Adolf Won Harnack, one Of the most
intimate advisors of the emperor, is
slated to succeed Herr Won Trott zu
Solz as Prussian minister of educa-
tion, The present minister is said to
be opposed TO sweeping electoral re-
forms,
Clericals Vote Peace.
Copenhagen, July "a Berlin dis
patch TO the Frcmdenblatt Of Ham
burg says that the entire clerical
party in the Reichstag, with the
exception Of three members, voted
on Saturday night TO support the
stand taken by Matthias Erzberger,
who made sensational speech in the
secret session Of the main committee
attacking the admiralty and Pan-Ger-
mans, as the great obstacle to peace
and advocating peace without annexa-
lions or indemnites and the introduc- I
tion OF a parliamentary form of gov
This action was taken. the
said. under the presumption !
that Chancellor Won Bcthmann-Holl- {
veg would retire. i
The clerical party is the largest in
the Rcichstag. Hitherto it has worked /
with the conservatives in giving the
government a majority, Any such
move as is indicated by the foregoing