The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-11
POLITICAL AGITATION AROUND
BETHsIANN-H0LLWEG AND 9TH.
ER PUPPETS AMOUNTS TO NIL.
is WASHINGTON VIEW
Not Until Great Army General Staff Is
Being Attacked Can Crust of Prus-
sian Militarism BE Said to Have Been
Cracked or Weakened.

Washington, July 11.--Germany's lat.
est political difficulties are regarded by
Washington officials as due largely to
internal problems and probably OF a
transitory nature only.
Dismissal OF Foreign Secretary Zim.
norman. minister OF finance, Helfferich
and even of Chancellor Won Bethmann.
Hollweg himself would be considered
largely a surface movement. for not
until the great army general staff is
reached, II is believed. viii the real crust
OF German militarism be broken.
The German foreign office, II was
pointed out today. has served during
the war merely as a means to get the
military leaders out OF trouble. pecis-
ions have been made without reference
TO the civil branch and matters brought
to the attention os the latter only when
II was desired TO negotiate a way out
Of the difficulty.
Mere Puppets.
American officials agree with allied
diplomats here that many OF the Ger.
man officials who figure so largely in
the news are in fact largely puppets
being pulled across the stage as a blind
to the German people. Their rise or
fail, the American officials say, has lit.
tie significance on Germany's military
and foreign policies.
Nevertheless II is agreed that there
Is an enormous amount Of unrest In
Germany today. which I'm all probability
will lead to sensational international
changes In personnel OF the government
and In reform OF the obvious abuses OF
the German government. The German
peace party is very active and the gen.
eral opposition TO the unrepresentative
form OF government has centered atten.
tion 10 the extreme powers OF the Junk.
ers and pan-Germans. who are being
increasingly held responsible for the MS
OF the country.
Internal Reform BE Forced.
Fundamental internal reform in Ger.
many Is felt here to be only matter
ortime. Those who have most recently
been to Germany say that reform is
certain the moment war is over and
that the chances greatly favor initial
steps being taken even during hostIlI.
ties.
Austria's Influence Is being more and
more insistent toward liberal peace
Austria Is said TO be treated most con.
temptuously by German officials and
given consideration only as the unavoid.
able weak link In the chain. Neverthe.
less, Il Is known that she would make
peace tomorrow II possible, and her ac.
tvity I'm consulting German statesmen
and political leaders is undoubtedly
causing worry at German headquarters.
Copenhagen. July 1.-THE debate In
the reichstag main committee yesterday
according to reports received here, was
opened by DIR. Gustav Stresemann, ma.
tional liberal. with a sharp attack on
Chancellor Won Bethmann.Hollweg's 20.
icy. particularly that OF foreign Affairs.
which he characterized as being hasei
on no definite consistent program.
The chancellor replied by saying he
was forced TO look 20 all sides for sup.
port because the reichstag offered him
no stable majority. Give him this and
he would be able to develop a consistent
program, he said.
The Vossische zeltung adds that the
chancellor expressed readiness and viii.
ingness to carry through necessary IN
ternh reforms.
Herr David. socialist. painted n picture
Of the difficult internal situation IN
Germany. He declared the existing
dualIsm between the government and
the people must cease. Thereafter. the
chancellor again briefly spoke before