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ported. AS 1t is completely in con
troll of the government, those III
touch with German affairs predicted
today it would not report. The gov
eminent proposes to put through the
budget and then adjourn the reich
stag.
The reichstag leaders, mentioned
in Yesterdays dispatches as picked
to replace Foreign Secretary thinner
man, Vice Chancellor and Home Sec
rotary Helfferich and other members
of the ministry, have not yet been
limited at
Some of the more optimistic &C.
counts of the Berlin situation in Ger
man newspapers assert that there are
to be four new members of the cabl-
net and that these are to constitute
war cabinet" responsible to the
reichstag and not to the kaiser. Just
how this change in the German fun
damental law is to be effected, was
not clear The same sources de-
clared replacement by liberals of the
FIVE Prussian state ministers who
have resigned. will give that state
equal male suffrage and thus abolish
the junkers' CONTROL"
That Chancellor Won Bethmann
Hollweg knew in advance the re-
forms Matthias Erzberger, centrtst
leader, would suggest and tacitly ap-
proved his plans in secret as being
the easiest way to get rid OF GER
tain Objectionable ministers in his
cabinet, was asserted today by the
Handelsblad.
Bill for Reforms.
.rh RaSEJ. Switzerland .July H.
Kaiser Wilhelm has notified Chancel-
Tor Hoifweg that bill is to be Sub
mitted in the Prussian diet supple
menting and carrying out the reforms
proposed in his Easter announce
ment, according to word received
here today. This was for equal vot-
ing rights in Prussia.
Says HoIIweg Has Resigned.
BERNIE, July 1.-THE Vossische
Zeitung declared today that Chancel-
lor Bethmann-Hollweg had resigned.
The newspaper asserted that the
kaiser was undecided whether to &C
cept his resignation.
s. The vossische Zeitung is one Of
the leading liberal newspapers Of
Berlin.
mann-Hollweg recently became de-
cidedly unpopular with both the
nilitarist and socialist factions in
Germany. He antagonised the mill
tarists by his declaration at meet
Ing of the Prussian diet that the tide
of democracy could not be stemmed
and incensed the socialists in an
nouncing that policy of no annexa-
lions would not be acceptable to
Germany.
Hollweg has been more or less in
disfavor with the military chiefs
since the very beginning Of the war,
when he made his celebrated asser-
ton that treaties were mere scraps
OF paper" thus betraying the wal
party's secret attitude and causing
the world wide criticism OF Germany
He was kept in power, however
because the junkers were always In
complete control and Hollweg has
always had the complete backing OF
the kaiser.
One OF those mentioned as his sue
cessor is Prince Won Bulow, the for
mer chancellor. Bnlow was placed
some time after he had insisted upon
passage OF the kaiser's public ut
Gerances.-
Another possible successor men,
toned lin reports to the state depart
ment is Count Hertling, the prime
minister of Bavaria.
Count Won Roedern, also regarded
as in line for the imperial chancel-
lorship, succeeded Helfferich as head
Of the imperial treasury. Before that
he was governor of Alsace Lorraine
Chancellor May Fall.
WASN'T NOTION Tulv al
lor Bethmann-Hollweg has abandoned
Secretaries Helfferich and thinner
mann. Five Prussian ministers will
resign. Monday, new parliamentary
secretaries will be appointed and i'm
mediate action will be taken about
universal suffrage in Prussia accord
ing to Koelnische Volks Zeitung re-
ports reaching the state department
today.
The crisis in Germany is by no
means over, according to advices here
Reports had it that the chancellor
might fall.
The state department announce
ment, aside from the Volks Zeituhg
message ssaid: ..
"a telegram from another quarter
says that the German papers of July
in discussing a secret session of a
lhSipdA SollilfllSc VI Lile TPFuSIdS
Of July Z, generally agreed that sen.
sational developments were probable.
"ETzberger Of the centrum, was re-
ported to have made a sensational
speech attacking the methods of sub
marine warfare and demanding that
the government officially announce its
return to the policy OF August 1914,
which emphasized that Germany's
war was only one of defense.
1.-THE cry for peace without annexa-
tons or indemnity and the demand for
Immediate electoral reform and inner
political organization were the lead.
Ing questions Of the moment. The re-
port was circulated in parliamentary
circles that the chancellor might fall
and as a possible successor, Count
Hertling, Count Roedern and Prince
Bulow were mentioned. The resigna.
ton of Won Capelle was fully ex.