The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29

adjustment Of parliamentary govern
ment. and. II the members of the Reich-
stag should be elected from districts
fairly constituted. the world would then
he dealing with a liberalized Germany
and IL Germany which has become lioer-
allied without any violent change in the
form of its government
OF course. co!ncident with this par
1!nmentary reform the vicious circle
system OF voting in Prussia must end
This change TO a government by re-
sponsible ministry can be accomplished
under the constitution of the German
Empire by q mere majority vote OF the
ReichstaE and a vote IN tho Bundesrnt
in which less than fourteen votes are
gainst the proposed change In the con-
stituton. This means that the CON
sent OF the Emperor as Prussian King
must be obtained. and that OF number
Of the rulers of the German states.
In the reasonable liberalization or
Germany, If it comes. Theodore Wolff
and his father-in-law. Mosse. will play
leading parts The great newspaper
the Tageblatt. which Moose owns and
Wolff edits. has throughout the war
been a beacon light at once Of reason
and Of patriotism. And other great
newspapers will take the same enlIGht-
eped course.
1 am truly sorry for George Rern-
hard, the talented editor Of the Fossische
Zeitung. who n Liberal and Jew
wears the livery Of Juukerdom. l am
sure to his great distaste.
After I left Germany the Vossischc
Zeitung made the most ridiculous
charges against me--such as that l is
sued American passports to British. The
newspaper might ~ we'll have solcmnly
, charged that l sent notes TO the Foreign
Office in sealed envelopes. Having
charge OF British interests, I could not
issue British passports TO Berlin citi-
zens allowed TO leave Germany. hut
according to universal custom in similar
cases and the express consent OF the I'M
periu Foreign Office. I gave these re-
turning British American passports
superstnIrlped with the words British
subject" A mares nest, trnly.
The fall Of Bethmann-Hollweg was 4
triumph of kitchen intrigue and Of jun
kersn / believe that he il Liberal
at heart. that IT was against his best
Judgment that the ruthless submarine
war WAS resumed. the pledges of the
Sussex motto broken and Germany in
volrrtl in war with America. IT he had
resigned rather than consented 10 the
resumption of t-boat war. he would
have stood out az Il great Liberal rally
ing point and probably have returned to
a more real power than nc ever pos
! sessed But half because Of a desire
TO retain office. half because Of mis-
taken loyalty 70 the EMPEROR. he re-
manned in office ut the sacrifice Of his
opinions and when he latd down that
office. no title OF prince or even count
waited him as a parting gift. In his re-
tircmcnt he will read the lines OF Srhil-
lrr--1 favortte quotation in Germany
Der Mohr hat seine Srhuldighrit
getan. der Mohr kann Echcn.'' The
Moor has done his work. tn" Moor can
CO." and in his old age hc Will c1-
claim as Shakespeare makes the great
chancellor Of Henry tho Eighth "Xrlaim
ooh, Cromwell. Cromwell. Had | bur
served my God with half the zeal !
served my king. he would not. i'll mine
age. have left me naked TO min" enc
mics" But thi. god IN not the private
war god OF the Prussiaus with whom
they believe they have Il Rcnticman's
working agreement, but Tho God Of
Christianity. OF humanity and of all
mankind.
many 70 make peace with Won Beth
man-Hollweg at the helm. The whole
world knows him and honnr9 him FOR
his honesty.
IIelrfcrich remained as Ni"c Chanr"l-
Ior and Minister Of the Interior. A pow
erful. an agile intellect. man. | am
sure. opposed to militarismi Reasonable
in his views. one can sit at the council
table with him aud arrive ut compromise
and results. but his intense patriotism