The sun., 1917-07-18
DICTATORSOON
FOR GERMANY,
VIEW IN LONDON
Appointment of Michaelis
as Chancellor Seen as
Temporary Shift.
LUDENDORFF is FAVORED
Conditions in Country Make 1t
Necessary for Strong
Man to Rule.
Speciol cobi, D,spotch 10 The suv.


LONDON, July 17.-The British Gov
ernment has decided that the political
shift In Germany is a victory for the re-
dictionary elements, and that the appoint
ment of Dr. Georg Michaelis as Imperial
Chancellor is only the prelude to his
displacement by a dictator.
The new Chancellor is to reveal his
policies in his first speech to the Reichs-
tag Thursday, and the Centre, Radicals
and Socialist parties are determined to
push peace without annexations and in
IDENTITIES" as outlined in the formal
resolution which has been drawn and
published.
"Unquestionably," said high British
governmental authority to-day, the
present regime in Germany is intended
only to cover an interim. 1t will shortly
be followed by the recognition Of a die
tatorship 1t is pretty certain that some
strong man will become dictator. The
most likely selection is Gen. Won Luden-
dorff, who is the real brains for Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg.
Political reasons made II desirable to
use the name of DR.. Michaelis on the
route toward the dictatorship, but the
conditions in Germany render 1t impera-
tive that a dictator shall assume charge
soon.
''The best obtainable evidence is that
/ the food outlook in Austria is even worse
than that in Germany. We recently
estimated that the German Empire
would raise 40 per cent. of her normal
| food production this year. We are now
! able to say that Austria will do even
worse and certainly no better than Ger
! many. The Austrian situation is des-
! perate. Germany's loss of foodstuffs is
| less serious than that OF Austria be-
| cause in times of peace Germany is the
most overfed nation in the world.
Germany is able to lose large
share of the normal amount of food con-
sumed without real suffering. Austria s
case is different. The people have never
| been overfed, as have the Germans. Our
! information is that the new crop will
enable the Central Empires to continue
until about January. when the pinch
will be severe. 1t has even begun now
! We are assured that Poland and
Rumania will not be able to assist Ger
many and Austria with food as had been
hoped by them. On the contrary. to be
definite. Poland and Rumania will re-
quire supplies from Austria and Ger
many unless the people of those coun'
tries are to be allowed to starve."
In spite of the foregoing view. Copen'
hagen dispatches which are prominently
displayed in the newspapers declare thai
the Danish agricultural authority. th'
Post, insists that Germany has passed
the food crisis and that there will be M
suffering during the present year.
I'VE think it safe to say" says thi'
authority, that the centralized foot
control Is now working satisfactorily
Foodstuffs are made to go further thar
they ever did formerly 1t had bee1
urged that the normal supplies of ami
NAL foods should be maintained. Thi
idea has been abandoned, as experience
has shown that the masses of the people
do not require much meat. Thus grea
quantities of grain and root crops which
were formerly fed to livestock is mad
available for human use. Germany will
have plenty Of grain and potatoes /
Michaelss food system continues to b.
administered by practical people"
German newspapers generally agre
that DIR, Zimmerman was rendered i'm
possible as Foreign Secretary becaus
of repeated blunders, especially in beinI
caught offering a German alliance L
Mexico and in the recent employment @
a diplomatic courier TO transport ex
plosives to Norway. The TG0ebldtt re
fers to the Mexico incident as THE ter
rible offer TO Mexico" The TdeOHsch
Rtndschdu says that Zimmermann'
career was a continuous series Of blum
ders, mention only being required O
Mexico and Norway to prove his UNFIT
ness.