The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
VIENNA SPLITS
WITH BERLIN ON
PEACE STAND
Austria's Hand Seen in Err
berger's "NO Indemnity"
Peace Demand.
KAISER WITH HOLLWEG
Germany's Foreign Policy
Recognized to Be at
Stake in Crisis.
KAISER WITH HOLLWEG

| special Cdote Despatch 10 The Sun from the
London Times.
| AMSTERDAM, July 9.-All the Berlin
papers agree the present is one OF the
most critical hours for Germany, with
the overthrow OF the entire foreign pol
icy at stake. They are united in the
belief that nothing is to be gained by
half measures, but, as VorDderts ex-
presses Il, THE seriousness Of the hour
| demands heroic means. and an e1er-
getic statesman who knows what he
wants"
THE Left and the Right" says the
LokaI AnsetOer, equally demand from
| the Chancellor the adoption Of a decisive
attitude. and the attack made by Herr
Matthias Erzberger cannot be regarded
In any other light. The lack Of clear
ness concerning the aims toward which
| we are steerirG is gradually paralyEing.
indeed killing the will to victory of
the August days Of 1914. In the last
decisive stages of the war this is more
| necessary than ever"
The German Conservatives insinuate
that Erzberger is acting in concert with
| Imperial Chancellor Won Bethmann- -Holl-
veg, but the Berlin correspondent OF the
Hamburg FremdenbIGu says that he be-
| lieves rather the springs OF the Erz-
I
German Empire"
| This statement continues that Err
berger made his attack after a long
audience with the Austrian Emperor
and that ruler Is believed to have in
| spired the speech. The Austrian Cab
! met. now scarcely two weeks old, Is
said to have resigned. and a new Min
istry is In process of formation.
Er.berRer speech Praised.
The Tdoeblatt says Erzberger spoke
with extraordinary courage and COM
pelling clearness, in addition to great
acerbity. He not only thoroughly dis
cussed the domestic situation. the sub
| marine and war clements and peace
possibilities, but dwelt upon the attitude
Of the authoritative quarters of the en-
pire.
Vor,Daerts says the influence OF Ere
berger's speech was SO strong because
he broke through the apparent isolation
| In which the Social Democrats found
| themselves and their attitude toward
the question of war aims. He made
the impression. says the paper, Of not
making an individual confession, but of
indicating a general revulsion of opin-
ion.
"In his words" continues the paper
| ''one heard something creaking. crack
ing, collapsing, but 1t was the collapse
| of an edifce of illusions which ought
never to have been erected"
The Hamburg Frcmdenbldtt says no
speech OF any deputy could have over
thrown the whole edifice of German do
mestic and foreign policy in a moment
unless the system was already bank
rupt.
A sharply censored Berlin special des-
/ patch says the Emperor at yesterdays
audience expressed confidence In the
Imperial Chancellor and approved mis-
! course in opposing the Reichstag de-
mand to commit Germany to peace with
out annexations or indemnities.
The Td1ebldtt says the all day
| conferences of the Reichstag middle
parties and moderate Socialists brought
the parties near to an agreement re-
garding the questions of peace terms
and internal reforms.
What strikes one from a careful study
| of the German press Is that the moment
Is arriving when the pretext that the
war is defensive war is finally to be
destroyed. This accounts for the rage
| Of the entire Pan-German press.
There Is no longer any question that
the whole war aims are about to
undergo a revision in the light of the
actual facts. which no longer brook
concealment
On Brink OF Abyss.r
The journals of the Right party re-
gard Germany as on the brink OF an
abyss II the Government yields to the
demands OF the Left, hence the Tdoes-
gettuKO refers to the possibility as THE
victory OF ruin" while the Rreus Zet-
ttn0 says, a Victory OF peace or re-
nunciation Is evidently the great ques-
tion of the moment"
1.-The more will to victory the more
confidence In victory" says the Post
Chancellor to repudiate the Social De-
mocrats entirely and decisively, other
wise Germany is advancing to ruin.
God guard Germany" says the NeueSte
Ndchrtchten. "We must decide whether
we are to be led to destruction or VIC
tory"
Earlier dispatches are carried under
the heading, THE Great Crisis" That
words cannot exaggerate the gravity of
the situation is evident from the whole
German press, The Berlin FremdenbTat
says:
"We are passing through the most
difflcult days of crisis known since the
outbreak OF the war. The crisis involves
fundamental war and peace questions as
well as fashioning our domestic system
anew That this system cries aloud for
lIeIOTnS IL DTONGu ny lue DIc5cHl events.
The same correspondent says that late
Saturday the Centre party decided with
only three exceptions to adopt the ground
OF Erzbergers resolution for fundamen-
tai alterations In the Government sys-
TEN,
HOIIweg's Fate in Doubt.
The correspondent says that the crisis
IL only beginning and will attain itt
maximum in the next few days,
The TdOebldtt says the Chancellor's
speech to the main committee lasted
half an hour and caused general dis
appointment. He repeated his previous
utterances concerning the military situa-
ton and the peace question. He de.
clined to commit himself to peace with
out annexations and indemnities..
The paper says parliamentary circles
state that a coalition Ministry is indis.
pensable, and leading governmental cir.
cles appear 10 take this question into
consideration.
Whether the Chancellor is to resign
or to take the head OF such a coalition
is another question that cannot be de.
cIded for a few days, 1t seems certain
that Admiral Won Capeile can scarcely
remain longer aS the head OF the Ad.
miralty.