Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-13
Collapse of Entire German Govern.
ment Believed to be Inevitable
Hollweg's Position.

strengthened the theory that the fal
( Of the entire German government /:
! imminent. These advices state thai
the government refuses to meet The
ReichStag's demand for an immediate
definite declaration regarding peace
terms and internal reforms and this
refusal will force the resignation oi
all the ministers.
Amsterdam, July l3.---Uur of the
political chaos that is shaking the
German empire in its foundation.
there seemed last night but one way
out:
The resignation not only Of Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-Hoilweg, bat
of the entire ministry. Late dis
patches from Berlin indicated that
this was an immediate probability
The resignation of Bethmann-Holi-
veg has beeNannounccd by the Fos-
sische Zeitung. The Emperor is said
to be holding his decision in allegiance.
The one way out is not, however,
confined to the mere resignation Of
the present cabinet and acceptance
by the Emperor. A supplementary
step of tremendous historic conse-
ouences must be taken to make the
escape from political revolt complete.
OnIy one man can take 1.-THE
Kaiser.
And those who know William II
and know the gravity Of the crisis,
expect him to take that step. In 4
long nocturnal heart-to heart tax
with his throne heir in Potsdam
Palace, whittier the crown prince hur-
lied By special tram from the Yer
dun front in response to his fathers
summons. the momentouS decision
was reached, it is believed.
Close observers here believe that
!. is the decision Of the proud House
Of Hoherzollcrn 70 bow TO the WI!
y t!,e peonle- and make The first full
conccssion since Wilhelm's grand
father was crowned German emperor
a. Versailles.
4 dispatch via Basle states that
the Kaiser has instructed the cnan-
.cc,Ior hat the reform bill to be sub
mittcd to the Prussian Diet must IN
ciudc equal franchise This IN Itself
is a sweeping concession and virtual
" spells the death knell to one OF
the main evils of the Prussian Sys-
TEN, since it removes the circular
voting in which wealth. not the ma
iority of the voters, count,
Dispatches from the turmoil
shaken Teuton capital makes it more
and more apparent that one of the
main factors. if not the predominant
one. that led to the whole political
uphcaval. is Americas Intervention
in the war.
"Tbe present ministry says Ber-
Inns leading editor, Theodore WolN,
in the Tageblatt, "must go, in the
first place, because of the bungling
way of handling matters which mas
brought us into the war with Amer
lea
Curiousiy enough, Bethmann-lloll-
veg is the very man who stood out
until the last against the Inaugural
ton of unrestricted U-boat warfare.
DR.. Matthias Erzbcrgcr, the CentrIst
leader. who umloosed the storm, cited
as a main motive for his attack on
the government, his opposition to
that warfare because it had not full
filled its mission in the period orlgI-
nallv specified. Count Johann Hem
rich von Bernstorff, former American
Ambassador at Washington, who lost
his race with Zimmerman after his
dismissal. looms large today as tim
| ber for the foreign sccretaryship
and even the imperial chancellor. lie
is an enemy Of unrestricted U-boat
warfare and al ardent advocate ol
peace with America.
The crown princes views on sub
marine warfare are not known, bu1
il is known that he is friendly to th'
United States. Incidentally he Is be
,ieved TO be an enemy OF Holiwog.
NOTICE