The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-07
SECRETARY, HAS RIVAL IN
VICE CHANCELLOR.
MICHAEL|S IS RAKED
Zimmerman, Deposed Foreign Secre-
tary. Goes Into Newspaper to Unbur-
den His Mind Against New Chancel-
lor for JettisOning Officials.

Copenhagen August 7.-Wnl DR.. Won
kuehlmann or Dr. Karl Helfferich, vice
chancellor. be the real director of for.
eisn policy under the administration Of
Dr. Michaelis, the new German chancul
lor?
This is the political problem Of the
hour in connection with the shake-up
of cabinets in Germany. 1t is known
that the versatile Dr. Hefferich desires
to have a hand in steering Germany's
new course in world politics after the
war. 1t is rumored also that the new
chancellor, Michaels unacquainted as
he is with international affairs. desires
to retain the ex.bank director Or Helf-
ferlch) as his special adviser and mouth
piece, particularly for this field.
In fact, one Of the avowed reasons
for DR.. Helfferichs retention despite
his present unpopuarity in the reich.
stag, was that his views are indispen.
sable in peace negotiations.
Possibility of Clash.
The Berlin Tageblatt, the Lokal An
zeiger and the Vossische Zeitung. all
refer to the possibility Of a conflict, as
DR.. Won Kuehlmann, it is understood,
is disinclined to permit himself to be
reegated to a subordinate place
A second feature Of the shake.up is
the consideration shown the Catholic
centre party. whose demand for repre-
sentation in the imperial and Prussian
cabinets for the Roman Catholic popu-
lation was recognized by the appoint.
ment of three Roman Catholics. SPAIN.
Wallow and iuehlmann. with revo-
cation of the antiJesuit and Polish eX.
preparation laws also part Of the Cen
trist program, that party Is considered
to have done very well as result OF
the crisis.
Kaiser COnsults Nobody.
While the radical and socialist press
is dissatisfied at the absence Of any
marked concession TO parliamentarism
I'm the new cabinet and az the failure
10 consult the reichstag on the appoint
ments, newspapers Of the opposite are
aggrieved at the shelving OF Dr. Beseler
Prussian minister Of justice; Count Loe-
bell, Prussian minister Of agriculture
and other standpatters on Prussian
franchise reform.
Copenhagen. August THE new min
isters I'm the German cabinet have been
recruited largely from the conserva.
tive ranks the Prussian under.secre-
tary, and heads Of provincial bureau.
Ce being tradtionally Of that politi
Ca persuasion Exceptions are the
parliamentarians Won Krauz. nationalist
vice-president Of the Prussian diet, who
however. belongs to the conservative
wing Of that party, and DIR. Peter
SPAIN, the aged Catholic leader, whose
health is so poor that It Is doubtful
whether he will be able TO stand the
strain OF ministerial Iabors
Zeitung Is Dissatisfied.
The Tages Zeitung. shows its dis
satisfaction In a short. cool. non.com.
initial paragraph Of greeting to the
new administration and by giving more
space to sketches OF the departing
statesmen than biographies OF the new
appointees.
Herr Zimmerman. IN an article In
the Lokal Anzeiger. scolds DR. Michae-
lis for iettlsoning those tried and trusty
officials in favor Of political novioes OF
untried worth. The Nossische Zeitung
severely criticises the appointments Of
Or Helfferich and DIR. Won Kuehlmann
on the ground that both favor the APP
proachment OF England and not OF
Russia as a basis Of post.bellum policy.
The paper says DR.. Helnferich was
Dr. Won BethmannHollwegg's evil gen.
ius in foreign affairs who delayed un-
restricted summarizing by getting sta
tistics and then discredited II by i'm.
possible predictions.
Editor WolT Scons
Theodor Wolf, editor Of the Tage-
blatt. SCOTS at all the appointments eN-
cept that OF DR.. Won Kuehlmann, whom
he advises 10 prevent intrusian by Dr.
Helfferich.
The Lokal Anzeiger also advises n
nhrm policy The Anzeiger's adoption
OF the phrase, peace by understanding
does not imply any change OF heart In
the paper which Is committed abso.
lutely TO a powerful pan-German grab
ain peace.
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