New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Herr David Slated to Head
Newly Created Depart
ment of Labor
Reichstag Leaders
To Join Ministry
Kaiser Sends for Crown
Prince to Discuss Changes
in the Cabinet

London, July 11.-A department OF
labor, TO be presided over by Herr
David, the Socialist, will be included
in a coalition ministry forming in
Germany, according to advices from
Berlin.
These advices say that Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, has
decided to offer the vacant Cabinet
positions to leaders of the Reichstag
and the Prussian Diet.
While no mention is made of resig
, nations already offered, it is assumed
that the dispatches refer to those Of
Foreign Minister Zimmerman and
Vice Chancellor Helfferich, who have
been mentioned in the news for sew
eral days as being about to lose their
portfolios. No word came to-day def
nitely Of their retirement beyond an
intimation that the announcement will
be gazetted next Tuesday.
German government wireless mes
sage intercepted by the British Ad-
miralty, concerning the Crown Coun-
Gil meeting on Monday, says that En-
Peror William on Tuesday discussed
undecided questions and their solution
with the Chancellor. The conference
lasted several hours.
On the Emperor's order the German
Crown Prince arrived in Berlin to-day
to discuss those matters with the En-
peror.
Won Bernstorff Mentioned
! In connection with the retirement of
/ Zimmerman there is mention, it is
( said, in the lobby Of the Reichstag of
! Count Won Bernstorf- former ambasss-
/ the Foreign Office. The name of DR..
/ w. S. Solf is also being discussed.
/ There is nothing to show that any ap-
pointment has been agreed upon.
/ Chancellor Hollweg declined yester-
day TO make known to the Reichstag
Main Committee the proceedings in
: the session of the Crown Council on
/ Monday, regarding which there is much
/ speculation within and without Ger
many. The committee then decided to
adjourn. These events are described
/ as follows in a semi-offcial statement
/ issued yesterday in Berlin:
"The Main Committee Of the Reich
/ stag met at 9 this morning. Fried
rich Ebert Socialist leader requested
/ the Chancellor. who was present, to
/ give information in regard TO what
/ happened in the Grown Council yes
. terday, on the ground that knowledge
! Of what took place there was necessary
] Z f,,I Jokato The Chan
/ cellor, confirming the fact that the
Crown Council had heldSa meeting,
/ said he was unable as yet to make
/ statement in regard to the results OF
! the deliberations. Herr Ebert then
moved adjournment of the committee,
which was agreed to-
Clericals Back Erzberger
The Catholic organ. "Germania," of
Berlin, says that the Catholic Centre
4 in the Reichstag has decided by an
/ overwhelming majority to support
Matthias Erzberger, who last week at
tackled the Pan-Germans and advocated
peace without anneXations or lndemnl-
ties Herr Erzberger's object, the
newspaper says, is to induce the
Reichstag to make a declaration Of war
aims in the sense that Germany has
not gone 10 war with a desire for con-
quest. but merely 20 defend It's freedom
and preserve its territorial possessions.
In order to nullify definitely any
impression on the part OF the Entente
that Germany's peace terms would De
dictated by the Prussian military caste
I the Reichstag is asked TO set 1orlh
with unmistakable clearness the Ger
man war aims. The Entente would
/ then realize, 1t is contended, that II
ia waging war with the entire German
people.
The "Germania" adds that the Chan
cellor has accepted the idea, and that
the formation of a coalition ministry
js being prepared Thus. IT says, unity
between the people and the government
will be realized
Rerlin. Tuesday. July 10-Via Am
sterdam. July ll.-Fuller reports OF
the meeting Of the Main Committee OF
the Reichstag say that when Chance!-
lor Won Bethmsnn-Hollweg was asked
for the result Of the meeting OF the
Crown Council he replied:
T have read this mornings report
in the press, which does credit TO tne
imagination Of the writer's"
The Chancellor said he could com
municate nothing at the present time
and asked the House 10 continue TO
have patience.
National Liberal member said the
report that his party had expressed
lack Of confidence in the Chancellor
was Incorrect Discussion on the mo
ton was broken of.
(Professor Delbrueck' dndty'"
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