River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-19
NEW DEAL OF CARDS EXPECTED
FROM MICHAELIS-NO INTIMA-
TON OF POLICY YET GIVEN
OUT.
BAVARIAN PREMIER GETS
SELF IN BERLIN STRIFE
Uses Influence Against Parliamentary
Observation-Disclosures and Luden-
dorff Brought to Capitol to Side
track Peace Program by Civ
ing Encouraging Reports.

Copenhagen, July 16. - Germany's
first commoner chancellor, DR.. George
Michaelis, a bureaucrat without even
noble ''vou' before his name, has
as yet given no indication of his pol
icy regarding reform and peace. Meth
or the Conservatives nor the Liberals
have ventured to call him their own.
The chancellor's first step was to re-
ceive representatives of the two diff
ferent groups in the Reichstag and
permit them to explain their respec-
tive standpoints.
German Paper Reserved.
The German papers unite in charac-
terization Of his energy and fair
mindedness, but are most reserved in
their predictions of his probable pol
icy.
The Cologne Volkszeitung, the Cath
olic organ Of Pan-German sympathies,
says, CDR. Michaelig undoubtedly
stands nearer the right than the left
parties The line of comment, evil
IDENTIFY emanating from Wilhelm
strasse, is that the new chancellor re-
CARDS as his mission the restoration
Of the internal harmony Of the nation,
whatever policy may be adopted. No
matter what else may result, the
change will undoubtedly mean the
disappearance of the Won Bethmann-
Hollweg peace program.
HoIlweg Policy Personal One.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg's policy
regarding the ultimate aims of the
war had from the beginning been a
personal one, in which the chancel-
lor above the parties chad formed a
program above parliamentary parties,
the military authorities and the En-
peror alike, and he endeavored to
impose it upon changeful sovereign
oscillating between vistas Of brilliant
ambition and realization of cold facts,
upon the puissant military caste rep
resented by Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg and General Ludendorff, and
a laundering, unbrilliant parliament.
New Deal of Cards Seen.
The appointment Of DR.. Michaelis
undoubtedly means a new deal of
cards. Berlin papers which were pub
lished before the appointment of DR..
Michaelis was known show that the
Emperor was confronted by the nee
essity Of dropping the imperial chan
cellor or virtually the entire Prussian
cabinet, the members Of which sub
mitted their designations declaring
that they could not remain if Won
Bethmann-Hollweg was retained.
Opposed by BaVarian.
The Bavarian Premier, Count Won
Hartling, who favored moderate peace
proposals, but refused fatty to &C
cept the idea of a parliamentary min
lstry, which would diminish Bavaria e
special influence on the government,
seems to have thrown himself into
the struggle against Won Bethmann-
Hollweg at the last minute. Bavar.
ian Centrist members of the Reichstag
started an anti-Von Bethmann-Holl-
veg revolt within the party, and the
Crown Prince made valid his long
standing objection to the imperial
| chancellor.
Peace Plan Sidetracked.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
General Ludendorff were again sum
moned to Berlin to sidetrack the pro
posed peace resolution by giving en-
couraging reports of the military sit
uation.