Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
Indefinite Attitude of Chancel-
Tor Has Failed to Satisfy
All Demands.
ISSUE OVER WAR AIMS
MAY BRING ON A CRISIS
s'No-Annexationists'' and Pan-Ger.
mans Two Elements Sure to
Clash Further.
MICHAELIS ACTION FAILS
Recent Moves Fail to Appease Ele-
ments Likely to Disturb Mill
tary Aspirations Of
the Kaiser.
MICHAELIs ACTION FAILS
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

AS the economic difficulties Of Ger
becomes more plainly apparent that the
elements Of Germany which demand a
peace at almost any price are growing
holder in their demands. the question
of how long the present German gov
eminent can continue to WELD its mill
itaristic power over its people grows
the world over. possibly. more partic-
ularly in those countries with which
Germany is at war.
The calendar year of 1917 will go
down in Germany's history as one of
the most difficult of the war because of
the many internal crises. in addition to
those arising from the increased dim
culties of Teutonic armies. Germany
has been beset ith'troubles on every
hand Her governmental practices
have been questioned seriously for the
first time. Food regulations and other
ironclad rules governing the very ex-
istence of her people repeatedly have
been questioned, workers in the war
factories of the, nation have offered
constant menace because of their great
dissatisfaction over the lack of food
and long hours of labor. A monster
strike was averted early in the year
by only the slenderest of margins and
then only by a show of military might,
while other labor disturbances now i'm
pend. The autocratic kaiser first be-
gan to feel the sting of public criticism
and this has increased to such an ex-
tent that today the kaiser's tenure of
the throne is even threatened. The
people are beginning to believe that
their future safety and the welfare Of
the nation cannot much longer be in
trusted to the hands of the Hohensol-
lerns, who. during the course Of the
present war. have blundered repeated
IL. The people now more than at any
previous time recognize the grave
blunder in fostering a war destined to
make the whole world Germany's enc
my and possibly preclude untrammeled
ers for a century.
The reichstag has demanded more
recognition and has gotten 1t. It re-
mains to be seen whether this is but
SOP to prevent the pressing of more
serious demands. such as peace with
out annexations and tndemnities. which
is directly contrary to the governments
idea Of German peace"
Chancellor Won Bethman Hollweg was
forced out and new chancellor an.
pointed as the result Of serious parlia-
mentary crisis. Germany has been
forced to constantly bring pressure to
bear to control those war-weary ele-
ments which have been from time ID
burdens by civic upheavals Of various
character
But. though the crises Of the past
may have caused the kaiser and his
cohorts m c h
Reichstag Sessions worry and may
May See Outbreak. ,n 80 ,orn sa ..,en
upon which the house Of Hohenxollern
rests. the world possibly should look
to the reichstag sessions. which are to
be resumed the latter part Of septem-
Der. as the medium through which the
voice OF the people will break all re-
straint and demand that there be an
end to this business of war before the
SHOWS begin to ny and severe hardships
already imposed be multiplied.
The coming reichsta sessions un-
doubleday Will usher in a period of ex-
IRENE danger to the German govern
ment. its aspirations and aims in the
present struggle. The new imperial
chancellor. DIR. Michaelis. who was an
pointed by the kaiser some time ago
TO succeed Chancellor Won Bethmann
aoii~es. Is doing his best-in the way
OF tyro-to carry water on both
shoulders. 50 that friction between gov
ernmental aims and the aims Of the
reichstag majority, which demands in.
ternal reforms and peace without an
nexatfons. may be allayed until IL In
more definitely determined whether
Germany can emerge from the struR-
gle victor.
II is believed that the entente. with
the assistance of the United States.
VIII prove to the German government
beyond peradventure Of doubt that the
German cause Is a futile one and that
II would be only heaping Goals on an
already scared body to proIone the
struggle during the winter.
Chancellor Michaelis. after conference
with the kaiser and long deliberations
with the main
Cooperative Council reichstag COM
DE-, .f nn mi ttee. an
"A' n o d the
creation Of new council, composed Of
reichstag and federal council members
which Is to cooperate with the govern.
rnent in the handling Of foreign affairs
Al some Of the reichstag parties
Wi are represented are Directing t.