New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Lokal-Anzeiger' Describes
Secret of Chancellor's
Tenure of Office
New Taxes Planned
Michaelis and King Ludwig
Denounced in the Bava-
rian Diet

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2T.-The secret
Of Emperor Williams unwillingness 10
remove DR.. Michaelis at present despite
the Chancellor's admitted loss of con-
troll of the political situation is, ac-
cording to an article in the "Lokai-
Anzeiger," that the Emperor, ike a
canny baseball manager, is saving MS
best political star for the all-important
service at the conclusion OF peace and
thereafter, and is reluctant to exhaust
his stamina by putting him in now
Meanwhile, Michaelis must hold on uh-
der the hammering as best he can.
Rudolf Won Valentino, the Emperor's
personal representative, says the
"Lokal-Anzeiger," mentioned in con-
ferences with the Rcichstag leaders the
names of persons whose qualifications
for the Chancellorship he recognized
but whom he believed should be re-
served for the peace table.
Feel Emergency Exists
The majority parties in the Reich
stag are inclined to hold, however, that
the emergency probably never will be
greater than now and the Emperor. per-
baps, is disposed to reconsider his de-
cision. Won Valentino on Thursdsy
summoned Karl Trimborn, Centrlst
leader. to a further conference on the
situation. The Reichstag leaders have
taken the weekend recess and have
gone home to consult their constituents,
Sc the question whether crisis exists
will not become acute again before the
middle of next week.
King Ludwig of Bavaria and Chan
ceilor Michaelis were denounced as the
TWO great obstacles TO peace by Dep
utv Simon. a Socialist, in the Bavarian
Diet Thursday. The King, he said, had
demanded that Germany control the
mouth of the Rhine, a question by
which neutral territory was affected.
The Imperial Chancellor, he charged,
had discredited the Reichstag's peace
resolution by his recent utterances.
Premier Won Hertling protested
against the statement that the King
of Bavaria wished to seize the pres
ent mouth of the Rhine. which was
Dutch territory. The King, instead,
advocated an artificial outlet for
Rhine traffic by means OF canal UNI
der German control.
Plan New Taxation
The German government is consid-
e1ing the introduction Of new taxation
measures at the December session of
the Reichstag. Additional revenue Is
necessary 10 meet interest on the sew
cnth and preceding war loans, part OF
which were paid from the proceeds of
the loan themselves.
Austrian Socialists. at their conven-
ton in Vienna, demanded that the
government proclaim the principle or
no anneXations and no indemnities,
Doth positively and negatively. They
also call on the government to dis
svow any desire to maintain Poland
and Serbia in any kind of military or
economic dependence and TO secure
Cermany's adhesion to the same pro-
gramme.
This is the first party in the Central
Empires TO formally reject the idea of
yelled annexation. Many German So
cialists accept Dr. Won Bethmann Holl-
weg's idea Of an autonomous Poland
within the Teutonic sphere of infiu-
ence. A large proportion Of the ad-
herents to the Reichstag peace resolu-
tion believe that the exercise OF GER
tain amount Of German control in
Belgium is quite compatible with the
dogma Of no annexations.