Arizona republican., 1917-07-16
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Republican A. P Leased Wirel
 COPENHAGEN, July 15.-Germany's first commoner chancellor. pr. George Aichaeis, a bureaucrat without even noble won before his name. has as vet given no indication fOf his policy regarding reform and peace. Neither the conservatives nor the liberals have Venturcd to call him their own.
 The ChancelloT's first step, which might be interpreted as an indication of an open mind, was to receive repre- sentatives of the two different groups in the reichstag and permit them to explain their respective standpoints, the charcelor playing the role of listener to the conversations conducted by the vice chancellor, Dr. Karl Helfferich, and the Teichstag representatives.
 The German papers unite in charac- terizatiOns of his energy and fairmind- cdness, but are most reserved in their predictions of his probable nolicy. The papers aligned for the so-called German peace are perhaps shade more en- thusiastic about the political Dossibili- ties under the new regime than the radical and socialist organizations. The Cologne Volkszeitung, the Catholic or gan of pan-G German sympathies, says pr. Michaelis undoubtedly stands near
 
 line of comment evidently emanating from WilheImstrasse is that the new chancellor regards as his mission the restoration of the internal harmony of the nation whatever policy may be adopted. No matter what else may re suit. the change will undoubtedly mean the disappearance of the vOn Betnmann peace program.
 Dr. von Bethmann- HollWeg's policy regarding the ultimate aims of the war had from the beginning been 2 personal one, in which "the chancellor above the parties had formed program above parliamentary parties the mili tary authorities and the emperor like, and endeavored by gentle. steady pres sure and suggestion to impose it upon q changeful soverign oscillating be- tween vistas of brilliant ambition and reaiizatiOns of cold facts: upon the puissant military caste represented by Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff. and a blundering, unbrilliant parliament.
 The appointment of Dr Michealls, undoubtedly means new deal of the cards.
 Berlin papers which were published before the appointment of Dr. Michaelis was known. throw further light on the circumstances of von Bethmann- Holl wegs retirement. They show that the emperor was confronted by the neces sity of dropping the imperial chancel- Tor for virtually the entire PruSsian cabinet, the members of which, includ ing the war minister, General von Stien, a soldier, not a politician sub mitted their resignations declaring they could not remain if von Beth- mann -HollWeg was retained
 The Bavarian premier, Go-;lt von Hertling. who fOvared moderate peace proposals. but refused flatly to accept the idea of a parliamentary ministry, which would diminish Bavaria's special influence on the government. seems to have thrown himself into the struggle against Von Bethmann at the last min- ute.
 Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff were again sum- moned to Berlin, not to interfere, ac- cording to the unanimous accounts in the Berlin papers, in the political side of the situation but to sidetrack the proposed peace resolution by giving encouraging reports of the military situation, and to inspire the members of the reichstag with a belief in the possibilities of obtaining that German peace worthy of the sacrifices made" to which von Hindenburg over and over again had committed himself in his published replies to the memorials of German organizations.
 Before the selection of Dr. Michaelis became known, the papers generally agreed that von Bethmann-H Hollweg' S retirement would be accompanied by sweeping changes in the imperial and Prussian administrations. The feeling was general that most of the secre- taries of state and ministers who had been in office since and before the war and had exhausted their efficiency and
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