New-York tribune., 1917-10-27
Majority Leaders Say Chan
cellor Admits He Is Un-
able to Continue
Crown Expected to
Ignore Demand
Parliament Helpless, Fear
ing to Infringe on En-
peror's Prerogatives

AMSTERDAM. Oct. 26.-The major
,,v leaders in the Reichstag to-day
made a formal declaration TO Rudolf
-, Valentine. chief Of the Emperor's
.;vl cabinet. TO the effect that Chan
.s,lor Michaelis no longer could carry
On the Chancellorship. The leaders as
,srted that the Chancellor himself had
ssked them so to inform the Emperor
The "Vossische Zeitung,' of Berlin
ssvs the encourage Of Emperor William
is Of the belief that an agreement can
bs reached between the political
rarties and the imperial Chancellor and
tho secretaries Of state which will rem
der possible all of the leading ofhciais
"a retain Office. The newspaper adds
,,,t members Of the Emperor's party
~. supporting the retention of DR..
E.h Helferich, Vice-Chancellor, in Of
hH.
COPENHAGEN. Oct. 26.-The lead
.1 Of the majority parties in the
psicbstar are continuing their deliber-
.,ions according to Berlin advices, and
ore reasserting unsnimity Of belief that
chancellor Michaelis must go. but are
feeling decidedly helpless in the face Of
the rebufs administered by Emperor
william TO representations in regard TO
action on various proposals
Fear TO Offend Kaiser
One Of these suggestions was that
the President Of the Reichstag be re-
uested TO convoke the Ways and
Means Committee for parliamentary
consideration Of the political situation.
7, is doubtful, however, in view of the
disinclination Of at least two Of the
majority parties to infringe in any way
upon the prerogative of the Grown IN
an,oin.ing ministers, whether any de-
eisive action is to be expected, either
from the conference or the committee
if il were summoned.
The only party which apparently has
no doubt what should be done is the
Socialist which has announced fiat
footedly that its policy is war II the
Chancellor remains. Those who are ad-
vising the Emperor to disregard the
wishes Of the Reichstag and retain the
Chancellor for the time being are per
haps counting on this, believing that
with the Socialists voting to refuse
war credits IL may be possible 70 break
up the present majority and form an
other. embracing the nOn-Socialist par
ties. with the watchword, "The first
dutv is defence of the Fatherland,"
establishing working relations between
the Chancellor and such coalition.
Say Kaiser Is Unmoved
The Berlin "Deutsche Zeitung" re-
ports that DR.. Michaelis is to remain in
the Chancellorship. The "Tageblatt'
saws. according TO what it considers a
credible source, the Emperor, on the
counsel of his advisers, decided 10 re-
tain Chancellor Michselis and not 10 ac-
cept the solution Of the crisis advo-
Gated by the majority party in the
Reichstag.
The convention Of Austrian Socialists
now in session has adopted resolution
providing that under no circumstances
shall members Of the party enter the
government. Another resolution de-
mands that Austria be converted into a
federated tate Of free and Independent
Istionaitles, each regulating its own
affairs, agreements on matters of COM
mon interest to be reached through a
federal council.