New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
New Chancellor Reported
to Favor Militarists'
Policies
Austria and Bavaria
Backed Hollweg
Kaiser's Heir, Hindenburg
and Ludendorf Aligned
Against Him

London, July 16.-Intense interest
awaits the maiden speech of DR.. Georg
Michaels. the new German Chancellor,
which, according q advces from
Copenhagen. will be delivered before
the Reichstag next Thursday He has
informed the Reichstag members that
he will discuss his foreign and internal
policies.
Thus far there has been no hint as
to what this will be. However, it is
felt in many quarters that the political
crisis is by no means over, even though
the Crown Prince considers the situs-
tion in Berlin sufficiently settled to
leave the capital for his headquarters
on the Western front.
Amsterdam dispatches say that the
Catholic Centre party has decided, with
two dissenting votes, TO continue It's
agitation for peace on the lines al
ready laid down, even II it is necessary
to make a declaration independently OF
other parties.
Reichstag Adheres TO Demands
And, according TO the "Berliner Tage-
blatt," the Reichstag party leaders are
determined to stand by the peace reso-
luton as drafted, even after meeting
with Generals Won Hindenburg and Won
Ludendorff. in which the military chiefs
endeavored 10 reassure them as TO the
state of affairs at the front. Neutral
sources report that these meetings be-
tween the politicians and the generals
are being continued in the Relchstag
buildings, with the new Chancellor par
ticipating in them.
Meanwhile Quartermaster General
Won Ludendorf granted an intervie"
to the press last Saturday, in which he
declared the military situation is en-
tirely satisfactory. And the Pan-Ger-
man Independent League has come out
against the proposed Reichstag peace
formula as tantamount TO the economic
ruin OF Germany and her allies.
Michaelis Favors Militarists
An issue Of the "Lokal Anzeiger
received at Copenhagen claims tnst
Chancellor Michaelis is for the for
eign policy and peace terms ex-
rounded by Field Marshal Won Hlnden-
burg and the pan-German camp u
quotes Conservative and National LIB
eral members Of the Kelchstag who a.
tended yesterdays conference with Won
Hirdenburg. General Won Ludendorf,
first quartermaster general, and Or.
Michaelis as beng most favorably I'M
messed with the results Of the con-
ference.
The "Lokal-Anzeiger" asserts of its
own knowledge that DR.. Michaelis al
ready has established relations OF abso-
Lutte unanimity and cooperation with
these military-political chieftains. The
newspaper strongly recommends TO DR..
Michaels and Parliament the postpone
ment and the settlement Of all conten-
tions on internal questions until the
end of the war, including, naturally,
Prussian suffrage reform. thereby prop
erly rebuking what II terms imperti-
nent interference from enemy coun-
tries in internal German affairs and
demonstrating the harmonious unity OF
the country.
Knell Of Reform
n the German press correctly reflects
public opinion on the event, the ap-
pointment of Michaelis as Imperial
Chancellor will be associated with the
death Of the movement to psrlia-
mentarize the imperial administration
by giving Reichstag members seats
either in the Cabinet or in a new con-
trolling body to be created, such as the
proposed imperial council of repre-
sentatives.
The press Of Bavaria and other states
in the empire was quick to point out
that a parliamentary ministry could
not be introduced without upsetting the
whole federal character Of the empire,
which finds expression in the supreme
Bundesrath. The alternative idea, which
DR.. Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg actually
considered for a time, namely, the in
stitution Of an imperial council con-
sisting Of FIVE representatives each OF
the government, the Bundesrath and
the Reichstag to serve as connecting
link between the government and the
representative institutions of the NJ
ton, has been dropped. according TO the
Catholic newspaper "Germanis."
According to the Dusseldorf General
Anzeiger." a bill 10 reform the upper
house will be submitted 10 the Prus.
sian diet with the suffrage reform bill
TIE Berlin "Boersen Courier" under.
stands that Michsels will accept the
Rechstag majority peace resolution.
The "Lokal Anzeiger." on the other
hand, says he and Won Hindcnburg. at
a reception to the Conservative and
National Liberal members Of the
Reichstag. showed full accord In views
which il is hard TO reconcile with the
"Boersen Courier's" unconfrmed assers
tion. considering Won Hpdsnburs's oft.