Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-04
CAMPAIGN IN FULL SWING
AGAINST CHANCELLOR
German Government Openly Charged
With Weakness and
Eacillation.
DISSATISFACTION is GROWING
Rcticcnce as to Peace Terms Sharp
ems Antagonism OF All Parties.
Conservative Organs Lead in At
tack ON Won Bcthmann-l IoIlwcg.
lBy A.sociated Pren..l


cOPENHAGEN May tvia Londom.
SUCH German newspapers az are now
permitted To reach here indicate that
the campaign against Chancellor Won
Bcthmann- lioi!wcS is again In full
swing The Conservatives. although
insisting that the other parties observe
n political truce in the interests OF tn.
Fathcrland have adopted II set of
resolutions sharply attacking the Chan
cellor and ccnsuring the government
for weakness and vacilIation on the
pence question and In dealing with the
strike agitation.
The resolutions express grief and
concern at the steadily growing in
nuence OF the Socialists. whose peace
making efforts arc declared to be lead
ing Germany to the brink OF ruin. APP
parently this attack vas timed to coin
eide with the opening of the Reich
stag. and II is significant that the rcso-
lutions are Endorsed By the free Con-
sentative wing under Baron Won Seyd-
litz Baron Won Scydlitz has hitherto
been far less an extremist than Count
Westarp and Herr Won ieydebrant,
leaders OF the regular or Junker Con-
scrvativcs.
CONSERVATIVE ORGANS
ATTACK CHANCELLOR
Among the papers which are direct
ing their fire against the Chancellor
are tho Conservative organs. the kreuz
Zc!tung aud the Dcutsche Tages lei
tung. They accuse the Premier of en-
danaerinE the monarchy and sailing
course prescribed by the Socialists
The Berlin correspondent OF the Ham
burg Frcmdenblatt declares that the
political life OF Germany is now pass
ing through an era OF strife and differ
ences OF opinion on external and in
tcrnal questions. which daily grow
more lively and OF broader dimensions
The correspondent says that dissatis-
faction with the governments policy
is growing in all directions. and that
its reticence on peace terms is being
used TO sharpen mutual suspicious and
the antagOnism of the parties. Ger
man reactionarics will stop at nothing
to prevent the formation of "A majority
party. capable of realizing the needed
reforms in the body polite.
The writer declares that the National
Liberals arc copuctting with the Con-
servativcs. and that the opportunist
clerical center is intent only on preser-
walton OF its own influence. His pic
ture Of tho situation at tho opening
OF inc itclcHSthp Is, IN OtHer words, one
OF general strife, in which each mans
hand is against every other. a condi-
ton promising an Illuminating parlia-
mentary discussion on all the ques-
tons. This condition probably en-
plains the decision OF the Socialists,
whom their opponents accuse of having
captured the Chancellor. to postpone
the PROF oscd Interpolation on peace
and perhaps put the brakes on dis
cussirn OF the problems of political
reform.
WANTS WORKMEN
TO WAIT FOR REFORMS
The Berlin Vorwaerts, in an editorial
signed by Herr I.andsberg. n Socialist
Deputy, attempts 10 convince the work
men OF the necessity OF goirg easy with
reforms until peace is secured.
The no-indcmnity plank OF TIC So
cialist peace platform has been selected
ty his opponents for their heaviest at.
tack against Philip Scheidcmanr. The
workman are told that ruin .,r the
empire and perjury for themselves are
certain unless n heavy indemnity is
cSacted. Otherwise. they are informed
the war will end with a German debt
CT al least 10000, 100000 marks. re.
curing an annual taxation of 500. 200, 900
marks for interest and redemption in
addition TO 5000. 600, 900 marks for nor
NAL expenditures.
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