Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-13
LEARNS THRU OFFICIAL
THAT CHANCELLOR
HAS QUIT
TOFOLLOW?
REicHSTAG REFUSES TO VOTE
ADDITIONAL CREDIT or $4,000.
700 MARkS-SATURDA TO aF
GERMANY'S MOST cRIrlcAt
DAY.

washington, July l3-HOlland does
not minimize the present German
political crisis. Diplomatic adyices
reaching the State Department TODAY
snow that the German censorship Is
still being rigidly enforced. Tho
meagre advices searching the Dutch
papers, however, confirm the reports
that Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hol.
iweg has resigned, together with The
members OF his cabinet, but that the
resignation still Is in the hands OF
the emperor. The latter's action IN
advocating equal suffrage from prus.
sia also Is confirmed by the adyices
which add that the kaiser, In a mes.
sage to the president OF the Prussian
Diet advocates that the suffrage re.
forms be hastened so that an early
election under them may be held.
The State Department advices
make 1t plain that the participation
in the conferences of the crown
prince is very significant, 1t is viewed
TO mean that he has deserted the war
party. The state department adyices
as made public here today was as fol.
lows:
Saturday to See Crisis.
Amsterdam, July 13--TOmorrow
promises to be the vital day In tho
present session of the German Reich.
stag.
In addition to current reports that
the resignation of the Entire German
cabinet might be announced, the day's
program includes General debate upon
the political situation, finance. the
foreign policy and possibly peace.
me Liberals threaten to introduce
a resolution setting forth the peace
terms OF the entire liberal factions
of the empire
80 far. said dispatch from Ber.
I'm, dated Thursday, evening, the main
committees of the Reichstag has re.
FUSED to vote an additional war cred
/ or l5,ooo,O0O,O00 marks, but in spite
)f this refusal 1t is understood that
ne credit will be discussed in the
open sitting of the Reichstag.
Never has the position of DR.. Won
3ethmann-Hollweg the German chan.
'ellor, been so precarious, if he has
lot already resigned, as reported by
ne Vossische Zeitung. But the report.
ID resignation is of this swirl have
'ome surprises as we'll as predictions.
among the best of these is the indi-
'ated attitude of the crown prince.
Vho was called to Berlin from the
Western front to participate In
rown council.
ms council was followed by re.
Crypt from the Kaiser recommending
suffrage from Prussia AT.
erwards the Crown prince held con-
erences with leaders of the Liberals
Socialists and the Progressive Cleri.
ais.
The paper quotes letter from the
mperor to the president of the
cabinet ordering that a bill
or Prussian electoral reform on n
asis of equal franchise be iAtrod,c-
d in the Prussian diet early enough
that new elections may take lace
pom that basis. The paper says that
ne resolution Of the Reichstag ma.
'flty not to vote war credits before
satisfactory solution of the crisis IL
cached shows that the advocates of
reform mean business.
ne Berlin correspondent of this pa.
er telegraphs that it is impossible for
i'm to send any reports.
THE Het Vaderland quotes the
Ieitung as warning the
alton against any half way measures
nd urges a clean slate and a govern
Ient resting on the confidence of the
eichstag and its people The paper
inks that the participation of the
'own prince in the conference Is sig.
llicant as the Junkers (war party
ways had hoped to be supported by
im
The llandelsblat writes that It Is
nestion whether the emperor ever
III agree to government against
lie wishes of the whole right.
THE Neuwe Rotterdamsche Cour.
Mt says that the conflicting reports
'om Germany make It impossible to
ldge the situation accurately"