The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-12

The Aneona crisis brought the
foreign of1ice new aUd unexpected
support Hungary WAS opposed 70 a
dispute with America in the FIRST
place. Hun garians are mere OF ii5-
~rty-loving people than the Germans
and public opinion tn Hungary rules
the country While there IL a strong
government press. which il LOYAL 20
the Tisza party, there is an equally
powerful opposition press which fol
lows the leadership Of Co1.rH Albert
Apponyi and Count julius Andrassy,
the two most popular men IN Hun
garian public life. Apponyi told me
on one occasion that while the gov
ernment was controlled by Tisza- a
great majority of the people sided
with the opposition He added that
the constant Antagonist. OF the Lab
erals and Democrats kept the govern.
nent within bounds.
Hungarnns resented the stain upon
their homer Of the AnCnna incident,
ana they were on the verge ~ COM
peiling Berlin tc assume responsible
tty for the sinking and adjust the
matter.
But Berlin feared that IL the An
coma crime 'Fas accredited TO the real
nurderers Il would bring about an
other and perhaps fatal crisis with
the Unite States So Vienna rs
sumed res possibility and promised to
punish n e submarine commander
who torpedond the ship.
This opposition from Hungary en-
Uttered the German navy. but It was
helpless. , ne growing fear OF the
effects which President wilson's notes
were having anon Americans and
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opposition to Won T'trpitz 10 gain more
force. 1t desperation Won Tirp't6 and
his followers extended the antf-Amer~
lean propaganda ara began personal
attacks upon Won Bethmann- Hou-
veg
SoN TrRPTTZ AND WON
HE'THMaSN- HOTJNTGs IN TILT
Bitterness between these tWo men
became 50 great that neither OF them
would GO - tho great headquarters to
confer with the ksiser II the other
was there. The personal opposition
reached tho. point where the ralser
could not keep both men I'm his cab-
met Won T1rpitz WHO thought he
was the hero Of the German people
because 81 the submarine policy be
lieved ne had so much power that he
could shake the hold which the kaiser
had upon the people and frirf1ten fh .
emperor into the belief TINT unless ne
supported him against the chancellor
and the United states. the people
would overthrow the Hobenzoliern
dynasty. But Won Tirpit2 had made
a good MANY personal enemies. espec~
tally among financ'ers and business
men. so the kaiser. instead % oust-
ing the chancellor esk 20 Won Tirpitz
to resign and appointed Admiral Won
CApelle, the assistant secretary OF the
navy and a friend of the chancellor.
as Ven Tirpitz's successor. ADMIR-
Won Mueller, chief OF the naval cab
met who was always at great head
quarters as the kaiser'e personal adj
visor on naval affairs. was opposed 10
Won Tirpitx and exposed him at the
great headquarters conferences by
saying that Won Tirpita had falsifsed
the navy's figures AS tn the number
Of submarines available for block
ode Of England Won Capelle sup
ported Won Mueller and xhAu- the
friends OF Won Tirpitz in the refchstag
demanded an explanation for the
busting OF their Idol. both the chan
oelior and Won Ca peiie explained that
Germany could not continue the sub
marine warfare which Won Tirpitz