The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18

ssssst- While these public discussions were
- going on the fight on the cha ncellor
began TO grow. 1t WIS evident that
+ when the retchstag met again In Sep
tember there would be a bitter and
e.. perhaps a decisive fight on Won
-sethfiann- HoIrweg.t The division in
rssermsny beca fnefso pronounced that
reopse forgot for n time the old party
tines ard the newspaper and party
seaders spoke or the '.Bethmann
pafty' and' tire won TirpHz party"
whether the submarines shouid be
- nsed rut1lessiy against all shipping
IVES the issue which divided public
sentiment The sd ms democratic
stc~s which had been supporting the
chancellor IN other fights again lined
b with the foreign ONCE. The
is~sctionaries SUPPORTED Major Basser-
mann. who really TED ths firht against
tffs chancellor. During this period
rw that the longer the war lasssd
The stronger the Won Tirpitx party
would become. because the people
were growing mere DESPERATE and
.Tere enthused NV the propaganda cry
$50 the navy, Down With EhEIaad"
Ths chancellor and the Foreign offee
Sstfsd once more to vet the world to
sfrk about peace After the ps-esiI
~ tertisl hotr,ins tons I'm America the
= Fress Began to discuss the possibilities
80 ~ american peace intervention. Every
TAone believed that the campaign ard
elections I'm America would have an
Important effect on the prospects OF
rsaee. Theodore Wolf. editor Of the
FVsHer,i1 Tagebfaft who was the chan
E~eelior's ehief supporter IN newspaper
tfrcIee began the publication OF Il
series Of articles to explain that IN
the event of the election Of Charles f.
Hughes Germany would be able to
reunt upon more assistance from
America and upon peace. Al the time
rhe allies were pounding away az the
g6rrut~ and every effort was being
N iYisssae to bring about some kind OF
mace discussions when these battles
were over.
HISDERING THE
n CONCTIIaTORY PROGRAM
On. September 2a a convention of
l4sss-s~s.s s4--4a fs+si+4s E+.s.tfs@
~rsnufposa OF uniting the Socialist party
sf4sss support OF the chancellor. The
whole country was watching the Socf-
Sssffst discussion because eyerv one felt
rhAt the Socialist. party represented
<syr real opinion OF ahe people After
s'SSsverat days OF discussion ALI factiohai
- difference were patched up und the
1Srcfsissts .spspes ready no -sresent, IA
ssyhha front when the .nxht came IA the
ssreichsfpg on SefteanheF- %, On the
~ NE nty seventh Fserlsn hotels begin 10
fff1x with excttnrert hter the bossfbi-
ssfNtfye. of overthrowfnc 'ths Chancellor
Nsffne fsrht was led be National Liberals
Ip5i Center party grours II was pro
WICKED Wv, Doctor Ccerting an indus.
ss<tAsa leader from Hanover, 10 move
sFote of kgee of confidence IN the chan
soSAtior Corsrt;ng. was spDpnrted BY
fhe big amYauuittnn interests and by
The yon Tirpitz crowd. Before the
t4rhstag convened the chancellor
TENT to great headquarters for final
Hss ronference with the kaiser and Field
Narshai Won H.ndeneurg. before he
.kh II looked As II The chancellor
Would be overthrown; hut when he re
Girned he Summoned the reichstas.
LADDERS who were supporting him And
neRerai editors OF liberal newspapers,
rhe chancellor told them that Won
Hsnden burg would support him. Tho
next day editorials appeared IN num-
her Of newspapers saving that Won
sAfrdenbuYs and the chancellor were
nnifed In their IDEAS. This was the
s&6k1nt s,s~cessfaiI strategic move the
n SfAnceIIor had made. for the prfdsc
Z 1kam such great confidence In Won
ufndenburg that when 1t learned that
"a was opposed to Won T1rpitr the
*Aacktone Of opposition to the chan
sreIior was broken. On tho twenty
AkTlilf11fh, as Won Bethnsaer-fa@aiw sf-
.&sunsred in the reiehstag, instead OF
Acinx hostile and hslliEsrent as