Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-16
Germany's New Chancellor Refuses
TO Indicate POlity of the Future
/ Emperor Had to Accept Holl-
weg's Resignation or Lose
pv f'oloos lroIIolslH)inet.

COPENHAGEN, July l5.-Ger-
n'any's fist commoner chancellor Or.
Georg Nichaelis. bureaucrat, with
out even n noble won" before his
name, has not indicated his policy
on reform and peace. Neither con-
servativcs nor liberals call him their
own
The chancelor's first step, which
might be interpreted indicating an
opening mind was to permit repre-
sentatives OF the two divergent groups
In the roichstag explain their stand
points. the chancellor listening to
conversations conducted by the vice
chancellor. Or. Karl llelfferich, and
reichstag representatives.
German papers unite In charactori-
Zations OF his energy and fair mind
edness. but reserve their predictions
The papers aligned Tor the so-called
German peace perhaps are u shade
more enthusiastic thar radical and
Socialist organs
No More Peace Plans.
The Cologne kolks Zcituug. Cath
olic organ of pan-German sympathies,
the right and the left parties.
The lines of the comment. appar-
eutly emanating from Wilhclmstrasse
Is that the new chancellor regards
as his mission restoration of internal
harmony of the nations. No matter
what else may result, II Is said, the
change Will mean disappearance OF
the Won Bethmann- Hollweg peace
program.
Appointment of Doctor Michaeli'
seems TO mean new deal of the
cards. Berlin papers throw further
| light on Won l5ethmann- Hollweg's re-
! tlrement They show the emperol
had to drop the imperial chancellor
or virtually the entire Prussian cabl-
net which, including the war minis
ter, General Won Stein, resigned. de-
claring II could not remain II Won
Iethmann- Hollweg was retained.
The Bavarian premier, Count Won
Hertling. who favored moderate
peace proposals, but refused to ac-
cept parliamentary ministry which
would diminish Bavaria's special in
| fhIence on the government. seems tc
| have thrown himself into the struggle
against Won Bethmann-Hollw al
the last minute.
Meant Wcll-liut Weak.
! Field Marshal Won lIindenburg ant
General Ludendorff again were sum
moned to Berlin to sidetrack the pro
posed peace resolution by giving en-
couraging reports ot the military situ
ation and inspire the reichstag with
n belief in possibilities of obtaininl
that German peace worthy of th'
/ sacrifice made" to which Won Hin
dcnbug often committed himself II
published replies to the memorials
of pam German organizations.
iefore the election Of Doctor
| Nichaelis became known. the feelini
was general that many of the secre
taries of state and ministers had eN
haustcd their efficiency and availibil
ity thru long continuance at thei
ponts under the tremendous respon
sibilities of the war and should be re
placed by fresh hands and brains
without membranes.
This. it is believed. was one of th'
chief considerations impelling tn
emperor to accept the resignation o
"A personally sympathetic statesman
who according to Vorwaerts, mean
we'll. feebly; who wanted to base HI
Motley upon the broad basis of democ
racv, but who lacked energy ant
force to draw the necessary conclu
slons therefrom."