The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-19

upon the departure Of Won HApdenburG
Tor grand headquarters, folIpwinH
conferences withssieaders Ia Bexlin.
large crowd was On hand whenNh = do
Give US q the row
shouted. Then came cries from Othefs,s
Give us an early Observation-Disclosures
silently saluted. A
majority party's peace formula whtgs ,
broadly asserts the doctrine e no Mns
nexatiOn, nc fndemntties,ss "a says: 8NN
n chancellor must accept that
prineiple. AS yet DR.. Michaelis II
made no statement OF his policies. His
sions received here today are to the
effect that the new chancellor mus ac-
cept the will OF the majority, this In
spite of the Interpretation that Holl-
wegss resignation was q victory Tor the
Crown Prince and Won Hindenburg In
pressing their relentless war pros
gram @s5 k
The Frankfurter zeitunrg declared:
DR.. Michaelis is a Prussian in the best
sense OF hesword, particularly SO IL his
selection Is a benefit to- the further
work of the majority
Washington, July 17-Officials here
do not believe peace is brought nearer
by developments In Germany. On tho
other hand they believe the elevation OF
IAAANAiAGAAS COfLliGN CUaIlCGllOISnlD means y
the crown prince, the militaristS@aand
pro-Germanists are in the ascendent
temporarily.sThe think discontent i
Germany certain to grow with pros
poets of other upheavalS in the future
and the possible final overthrow OF
8Ho~henzollerns, but not now.
1t is not believed that peace and re-
form elements in the reichstag will hold
tut firmly against the Prussian cabal
about h kaiser.
London, July disappointment OF
DR.. George Michaelis as German chan
cellOr hi o appeased the reichstag
reformists. ALI word reaching here to-
day indicated there was continued dis
satisfaction. over the fact hat the ele-
fall OF h former chancellor were not
consulted in naming Michaelis.
There is no evidence to show that the
new government is any more inclined
toward democracy than the previous
one. New elements have entered in.
The fact that the crown prince. Won
and L~udendorff have pub
ticiy entered into politics shows the un-
yelled influence the militarists sought
20 exercise over civil authorities.
With Hollwegs fall. the list Of pre-
miers of all warning nations who have
been remoye is complete. Every ma
ton now at war has changed leaders.
IT IS recalled here that while Won Bern
storff was at Washington he declared
that there could be no peace until the
before the war premiers" were retired.
The men responsive to a public demand
for peace are now in control.
Copenhagen, July 17-Dr. George
the new chancellor, will de-
liver his maiden speech in the reichstag
Thursday. The address is expected to
contain an announcement of his forth
coming program.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
General Ludendorff, who were sum
moned to Berlin by Emperor William
ere continuing the conference with
party leaders. DIR. Michaelis is partici-
pating in them.
The pan-German Independent league
met and adopted a resolution OF protest
against the proposed peace action OF the
~reichstag, declaring the adoption of the
majority program would result ingthe
indefinite continuance Of the war, and
the political and economical ruin Of the
Germans.
DR.. Michaehs is the father OF a family
OF size encouraged by Emperor Will
liam. He a six children, but one son
has been killed in the war. Two
aughter5 are engaged in public well
fare work and the thirdsdaughter is in
charge Of a soldiers convalescent home.
Berlin. July 17.-Dr. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, h German imperial chancel-
Tor. has resigned.
DR.. George Michaelis, Prussian under
secretary OF finance n food commits
sioner, has been appointed to succeed
him.
The resignation OF the chancellor
came in the end quite unexpectedly, for
DR.. o Bethmann-HoIlweg, in the pro-
longed party discussions and heated de-
bates of the main committee OF the
feichstag which have been proceeding
all through the week, seemed to have
triumphed over his opponents.
Crown Prince Got" Him.
In all this DIR. Won Bethmann-HollweR
was strongly backed by the emperor.
The advent of the crown prince upon
the scent-snmmoned by his imperial
father to share the deliberations affect
ing the future Of the dynasty-seens to
have changed entirely the position with
regard tosthe imperial chancellor The
crown prince at once took d leading
part In the discussions with the party
Understand his ancient hostility to-
ward DR. Won BethMann-Hollweg,
coupled with his notorious. dislike for
poiittca reform, undoubtedly precipi-
tated the chancellor's resignation
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