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Reichstag
AGAINST HOLLWEC AND
ADMIRAL Won CAPELLE
Reichstag Can Force Kaiser
to Act by Refusing to Ap-
prove War Budget

Amsterdam, July 10.--All doubt that
the internal crisis in Germany was
acute was swept away today with re-
ceipt of news from Berlin indicating
the most strenuous efforts the German
bureaucracy has yet adopted to smooth
over affairs in the empire
Official word today said the kaiser
yesterday presided at tshr0nsratn
meeting--or conference of the crown
council-held at the palace Of the inn
Iperial chancellor. All Prussian and Ger
man ministers participated. This was
the first meeting of this body since
the start of the war. Even the cautious
comment of Berlin newspapers attaches
extraordinary Significance to this meet
ing.
The German empire must have approx
al b.. the reichstag Of the annual bud
get of expenses for the war. If that
parliamentary body in pursuance with
its apparent antagonism against Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg or other
ministerial officers, withholds this
vote, il will be necessary, seemingly,
for the kaiser to remove Hollweg and
then quiet the situation with Q number
of concessions. The kaiser alone has
power to remove the chancellor. The
reichstag may bait him, may flaunt his
power, but it cannot discharge HIM
Heretofore the kaiser's staunch sup
port has carried Hollweg through hale
q dozen crises, some Of almost as much
ma gnitudc as that of today. The pres
ent situation, however, IL made more
acute by the fact that the socialists,
|eentrists and radicals are all supposed
to be united against the government
This would give them a clear majority
in the reiehstag 3e
Is Tired Of Both
Dispatches today declared the reich
stag disapproval IS not oniyfof Holiweg,
but Of Admiral Won Capelle, minister
of marine and successor 10 Won Tirpitz.
The latter is under violent criticism for
ovcr-optimistic reports on the subma-
rne war, some of which have led the
people into believing that England was
just about ready to quit from starva-
ton.
Dispatches late last night said Holly
veg probably would speak in the riceh-
stag today, but other reports made no
mention. of arrangements in that ses-
sion for his presence in the meeting. 1t
is possible, in view of state conferences,
tne speech may w PoStpOhou' VANh 4"
does come, the crisis in the whole sitna-
tion will have been reached.
Certain German newspapers received
here today point out that Herr Erzber-
ger, whose speech in the reichstag pre-
cipitated the crisis, recently had a con-
ference with the emperor of Austria
Hungary and with Austrian dignitaries-
The deduction is that AustriarHungary
is backing frank and open announce
ment by the central powers that their
peace plans do not contemplate annex
alton or indemnities In this connection,
recent conferences which Count Won
the Bayarian premier, and
certain other German officials recently
had with visiting delegations from Vi
enna were recalled as significant of Vi
emma s dissatisfaction with Germany 3
course.
As If to lend strength TO this report
word was received from Vienna today
Of the resignation Of the new Won Seyd-
Ter cabinet