The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-10
VICE CHANCELLOR
OF GERMANY and
SECRETARY TO co
ReichStag to Decide Fate Of
HoIIweg Today,
RADICAL PARTY WAIVERS
Fear Worse Man Might Sue
coed Chancellor,
BULLETIN.
BERNE, Swift, July 10.

DENNC, oWUZ., Ju'y ~.
According to Berlin news
papers the German cham
csllor, DR.. Won Bcthmann-
Hollweg, said to members
Of the reichstag,
IL repeat that the formula
Of peace without annexA.
tions is unacceptable to ~.
We cannot declare our
terms Of peace. We must
fight and conquer"
LONDON, July io.--It 10 report
I'd In Amsterdam, says the corrs-
spondsnt Of the Exchange Tsle-
graph company that resiGnation Of
Dr.. Karl Heifferich, the German
vice ehsncsllor and secretary Of the
interior, and Dr. Alfred Zimmsr-
mann, the German scrctory for for
eign' affairs, have been decided
upon by Emperor William.
COPENHAGEN, July l0.-Al,hough
Il is difficult to gain clear impression
,f the political crisis in Germany from
accounts in German papers
md dispatches sent abroad, reiehstag
taders were expected to be sitting this
afternoon or evening in council upon 4
declaration Of policy This, according
10 some would decide the fate OF Chan
.ellor Won Bc'hmann-lIollwcg and tho
present governmental system, while
others declare IL would end the whole
-risis
Chancellot's Position Uppermost.
The party leaders were concerned
-hieily with the question OF the chan
cellors position. Those for or against
new blood in the ministry and q change
in the political system and question,
Of submarine policy and peace condi-
'ions were given only secondary con-
,,deration. Should the party leaders IN
conference, wherein only radical social
lss and conservatives were not repre-
sented, reach an agreement, the deci-
'lons will be presented, according 10
the Vossiche Zeitung, in the form Of
leaving the chancellor the alternative
OF assuring them or OF facing a revo-
luton in the reichS,ag, which will vote
to adjourn II i, finds cooperation will,
the chancellor impossible.
The radical party, according to the
Icltung, is wavcring on the
question OF forcing a change, fearing
that DR. Won Bethmann- Hollwegs sue
oe.or, IL one were chosen, might he
worse than the present chancellor. The
Hamburg Frcmdenba,t, which yester-
day said tina, the entire clerical party
IN the rclchuag, with the exception OF
three members, had voted to support IN
stand OF Herr Errbcrger, now correct,
its previous announcement regarding
the clerical vote, saying the party ha.
taken no decision
Radical Paper Purchased.
In pursuance OF its policy OF ex-
tending the influence of the German
press big business interests under
krupp leadership, have pur ,hased the
radical Weser Zei,ung, one Of the old
est German newspapers, and will make
il like the recently purchased Berlin
Lokal An,eiger, an out and-ou, pan.
German and annexationiSt organ. Tho
same company is reported to be nego-
tiatng for the purchase OF a number
OF other prominent liberal and radical
provincial papers.
A German arriving here last night
from Berlin makes the Statement, that
the purpose Of Herr ErIbetger, the
Catholic center party leader in max
ing his sensational speech before the
main committee Of the reirh'tag on
Saturday, was 10 secure an abandon
ment of the submarine campaign, as
well as the proclamation of peace
program wlthou, anneNaiion' or in
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