The Washington herald., 1918-10-31
KAISER URGED
TO ABDICATE
BY THE PRESS
Demand Growing More In
sistent with Despair in
War Situation.
BIG EVENTS AWAITED
French Chamber Commit
tee In Close Touch with
Nation S Leaders.

Amsterdam, Oct. 3o.-Despair
in the military situation has
seized the German press. The
demand for the Kaiser's abdica-
ton is becoming daily more in
sistent and general.
The Koelnische Zeitung quotes
Reichstag Deputy Kuckoff as say
ing, THE Kaiser will not cling to
the throne"
Vorwaerts, the Socialist organ,
says:
with the detection of Austria
our frontiers are unsafe. and fur
ther bloodshed becomes useless.
KAISER WILLING.
Amsterdam, Oct. Gothic Kei-
ser is willing to abdicate-but not
yet.
In an address before members
OF the Reichstag, an excerpt OF
which was telegraphed from Ber-
lin late yesterday. the Emperor
IS quoted as saying:
"The time is not yet ripe for
my abdication.
Should the nation require it
later, shall abdicate without hesi-
tation in favor of Prince William
the crown princes eldest SOM,
under regency of the Chancellor.
ArmIstIee Terms Awaited.
Paris, Oct 5O.-The aewspap Der
L'Intransigeant says the foreign af-
fairs committee of the chamber of
deputies has asked It's chairman and
certain members to keep in constant
touch with Premier Cl=menceaI ard
Foreign Minister Pichpp.
The foregoing is one Of many dis
patches received from allied capitals
throughout the day. ninting at i'm
portant events. An allied statement
of armistice terms and parliamentary
peace conditions is expected momen-
tarily.
Won kuehImnnn Spokesman.
Copenhagen. via London. Oct. 80.
The Berlin LOkal Anzeiger says
Won Kuehlmann, the former foreign
minister. will be the chief German
peace plenipOtentiary
1t was Won Kuehlmann, working
in close conjunction with Count Won
Czernin. former AustrO- Hungarian
foreign minister. who brought down
upon the central powers the wrath
of the world by drafting the eX-
tortiOnate peace conditions at Brest-
Litovsk and Bucharest. Lately the
German and Austrian press has as
serted that the two foreign min
listers were not acting independ-
entity. but were tools in the hands
of the militarist delegates at the
peace conferences. German radical
leaders in he Reichstag a few days
ago urged indictment OF KUehlmann
and other war ministers.
Plan sham Democracy.
London. Oct. J0.-"The German mill
tary party" says the Berne cCTre-
spondent of the Evening News, de
spite the detection of the German
allies. hopes by a policy Of sham
democracy. to prevail upon President
Wilson to secede fro mthe entente
allies.
The German minister here CBerEe)
il supporting the plan, and emissaries
from Berlin in Switzerland are try
ing to get into personal contact with
President Wilson through MESA Ses.
"A prominent German said a sham
republic might be proclaimed, where
upon the Germans wOuld keep on
fightfng for a long time by using their
.z-Fic- Of elastic
Austria Keen on Peace.
Berne. via Paris. Oct. SO.-"Ener-
getic action toward peace" will be the
keynote of the new Austrian premier
Prof. IammasCh. according to his
own announcement in the Reichrath
say Vienna dispatches He also de-
cIared he would bend his whole
energy toward further democratiza-
ton Of the dual monarchy.
Copenhagen. Oct 30.-Count An
Grassy, the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister has announced his govern
ment's decision TO open direct nego-
tiations with Italy. Vienna reports.
The foregoing dispatch may fore
shadow the sending of a parliament
taire with a white flag to the Italian
commander-in- chief
Rome, via London. Oct. 50.-Tht
PopuIo Romano says the allies viii
not answer Austria's subtle request
for an armistice until Germany has
been answered
HoIlweg to be Arranged.
Amsterdam, via London, Oct 30
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger announces
that the former chancellor, Dr. Won
Bethmann Hollweg. will be arraigned
before a parliamentary commission
acting as high-tTibunal, to explain
why President Wilson's peace media
tion offer In 1916 failed.
The Berlin organ adds that prosecu-
TON before the Supreme Court of all
German ministers who held office
since 1914 will follow, and that they
will be charged with Involuntary be-
trayaI of the interests of the Father
land"