The Washington herald., 1918-07-11

toward noon today, definitely aH-
sounced The kzisers scceptznee
Of won 7ti ms ~, !.
ton. The tiiss asl - ~
promptly 4ggep ais deffl1<-
.ment for ~ slfstioif - tesE
of their power. Their spotes,uea
declared they would withhold their
vote on he budget, until the name
of Vor Kuehlmann's successor
was announced and his policy
clearly outlined. Moreover, they
threatened to do all they could
to defeat the new war loan, un-
less such an outline of policy were
promptly forthcoming.
This attitude OF the Socialists
proved a disagrecable surprise TO
the Conservatives, who were in
dulging in premature jubilating
over their victory. With kuchl-
mann out at last, and Admiral
Won Hintze reported speeding to
Berlin from Christiania, the mill
tary junta believed it had things
fairly bottled up" The Sociaf-
lists attitude is liable TO spoil their
program.
Issue Assumes Proportions
The Reichstag session broke up in
furry at O'Clock. after the war
loan bill had been hastily referred
back TO committee. to save it from
defeat.
In the meantime signs indicate that
the Kuehlmann question had OUT
grown its original one-man scope.
and was swiftly developing into a
crisis. Already the imperial chancel-
lor. Count Won HertIing, seemed 10
have been drawn into it,
DISPATCHES from Berlin hinted at his
possible resignation.
Others said fatty il was inconceiv-
able that Hertling could hold himself
now that Kuehlmann was out
The Hamburger Nachrichten, usu-
ally well informed, said Prince Won
Buelow was hurry-inE to Berlin from
his country home in Switzerland, and
that he was willing 10 resume active
service, should the Kaiser summon
him"
There has not been a political crisis
in Germany since the war broke out
in which the former chancellor has
not been mentioned as potentially
the most important parsonage. Yet.
though often he was secluded for
hours in weighty conferences with the
Kaiser. and though, no doubt, his
advice was frequently decisive, he
himself invariably retired 70 the
peaceful background in the Swiss
mountains. Among close observers
the belief has long prevailed that
! conference.
Ludendorn May BE Dictator.
| II Hertling goes-and at this stage
! Of the crisis there seems little like
. lihood of that, since he has proved
an exceedingly plisble tool in the
mihtarists' hsnds-another figurehead
chancellor is sure to take his place.
II the crisis becomes really threat
ening 20 the home front" which
! is equally unlikely before winter, with
its inevitable misery, sets In. OBJ
servers here look for LudendOrff to
make the great coup d'tat; 10 seize
the governmental reins. and become
! in name and form what he has been
p, for some time under the camoufiage
of quartermaster general: the mil
tary dictator of the empire.
One late dispatch yesterday. via
Berne, had Il that Chancellor Won
Hertling had reached a full under
standing with Won Hintze, who. Il
was added, would ''unreservediy pur-
sue a foreign policy prepared by the
J chancellor" This Intelligence was
credited TO the highly conservative
organ. the Frankfurter Zeitung.
II any further proof had been re.
quired that the militarists are In fun
control. and that they do not look
for an early peace. but are desirous-
on the contrary. that the war be
drawn out so their bold plans OF