The sun., 1918-11-03
GERMAN EMPIRE rs SHAKEN
BY -OUARRELS
WITHIN.

Accusations Made Against the Kaiser
by Southern Rulers, who In Turl
Are Accused OF Seeking Prussia,
Downfall.
"Our beloved Prussia is threatened
by a mortal danger which comes far
more from the interior OF the German
Empire than from beyond its borders
The enemies of Prussia within the
German Empire are encompassing her
downfall"
Thus speaks the Berlin Td0ebldtt,
the leading daily newspaper Of the
Kaiser's capital. and these views are
gans Of the press throughout the
length and breadth Of the Kingdom OF
Prussia. The Berlin TdgebIatt and its
contemporaries do not leave us in any
doubt as to who these mortal enemies
OF Prussia really are. The foes are
not, as might have been supposed, the
Socialists, but the non -Prussian SOW
ereign States OF the Empire, and in
particular the Kingdom Of Bavaria, OF
Saxony and of wuerttemberg.
Thus at the moment when the Pow
ers Of the Entente are virtually knock
ing at the gates of the empire and
have expressed their firm intention OF
debating a victorious peace at Berlin
the German people are engaged In
fighting among themselves TO such a
degree that the various States OF the
Confederation express far more ami
mostly against one another than
against the French, the British, the
Americans or the Belgians.
Each OF the Powers of the Entente
has proclaimed In turn that It's princi-
pal object in the present war is to de-
stroy the military terrorism and po-
litical supremacy of Prussia. whose
domination has until now extended not
only over all Germany, but over Aus
tria- Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey as
well.
1t would seem that the non Prussian
States Of Germany are determined to
spare them the trouble. Certain It is
that il Bavaria, Saxony. Wuerttemberg
and the minor monarchies of Germany
achieve their end it will go a long way
toward simplifying matters and toward
the promotion Of a lasting and salts
factory peace.
In the early part of the week which
has just come to a close n Council Of
the Crown was summoned by the
Kaiser to\assemble in the palace at
Berlin. rAese Councils OF the Crown
meet only for the purpose OF discuss
ing matters Of the utmost moment to
the Crown of Prussia Up 10 the time
Of the beginning OF the war not more
than three had taken place throughout
the twenty five years of the kaiser's
reign.
1t is a matter of considerable sig
nificance that neither the Chancellor
Of the empire, Prince Macmillan of
Baden, nor yet Nice-Chancellor Won
Payer, who is wvrttemberger, was
present at the recent session OF the
council. 1t was exclusively a Prus-
sian affair, and according to all &C
counts it arrived at certain momen-
tous decisions, which may become
known before this article appears in
print. In this particular II differed
from the sensational meeting of all the
scores of rulers Of the sovereign States
of the German Empire, hastily sum-
moned a fortnight or so ago at Berlin
by the Emperor. That assembly is
stated to have been signalized by re-
ordinations of the most acrimonious
nature, by differences apparently ir-
reconcilable, so much so that it broke
up without coming to any decision.
the Kings of Bavaria, Wurttemberg
and SaXony leaving the Prussian capt.
tai in a state OF indignation that they
made no effort to conceal.
Three Kings Went Home Angry.
1t is asserted by those in a position
to know that on that occasion the
three Kings referred to savagely re
preached the Kaiser with having
brought them into the present war
by means of a disgraceful fraud. 1t
may be recalled that the Kaiser In
order to evade tho provision of the
constitution OF the empire which pre-
cludes him from declaring war with
out the consent of the Bundesrath or
Federal Council, save in the case of a
sudden invasion of German territory,
had based his declaration OF war upon
France on an assertion to the effect
that French aviators had bombed the
railroads in the vicinity of Nurem-
berg. This statement of the Kaiser
has long been proved to have been
without the slightest foundation, in
short a deliberate lie in keeping with
the telegram which Bismarck boosted
81 %
1870 in order to make il appear that
France instead of Prussia was the az
gressor and that all Germany was
threatened by French invasion.
The Kings Of Bavaria. Wurttem-
berg and SaXony are said to have cast
It in the teeth OF Emperor William
that in this matter he had been guilty
Of lying to them and OF perjury to the
entire German people, since he had
solemnly sworn on the Gospels to OBJ
servo and obey the various provisions
Of the Constitution. They are said
TO have pointaN out to him that his
violation OF the Constitution which
had precipitated the war and brought
irreparable ruin, desolation and mis-
cry upon the German people, as well
as all the ignominy of defeat, was of
a nature to call for his forfeiture of
the presidency of the confederation Of
sovereign States known as tho Ger
man Empire and Of his title Of Ger
man Emperor.
1t was TO avert this charge that
William during the last three years
has made so many concessions TO the
non Prussian states by bestowing the