New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Both Hertling and
Kuehlmann To Be
Forced Out, Is
Report
IJltirnaturn To
Russia Hinted
yield or Fight rotz.
XIV Is To Be old;
Reichstag Peace Plan
To Be Renounced


IONDON, Jan, 14.-Rcading between
.hc lines IN the German newspapers.
It becomes apparent that the confer
,nces Of military and political leaders
row taking plaGc at Berlin arc regard
Cd as an effort to obtain some sort Of
agreement among The German parties
As 10 war aims. AZ present all signs
point to the triumph of the militarists,
although it is evident the opposing
forces are making strong fight,
There are reports that Won kuehl
mann Is to be cast aside; that Hertling,
succumbiug to political illness, is to go
.ba. Russia is 70 receive ar ultimatum,
Weld or fight; that the anneNationist
policy is to be revived. The Reichstag
peace resolution IS to be renounced;
tha. peace negotiations are to be guided
strictly by Germany's interests from
now on.
Saturday and Sunday the Emperor
met in Crown Council the military and
political leaders of the empire-Hin-
denburg. Ludendorf and the Crown
Prince.
Withhold Hertling's Speech
Chancellor Hertling and several
others were present 1t was expected
that the results Of these important
conferences would be disclosed to the
Reichstag Main Committee on Wednes-
cay, bu: announcement was made to-
lay from Berlin that Hertiing's address
rad been postponed for several days
m0le.
Simultaneously the report that the
Chancellor is in III health and hay
have to resign is revived again by way
Of AmsteI dam. the usual channel for
Gernan semi-otfcial news.
The "Zeitung am Mlttag' said that
The Chancellor was to have replied be-
lore the Reichstag Main Committee to
President Wilson's and Lloyd Georges
war aims speeches, while before the
Prusslan upper house he was to have
discussed home policies.
he German ministers to Holland and
Denmark have arrived unexpectedly in
Berlin.
Neanwhile. according to the Munich
Post, a death struggle is proceeding
between the Relchstag peace majority
and the military annexatioDist party.
We Go not know which side the gov
ernment will support. and Egyptian
darkness enshrouds the nations peace
aims"
The Socialists are up in arms. but
their power IS waning. "Norwacrts.'
their Berlin organ. admits that the mil
Narst party IS completely in the ascen-
dency. It forecasts the retirement Of
son kuehlmann. and says that the only
question now IS no longer whether a
great deal OF territory shall be an
nexed. but whether it shall be annexed
IN velled form or openly and brazenly.
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
from Zurich quotes q Vienna dispatch
received there as saying:
The success Of the militarist party
is making itself felt in communications
to the newspapers. 1t is no longer con-
Sidered necessary in Berlin and Vienna
to use hypocritical language"
The Cologne Gazette" prints the fol
loving stating that 1t is an official
telegram from Vienna:
The Central Powers now find them
selves IN u most enviable military and
pose to give Russia neither time nor
opportunity for further deceit. If a
satisfactory arrangement is not made
promptly we shall break off the pour
parlers and throw responsibility for
what follows entirely upon the Rus
SLAMS
Violent Scenes in Reichstag
The "Tageblatt," of Berlin, reports
.c+ tod -it
ting of the Reichstag Main Commit
lee when Il Polish deputy warned the
gOyernment against yielding to the
miitarists, adding: "The present Prus-
nan n regime IS deeply hated by the
roles, for it has been the most re-
pulSve type of rule that any people
nave ever had to bear. warn you
mat the people Will at length come to
laer senses, and this war will prove
inc graveyard of German miitarism.
=. speaklng It 81 Socialist meeting at
nielsfeld Herr severing, former
member of the Rcichstag, said:
majority Of the German people
would not shed a single tear over the
designation &C Iinoenburg, Ludendortf
VI any general who opposes peace by
UNDERSTANDING. TIE German people
VIII pay most homage to the man who
~, "'N9| IA Vitt cause Oh peace
y Inc Minister of Finance, of Baden
Dr. Won Bodman, said in the lower
mouse on Saturday: "Thc Reichstae
iesoiutlon is no longer valid. because
II was based upon the suppostion that
t''e desirc for peace would be shared
s our opponents. THAI is disprovec
the speeches of Premier Lloye
"eorse and President Wilson Peace
low must be guided strictly by Ger
many's interests"
me important conferences held in
cccrnn at the weekend. according to
uetman newspapers received in Am
s'eraam, were inaugurated by the En-
pcrors reception to the Crown Prince
IN III, saturday, when Field Marsahl Won
'n,ihuenourg and General Won Ludcn-
Noru also conferred with a number OF
'eading personages.
fedcc porley betaccen BolshcuiL
0"o Germans may be broken off, oy
poss'oty rene,ced at Worsaac; Trott.
ny demands repatriation of iuhabi
'"nts Of prooinces conquered bv Ger
"o"y; other Developments IN tht
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