The sun., 1918-09-29
HERTLING RESIGNS,
REPORT AT HAGUE
Emperor Said to Have Refused
to Permit Chancellor to
Step Out.
ALL SIDES OPPOSED HIM
Attempt 10 Carry Water on
Both Shoulders Believed to
Have Caused Downfall.

LONDON, Sept. 2s--Count Won Hertz
ling. the German Imperial Chancellor,
has resigned, according to a message
received by the Central News Agency
from The Hague. Emperor William. the
despatch adds. has not yet excepted the
Chancellor's resignation. 49,.
Count Won Hertling is &c years old
and has been reported on the verge OF
a breakdown several times since he sue
ceeded Chancellor N'chaelis in October
last year. His age az we'll as the APP
parent impossibllity OF keeping up the
German morale. TO which he has lately
devoted himself. may account for his
resignation.
When Won Hertling addressed the
Main Committee OF the Reichstag on
Tuesday. saying that America was In a
war fury. repeating the old formula that
Germany was-on the defensive against
the league of enemies which had forced
the war upon her despite the Kaiser's ef-
forts to preserve peace and asserting
that the submarines we're keeping reen-
forcements away. from the American
Army in France. his labored effort fell
so fat that the majority hardly gave II
any applause and the minority Missed.
DissatisAed All Parties.
The Socialists charged the Chancel-
Tor. who entered office with the under
standing that he would speak for the
whole German people of having gone over
to the Junkers and represented ideals
that were now obsolete. The extreme
m!l!tarists were no better pleased than
the Socialists, for he voiced n willing
ness to make peace and asserted that
all thought of conquest was far from
Germany's mind
The task OF carrying water on both
shoulders, which any German statesman
must assume II he Is to stay in office,
has seemingly proved too much for the
professor-politician. who used to be
called the fox of Bavaria"
violent campaign against Won Hert-
ling was started in the German press In
August as the result OF the increasing
friction between Berlin and Vienna. The
feeling was intensified when he said
early in September that the Government
saw no possibility Of approving the bill
Tor general equal suffrage as II came
from the Prussan lower house.
That part Of the press favoring zeal
Prunsian franchise reform was dis
STuHtled Dy mis- ambiguous warning that
the Lords could avoid far reaching con-
cessions by accepting reform measures
at once. and the conservative press
was equally disturbed by he plea that
the reforms must he accepted for 1.-The
protection and preservation of the crown
and dynasty" simultaneously the
trades unions were hammering at him
the accusation that the Government was
responsible for the lack OF food be-
cause II considered the Producers in
terests as above those of the people.
Latterly peace has been the theme OF
meet Of the Chance!lor's public remarks
He said early in September that peace
was nearer than was generally sup
posed that the German Government and
army leaders desired an understanding
and peace and that the army leaders
were opposed to all conquests.
few days later he was reported TO
have said that an arrnstice was pos
sible In the very near future and that
Germany was willing to consider the
problem of the eastern frontier. But
II he had in mind the possible considera-
ton by America of the Austrian request
for non-binding conference, he was
terribly disilusioned by President Will
sons prompt refusal II was in keeping
with the trend of events that about
September. 20 German papers began to
speak az, Won Hertling as n tired, worn
out old man. and predictions Of his re-
tirement were revived.
Although Germany promptly denied
that she knew in advance of the Aus