Arizona republican., 1921-01-03
DR. VON HOLLWEG
 r FA|NOUS GERMAN STATESMAN DIES AT BERLIN HONE
German Ex-Chance!lor Civ cal Cyedit For Scrap Of Pepeg Itterance; Claim T Re sponsible For World War
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 BERLIN. Jan. 2 }g T'.c nold vor Bethmann- -IIoIIweg. far ner German chancellor. died last night after brief illness on his estate at Hohenfinow, near Berlin.
 One of the most prominent activities os Dr. won Bethmann- Hollweg was hls testimony in 1919 as a witness before national assembly committees investi- gatinr responsibility for the war. Ills testimony brought out he had opposed submarine warfare and had issued warnings not to underestimate Amer ica's strength.
 One of the most famous utterances during the war was that concerning "a scrap of paper as regarding the treaty guaranteeing the neutrality or Belgium This treaty was so char acterized by von Bethmann- Hollweg during an interview with Sir Edward Goshen. British ambassador to Ger many. The chancellor expressed his inability to understand Great Britain attitude with regard to Germany's att tack on Belgium.
 T found the chancellor very much agitatedv said Sir Edward after wards. His excellency at once began ] a harangue which lasted about 20 min- utes. He said the step taken by his majesty's government was terrible to a degree Just for a ord-neutrality' "a word which in war time had so often been isregarded-just for a scrap of paper'-Csreat Britain was go- 1 ing to make war on a kindred nation, which desired nothing more thar to be friends with her"
 Sir Edward replied that he under
 .a-s 4r. i comprehend the British action, but that Great Britain attached import ance to the scrap of paper" because 1t bore her signature. as well as that of Germany.
 "Our troops haze occupied Luxem- bourg ana perhaps have also found it necessary 10 enter Belgian terri tory" he said on August 1, 1914. '-That is contrary to international law. We know, however, France is ready to ir- wade Belgium. France could wait; We could not. as France could invade our lower Rhine flank. which would prove fatal
 So we were forced to disregard the protests of the Luxembourg and Bel gian governments. We shall try to make good the injustice as soor as our military goal has been reached
 
 chancellor of Germany from July 4 1909 to July 14. 1917 lie was suc- ceeded by Dr. George Michailis. ar appointee of the former Kaiser It was said Von Bethniann- Hollweg was 1 forced out of office through efforts oi the militarists. headed by Hirdenbure and Ludendorff largely because of his
 scrap paper statement and his ad- mission that German invasion of Bel gium was unjust The former chan cellor had on several occasions issued statements blaming the militarists fol the war, while previously he had de clared England was responsible.
 pr. von Bethmann- Hollweg received prominent attention in June. 1919 wher he asked the allied and asso- ciated powers to place him on tria instead of the former kaiser. The supreme council ignored his request.
 His national activities before 191- were marked by his opposition tC characterization of Germany. At time. he was sharply outspoken in his de fiance of socialism. Early in the wal . however he became known as a mod crate. In 1919 reports from Genev; said he was credited as being at th' , bottom of a monarchist movement il f favor of both the IIohenzollerns ant ; Hapsburgs. On several occasions dur ing his tenure of office Dr. vor Beth 5 mann Hollweg threw out peace feel { CTS. particularly in 1916, when he in vlted the allies to enter negotiation f ap of his moves were rejected. H, 3 was born in 1856 and was educated a Pforta gymnasium and at the univer ] sities of Strassburg. Leipsic and Der 2 lin. Entering the Prussian admins trative service in 1882. he rose t president of the province of Branden , burg in 1899 In 1905 he was appoirte
 Prussian minister of the interior an
 two years later became imperial sec ] retary of the interior and vice-presi / dent of the Prussian ministry of state He succeeded Prince von Buelow whe ; he became imperial chancellor in 19O.