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 royalist regime, but he realized that the radicalism of a part of his sup porters would, if translated into ad- ministration policy, wreck the govern ment He has been sufficiently pro gressive to hold the confidence of the masses, and industrial leaders agree that he has exhibited such qualities of courage, wisdom and poise in the midst of trying conditions as to re- move their prejudice. At a commercial meeting held in Hamburg during the summer, he received a demonstration from assembled industrial chiefs which surprised most people, ans shocked the old royalist crowd
 Ebert Given Credit
 For Real Ability
 Mir. Houghton, the American ambas sadOr to eBlin, successful business man himself, speaks in the highest terms of Ebert. Dr Wirth, the chan cellor, is not of Ebert's political party. He is of the intellectual group. The ruling opinion in the chancelleries of Europe is that Wirth is able and is sincerely trying to accomplish two things-the readjustment of the repar- ations question on terms that will en- able Germany to live and pay her creditors up to her paying capacity.
 During the summer there did not ap- pear to be the slightest chance of the government being overthrown. The major part of the old junker class re- alize that imperialism was the part of a day that will never come back. There has been some talk of an in- dependent Bavaria, but it is not re- garded seriously in Berlin.
 There is no interest whatsoever in the kaiser. The mass has dismissed him from consideration and the com mercial classes insist that foreign coun tries in attributing certain war poli- cies to the kaiser considerably over estimated his capacity They say that he always was a weakling, possessed of an inOrdinate vanity and love of pomp and display.
 Their further contention is that in the last few years of his reign he had
 
 dendorf crowd representing the ex- treme militarist would talk him into one view and the pacifists into an other, the result being that ordinarily he was in the neutral zone, possessing the confidence of neither one of the opposing interests.
 I talked with a gentleman in Berlin 1xvh x-ac wi 10 lo in af general headquarters when all prepar- 1tions had been made for the entrance to Paris. On the evening in question, the kaiser was full of plans for the peace terms. He insisted that he would be so generous that historians would speak of him as the Great Peacemaker. We will build," he said "a bridge of gold across the frontier to France as a symbol of the policies that will endure when the war is over" He expressed great surprise that Eng land should come into the war.
 Not a long time before, members of German and English titled families had been married. At this function the kaiser said there had been so many felicitous assurances that he felt con- fident England would not join in any war movement against Germany. I in- quired of my informant what the kali Ser in his peace terms would have done with the boundary line between Germany and France. His response was, the kaiser said that there were certain imperfections in the frontier and he would merely straighten them out
 Can Save The Crisis.
 There is no independent national agency, however, so influential at this time as America. If the American re- presentative were known in European countries and respected both for his fairness of mind and natural abilities, the situation would be just that much improved. That is why the name of Herbert c. Hoover was proposed. His relation with European affairs was not such as to create any enmities. His service was that of the good Samar- itan. He could have rendered vast contribution to humanity-he could have brought honor to America and credit to the administration.
 The offices of mediator could have been given as member of the repar- ations commission. By designating MT. Hoover it would not have been necessary to depart from established policy. He could properly have re trained from. discussing interallied debts. But MT. Hoover has not been assigned to the work. It is my opin- ion that every nation in Europe would have welcomed his coming.
 With reparations settled, Germany could easily negotiate loan. Pay ments would start to France, and mat ters5 would be much improved world wide. Gefmany would be buying cop Der, oil, foodstuffs and cotton from America. Demand makes better prices and it is in this respect that America would instantly have felt the favorable effect of a settlement