GERMAN CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3138, 17 July 1917, Page 5

GERMAN CRISIS

MORE RESIGNATIONS COMPLETE UPHEAVALREVEALED CHANCELLOR'S PEACE POLICY Amsterdam, July 15. \ Confirmation of Von Bottmianji-Holl-, weg's resignation, coupled with; Hfe:- re-. ~ signations of the War. Minister ; (Von,. .Stein) and several.Secretaries of State,',' reveals the completeness of tlife German upheaval. ... v The newspaper "Germania" states that tho new Chancellor. (Dr. Michaclis) will ; acoopt a proposal supported, by. a major-.! ity of the Reichstag for peace without indemnity or annexation, and that, the' Kaiser, will- concur., The Reichstag will meet as Eoon as the .. Chancellor is appointed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable'; Assn. THE NEW CHANCELLOR ■. COMPARATIVELY UNKNOWN. Copenhagen, July 15. Tho appointment of Dr. Michaelis. ha£ surprised German political circles. ,He v was a .'comparatively unknown bureaucratic. Civil Servant until he came into prominence as tho Prussian Food Minister. ..The Press generally regard him as strphg. and cloveri with unusual energy, and as not belonging to any political party.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ASCENDANCY OF THE CROWN PRINCE HIS MEETING WITH THE PARTY LEADERS. Amsterdam, July 15. The.Crown Prince, speaking to .several ■of the party leaden in the Reichstag, asked for their opinion on Hollweg's resignation, and that his father desired him to receivo the leaders. He said: "My father wants me to come to an independent opinion about the Chancellor's policy." Theodor Wolff, commenting in the "Berliner Tageblatt" on the meetings, says that "if the Chancellor goes into retirement now that the Crown Prince has taken matters.in hand, our enemies will assuredly say the Chancellor's fall is'due to the Crown Prince's military party; which will minimise the chances of peace." General Falkenhausen (Military Governor of Belgium) is suffering from serious heart trouble, and'will probably resign after the crisis is settled.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PEOPLE IRRITATED BY LIES AND DIPLOMATIC BLUNDERING GRAVE DISORDERS REPORTED., Rome, July 15: ■ German news through Switzerland, in- • dicates that the people are irritated' by the unsuccessful conduct of the war; and are indignant at the gross diplomatic blunders and the systematic dissemination of false official news. Their irritation is increased by the reckless squandering of lives on the West front, .while the Russian advance has caused a great wave of depression. Grave disorders are.' reported in over forty German : towns . recently, showing that the people are. dangerously near revolution.—Aus.-N.Z.. tfable Assn. GERMAN PRESS OPINION j ' TWO NEWSPAPERS SUSPENDED! Amsterdam, July 15. The "Volks Zeitung" learns from an. authoritative source that Dr. Erzberger's action, was due to requests from the Vati-, can. The Pope is anxious to be the peace mediator. The "Lokal Anzeiger" and "Der Tag" have been suspended for declaring that Herr von Betnmann-Hollwegfs retention was due to interference; from Vienna, which, does not desiro Von Buiow as Chancellor. The "Lokal Anzeiger" declares that the Austrian-Government'must not interfere in Germany's interna', affairs. Von Buiow is the only man able to extricate Germany from, the .ditclv in whica Herr von Bethmahn-Hollweg has plunged her. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable. Assn. EX-CHANCELLOR'S PRIVATE OPINION OF THINGS "A DRAW THE: BEST WE CAN HOPE FOR." ' Amsterdam, July 15.

Dutch' newspapers quote from the Bavarian. newspaper "Kurier" (Munich) anannouncement whicli has caused' a sensation. in Germany. It'states-that Hollweg, in a private conversation, said: '"At-best the war can only end in a draw/' —Aus.-N.55, Cable Assn. HER INCREASING CIRCLE OF ENEMIES ; . IMMINENT BREAK WITH THE ARGENTINE , Buenos Aires, July 15. Tli© severance of relations botweau 'Argentina and Germany is expected every hour. There is a report-that the German Minister made a sneering- Teferenoa to the torpedoed Argentine ships, _as "rat traps." This, coupled sntli Ger-

man/s failnre to' answer the ultimatum demanding - immediate reparation j 'd indemnification for tho sinking of ths steamship Protegrido and the IS ore am liouncing a rupture of relations unless the Argentina is •indemnified for past outrages and guaranteed again6t jfuturo sinkings, lias aroused the bitterest feelOrtiz-, a former Minister of tlis Interior and other prominent. Argentinians 'spoke at a dinner to Freroft veterans, and said that Argentina wotud soon be aligned with the Allies— Aus.N.Z.' Cable Assn.