POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3174, 27 August 1917, Page 5

POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY

TROUBLE OVER PEACE RESOLUTION

CHANCELLOR PLAYING A

DOUBLE GAME

London, August 24. Tho "Daily Telograph's" correspondent at Rotterdam 6ays that a fresh political crisis in Germany threatens Dr. Michaeiis's position. The Majority Party, which passed tho peace resolution in. July, disputes the Chancellor's interpretation of the resolutions, and the Social Democrats denounce him as an adherent of tho annexationists. The fact is that Dr. Michaelis is playing a double game. He now explains that the Reichstag s peace formula is ambiguous, and that ne never absolutely adopted it. The Jieichstag Majority Party is furious. Members of tho party conferred with Dr. Michaelis on "Wednesday night in secret, hut the newspapers next morning significantly warned him that ho had better change his attitude. Some plainly tell Ilichaelis that the Reichstag was tricked. In any ease, war between the Chancellor and tlie Rcichstag Majority seems inevitable.—Aui.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ULTIMATUM TO DR. MICHAELIS DECLARATION OF ADHERENCE TO THE RESOLUTION. Amsterdam, August 24. The "Berlin. Tagoblatt" Teports that vein Payor, tho Progressive Leader, has issued an ultimatum to Dr. Michaelis that ho must unequivocally adhere to tho basis of the Reichstag's peace resolution, otherwise ho wilL lose tho support of tho Majority parties. This led. to a second declaration by Dr. Michaelis, adhering to the resolution. Maiiy newspapers assail liini as a wavorer who does not know his own ihind. ' Tho "Tageblatt" says that the crisis is merely postponed.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REICHS COUNCIL TO BE FORMED TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT. (Rec. August 2G, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 25. The "NatianaJ states that a Roichs Council, representing tho different political parties, will shortly be formed, to discuss jointly with the Government all important matters before decisions are reached. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.