GERMANY'S “OLD FOX.”

Taihape Daily Times, 19 November 1917, Page 5

GERMANY'S “OLD FOX.”

NEW CHANCELLOR’S POLICY LONDON, Nov 1. Reuter’s correspondent at Amsterdam says that the B'erliner Tageblatt, in a character sketch of Dr. Hertling; the new German Chancellor, recalls his sobriquet, “Old Fox.” He always pretended, like Zeus, to be above party ? but his 55 years of Premiership in Bavaria have brought a great increase of power to the Centre Party. He has always been opposed to parliamentarism, and was not affected by the new ideas of democracy. Nevertheless, the Tageblatt states. Dr. Hertling has long recognise;. the war must end otherwise than by annexations and indemnities The prospect of the Chancellorship being given to the aged Bavarian was received unfavourably by the German press. The proposal is regarded as an effort by the Kaiser to win over the powerful Centre Party in the coming struggle with the Reichstag over the famous peace resolution, the adoption of which by Dr. Michaelis was responsible for the latter’s downfall. The Socialists and Moderate Liberals attack Hertling as a reactionary. Krupps’ Rhenish organ (the Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung) is displeased at the appointment not being given to a Prussian.