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Show C1 OUNT GEORGE F. VON HEKTLING, who has been appointed as successor to Dr. MichaelLs. ? " 4 .v 4 4 ' J' r, ' ' t i mm is chosen IMPEILCilELLOl Bavarian Prime Minister Reputed as Successor to Dr. Michaelis, AAlKTRRl.tAM, Oct. ZO (Prltisb Admiralty Admir-alty per Wireless Press b Count George von Mertling, the Bavarian prime minister, min-ister, has been appointed imperial clian-cetlor. clian-cetlor. Former Cliancellor Michaelis has been named prime minister of Prussia. LO.Vl H')N". t X-t. 30. Reuier'p Amsterdam Amster-dam correspondent, telegraphing at ll:'fo o'eloi-k. this evening, sends the following: follow-ing: Perl in adcices say t liat Conn t "von llertltng conferred yesterday and today to-day with the. leaders of the reichsta-sr parties. The parliamentary corre- spondent of t he Centrist party says that as far as can be seen at present the parties are sympathetic to Von Hert ling's chancellorship, but that therp is some difficulty, not connected connect-ed with his personality, in the way of his taking office. This correspondent adds that it is understood von Jtertling's definite aceeptanco of the chancellorship depends de-pends on the removal of the&o diffl-uulties. diffl-uulties. By KARL VON WIEGANB. By International News Service. WASHINGTON", Oct. With the np- !X)iniment of Count von Hert ling, the aged scholar, philosopher, statesman and prime minister of Bavaria, to be imperial chancellor of the German empire, the German government lias executed a clever political coup. It has. If the re- i ported appointment is continued, broken up the "bloc" in the rcichstag against the government. That may be the true significance sig-nificance and purpose of selecting the Bavarian Ba-varian premier to become the responsible head of the German government. A coalition and majority "bloc" was formed in the reiohstag between the Socialists So-cialists and the Centrists for the purpose of forcing the fall of Bethmann-Holhveg in J tine and now this opposition lias forced the retirement of Michaelis. The uniting of Socialist and church was also for the purpose of forcing the government gov-ernment to give up any Idea of conquest and to adopt war alms without Indemnity or annexation, which. It was believed, would lead to an early peace. With this coalition. Socialists and Catholic Cath-olic Centrists in the reieiismg voted with the' Progressives and a large part of the National Liberals, living the "bloc" a , marf t ban 1 wo-thirds majority. The appointment of Count von Mertling. Mert-ling. one of the most prominent leaders of that party, undoubtedly carries with it the support of Madias Erzberger and the ninety other Centrist members in the reichstas:'. The eiTcL't of this could "asily mean that the government by this maneuver horn's to break up the "bloc" which within less tha n six months has forced the kaiser to retire two . ham-ellors. All efforts of the government to break up this ma lorit v by ot her menus proved futile, l'.ven t he promise of the secret, direct end eijual ballot to Prussia failed to budge that majority from the determination determina-tion to force the government to adopt r.ims a nd policy that would lead to the coveted peace. By p!aciiir the aaed pretnier of Bn -vavia at the head of the German empire the government, ii would seem, has found the means 10 break up that "bloc." Without the nirety-one Centrists it will he very dif.h-ult for the opposition in the reh-hsia-r to muster a majoritv. For the first lime In its history the federated fed-erated empire has as its responsible head a Bavarian. It can now ne said t iiat Germany no louder is ruled by a "Pr-je-sian." With the appointment of Hen ling, the powPT-fid Cat hoi;."' party in flcnimny assumes as-sumes even a more Important role. Hitherto Hith-erto the el nr-.-rPor usually has at the saaie time fi Iso ben prime minister of Germany. I!' T-iertiing has been made chancellor, as reported, ti:en the two posts have been separated, sinrp only a Prussian can hold bo;h. Mi-hae!is is reported re-ported to be named nrime minister of rrussi.a. Kuher it should be eaid tht kaiser accepted his resignation as chancellor, chan-cellor, but r,oi ;s Prussian premier. Ml-c;:.U'l:s Ml-c;:.U'l:s n r;douh; e:H;.- l.as been asked to re-T re-T i in i;,e la'.ior to fnlsh his wo: k on the new electoral lav to be ijitrodU',x-d in t f i e Prussian paruauien:. It wlil he inlerestlng to see wh.tlier (Ctrutinued on Pag Tiro.) HERTLING 15 CM IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR (Continued from Page One.) Hertling will continue to remain prime minister of Bavaria and chancellor of the empire at the same time. As the seat of the Bavarian government Is in Munich, this seems Improbable, especially as Hertling Hert-ling is old, in poor health and cannot travel tack and forth much. 1 Count von Hertling is 70 years old. When last I talked with him he was men-; men-; tally very keen and vigorous, but physically physi-cally feeble. The new chancellor of Germany Ger-many as I knew- him cannot be described as a liberal In the sense that the word usually is applied. Neither can he bo calied a reactionary. He Is a clerical, a most devout Catholic and a firm believer be-liever in the authority of state and church. At the same time he has many liberal tendencies and views. He is regarded, re-garded, and Justly so, as one of Germany Ger-many wisest statesmen. He has been very close to the Vatican and is very much liked in Vienna. Often he has been mediator in friction that rose between Berlin and Vienna. Having for years been the chairman of the foreign relations committee of the federal council, which is nearly always consulted in any vital change of foreign policy, he is quite familiar with Germany's Ger-many's foreign policies and relations. In view of his age and health, his term as chancellor may. In the nature of things, not be long, but politically it cannot be forecast until it is seen what the attitude of the reichstag is toward him and whether the government will have a majority. The naming of Count von Hertling to direct the affairs of the German empire emphasizes strongly the growing influence of Baviria In the German federation of states. Bavaria is today the most aggressive of all the German states. It was Bavaria which put in a strong protest against a parliamentary government system for the empire on the ground that it violated the federal legislation under which Bavaria came into the federation. |