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Show Maximilian of Baden Takes Place of Count von Hertling-. iscr Expects Prince to Help Save Some Prerogatives Prerog-atives Endangered. 'AMSTKUDAM. Oel. 3. - Prim- Max-linltlun Max-linltlun of Hailen has been uainej German linjriid chancellor, ae.orclhit to the Zel-tuns Zel-tuns am Mlttntc of Herlln. A council ineetiiitf tooU placo at the chancellor's palttco In Herlln la.m evenhiK. accortllny to advices received here. Km-pei Km-pei or William presided and thn meeting wan aUende.d by Field Marshal von Hln-donhuij; Hln-donhuij; iio ltud come lo Hc-rlin wlth the emperor. Former Chancellor von Merillmj, Vice-Chancellor von' Tayer anti several Mate KerretarleB were In attendance attend-ance Vice-Chancellor von Payer probably will remain lit that office while tho portfolio of foreign affairs will be left in the hands of diplomats. It seems unlikely that Ceneral von llmier will continue an minister of war. yiiKKOsLSons current in Ocrnnm political circles nre that the undersecretary ship for foreign affairs should be Riven either to a Centrist or a Social I emocrai , the homr office to the Progressive parly, tho economic office to the center and the new imperial labor department to the SociaU Ivmocra ts. Heir to Grand Duchy. Prince Maximilian is heir to the throne of the prand duchy of Baden. He was horn J uly 10. 1SS7. Kor some years he has been recognized as the leader of the 1 cflrueck group of Cicrman moderates and upon the fall of Imperial Chancellor Mlchaelis. November 1, 1017. he was put forward as the moderate's candidate for the chancellorship. Ills name, however, did not o before the emperor, as Prince Maximilian objected for dynastic reasons. Karly in the present year Prlnre Maxim Max-im Mian pave a semiofficial Interview In ' which ho outlined his views on Germany's peace terms. Mis statement was a rude shock to the Pan- ternians in that lie advocated the abandonment of all ideas of conquest. He advocated an A nglo-Saxon peace, in the sense that the German empire must .erve as a bulwark In protecting the western nations from the spread of Russian Bol-shevikism. Bol-shevikism. Prince Maximilian's wife was formerly I Marie Ijouise. duchess of U runs wick -l.unebourg and bears the title of Princess J Koyal of Great Britain and Ireland. Surprise at Washington. WASHINGTON. Oct. S. The reported selection of Prince Maximilian of Faden 1 to be imperial chancellor of Germany in snecepjeoTT to von Hertling was received here with some surprise, as it was known th:t about ten days ro the prince was ottered the post, but declined It after consultation con-sultation wit h the king of Baden, who thought the position beneath the dignity of a member of the royal house. Hp is known to have a considerable influence with the people of the various kingdoms that go to make up the German, empire and it is believed the kaiser and , von Hindenburg-may expect him to be 1 of assistance In saving many of the im-1 im-1 perial prerogatives -that will be endangered en-dangered If the country is granted proposed pro-posed political reforms. "Regular Human Being." T,OS ANGKLKS, Cal., Oct. 3. Prince Maximilian of Baden, new German im-periaJ im-periaJ chancellor, is a "regular human being." according to James V. Gerard, former ambassador to Germany. "I met Prince Maximilian in Berlin," said Mr. Gerard. "He is a man who knows English perfectly, and is one of the few high Germans who seem to be able to think and believe like an ordinary human being. I saw him with reference to the prisoner question, in which he took great interest. If I recall correctly, he went to Stockholm in the interest of the general Red Cross and prison work conference. "He is a man of most charming appearance appear-ance and manner, and indulgent of the views of other countries and other civil- ; izations. which no other German that I ever met. occupying an official position, j was. "He is not the direct heir of the present I grand duke of Baden; I think he is aj nephew; he always carries a book of j Vmerson's essavs in his pocket. He j holds the rank of a full general in the ! German army, although without com- 1 mand. I Sat On by Military. "Von Jagow and I wanted to have him put at the heart of all prisoners' work In Germany, but von Jasow was personally In favor of treating the prisoners better than the military would permit. Von JaROW told me that lie tried to bring aboTit the appointment of Prince Maximilian, Max-imilian, but was terribly sat upon by the milllar'- . "Baden'ts murh more liberal than most of the principalities and duchies; Indeed, the moft liberal of all of them. It made a brave attempt for liberly during the revolution of 184S. and ten thousand people peo-ple of Baden In that revolution took refuse ref-use in Switzerland, a great many of them eventually comlnK to this country. "The putting forward of a man of Prince Maximilian's personality and views In the position of chancellor to my mind means a very- definite attempt to seek peace and ,-ibandonment of the pan-German pan-German policy, because Prince Maximilian Max-imilian is opposed to this insane idea of pan-Germanism, of world conquest. -r alwavs suspected that when they reallv soukhf peace they would employ either Prince Maximilian or Dr. Solf. the Gprman colonial minister, who was so opposed to a break with America that when relations were broken he took to his bed." |