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Show FORMER GERMAN " CHANCELLOR DIES OPPONENT OF SUBMARINE WARFARE WAR-FARE AND THE MILITARISTS PASSES TO REWARD. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, Who Offered to Stand Trial in Place of the Former Kaiser, Dies on His j Estate Near Berlin. Berlin. Pr. Throhnld van IV i lima li-ma nn-I loll weg. former German chancellor, chan-cellor, died January 1 afieu a brief illness, ill-ness, on liis estate at lloheni innow, near Berlin. Among the mni prominent act i vinos vi-nos of Dr. von Bothmann-Hollwrg was his testimony in ll'lil as a witness before be-fore national assembly committees investigating in-vestigating responsibility for the war. His testimony brought out be had opposed op-posed submarine warfare and had issued is-sued warnings not to underestimate America's strength. One of the most famous utterances during the war w as that concerning "a scrap of paper" as regarded the treaty guaranteeing the neutrality ot Belgium. This treaty was so characterized charac-terized by Von Bethmann-Iloll weg dm-' dm-' ing an interview w ith Sir Kdward i (Joshen, British ambassador to (ier-; (ier-; many. The chancellor expressed his inability to understand (.Jreat Britain's attitude with regard to Uermany's attack at-tack on Belgium. Dr. von Bethmanu-IIoll weg received prominent attention in June, HMD, when he asked the allied and associated associ-ated powers to place him on trial instead in-stead of the former kaiser. The supreme su-preme council ignored his request. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg wjH chancellor of Germany from July 4, l'JOO, to July 14, 1017. He was sue-reeded sue-reeded by Dr. George Micliaelis. an appointee ap-pointee of the former kaiser. It was said Von Bothmanh-llolhveg was forced out of office through efforts if the militarists, headed by Hindeu-'jurg Hindeu-'jurg and Ludendorff, largely because ;f his "scrap of paper" statement and liis admission that German invasion l of Belgium was unjust. The former chancellor had on several occasions issued statements blaming the militarists militar-ists for the war, while previously he had declared England was responsible. |
