The sun., 1916-10-11
REICHSTAG LIBERALS
SEEK MORE POWER
Budget Committee Adopts Mo-
ton Granting Right to
Discuss the War.
LEGISLATORS ASK FACTS
Fight on Imperial Chancellor
May Be Carried On in
Open Session.

BERLIN. via London. Oct. 10-The
budget committee after a long discus
sion to-day rejected the motions OF the
National Liberals and Progressives for
the appointment OF a committee Of the
Reichs,ag with the rlgat to sit during
recesses. but adopted n Clerical substi-
tu,e giving the budget committee that
Ysht. This action results in no prac-
uca, change. as the budget committee
already possessed that right. but a sig
n,acsn, fact IL that the Clerical motion
includes the right OF the committee to
discuss tae war.
The action OF the National Liberals In
the direction of making the foreign
policies subject to the Reichstag is also
senincant, because heretofore this party
has opposed changes In the direction Of
parliamentary government. The whole
discussion Is the outgrowth OF the sub
marine and war aims controversy.
The kointschc Zciing now demands
that the Imperial Chancellor openly In
form the Iielchstag OF his entire posi-
ton In these matters and permit their
discussion in open session Of the House.
Inc ftltDNtdk WIN -
o'clock tomorrow morning and open de-
bate on the Chancelior's speech and the
general situation.
Despite the almost uninterrupted de-
fberations between party and Govern
men. representatives In committee since
the speech was delivered the attitude of
the Reichstag. or even Of the commit
tee on the burning IL ,ues OF the day Is
s,ill not clearly defined. as is shown by
the fact that after party caucuses last
ing the entire afternoon the Committee
Of WAYS and Means assembled at All
evening session for a final wrestle with
the problem.
Chance for Chancellor's Foes.
The vorraerts incurred the most re-
cent order for its suppression by advo-
eating the appointment OF "A Reichstag
committee for foreign affairs.
In a leading article In Sundays issue
the Iorfrocr's took up a euues from
several political quarters for the estab-
lishment OF such a committee The arti-
Gle recalled the attempt by the Socialist
members OF the Reichstag In 1905 to
pass a measure which would have re-
Quired the Government TO submit its
foreign policy TO the parliamentary ma
jority. The debate OH this proposal
caused a widespread agitation through
out Germany.
Commenting on the present proposal
the V~orrderts said that IL 4; was adpoied
the antagonists Of Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg would have an oppor-
,uni'y 20 ask for his dismissal. II added
tina, the vote would show what the Reich
stag thinks Of Germany's war aims. The
article concluded: This again proves
the necessity Of Germany having a sys-
tam ~ II. -, .n
situation Ia Very Fosxy.
Declarations and counter declarations
regarding the attitude Of the Centre
party toward the submarine question.
the burning issue % the day, leaves the
situation extremely foggy. There Is a
cloud Of uncertainty as to how the Cleri-
cal members Of the Reichstag. who hold
the balance Of power. will vote on the
decisive ballot regarding the conduct OF
the war.
The Cologne Volks zeitung, represent.
Ing one branch OF the Prussian Centre
declares that the Centrist members OF
the Reichstag are In no wise convinced
g the arguments against submar.n ne
warfare, particularly by the statistical
pleas OF br. Karl Helferich. Secretary OF
the Interior.
on the other hand the Centrist Parl!a-
mentary Correspondence - the recog.
MED publicity bureau Of the Centr.s,
Reichs'ag group-declares completely
unlust!ied the announcement OF the
Lokdi An:ciGer tina, enough Clerical
deputies have broken away to give a
majority perhaps to the side ~favorina
ruthless submarine a
Members In Complete Accord,
I'VE would emphasize" says tn,
bureau. that the Centrum's declaration,
ana the attitude OF its members In com.
mittee are In complete accord. The sit.
uation Is to he interpreted solely as Al
attempt to denne precisely the response
DlNty OF the Chancellor before tn,
Neichstag on the political aspects of tn,
question OF ruthless submarine war.
The supreme military command, ant
,h"retore ultimately Field Marshal Vol
hindenberg. is alone competent to pas
upon the military sid Of the entir,
question. II ls wrong. however, to de
duce from this attitude Of the Centris
members OF the committee a rapproche
ment with that group which demand
ruthless submarine warfare under al
circumstances"
Inc bureau says that the Centrum 4
endeavoring to harmonize contendinI
standpoints, feeling that the c%ontrovers,
over the submarine Issue, unless ter
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