The Little River news., 1917-07-11
GERMANY FACES AN UPHEAVAL alignment of Factions Indicated by Late Developments
 Press Is Out
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German empire faces q molAsntoUS parliamentary upheaNal
 Developments in the last IS hours point to significant re-ahSnment of factions in favor of sweeping eiec- toral and parliamentary reforms.
 This has been a day of excitement and alarms. Following hard upon the heels of the mass of plain spoken editorial comment based on the hair trigger tension in relations between the Reichstag and the government, comes the official news that Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff. his chief of staff, have arrived in Berlin for confer ence with the emperor.
 The identity of the member of the Dciehstag who tcok the bull by the horns and launched forth ill q candid exposition of conditions at nome and abroad has now been established def initely. The Tageblatt names Math- ias Erzbergcr, leader of tEa clerical center. as the man who took the lid off the political ketle and paved the way for the discussion which resulted in a common meeting ground for all but the pan-German faction in Fri days session of the Main Committee.
 Oppose All AnneXations.
 Herr Erzberger's discussion of the internal situation is said to have been remarkable for it's lucidity and can- dor. It was augmented effectively by the utterances of Social Democrats who related the impressions they had gathered at the recent Stockholm conference and in neutral countries. Their deduction is that aiiairs in Germany must be subjected forthwith to thorough oyerhauling for the good of the German people and the German empire. The majority fac ton O the Social Democrats also is convinced the government must make a positive declaration that it is op- posed to all policies of annexation either in the East or Vest
 While all the sessions Of tie Main Committee are looked upon as conf dental, the TagDlatt reveals enough of Fridays proceedings 10 warrant the conclusion chat discussion eoTerea the entire range of internal political reforms.
 Memorable session Opens.
 The TagbIait observes:
 That the progress of develop ments is irresistible because right. reason and necessity demand these things and the strong man Tor whom the conservatives are ca ling would have little luck himself and would bring less to the empire.
 That the executive session Of the Main Committee and the Constitutions al Commr'"n nave been grayel5 ,-- nifcant is indicated by the sudden decision to postpone the Saturday plenary session.
 Monday will mark the cpen.n& of what promises to ba memorable parliamentary session. The chancel- Tor was present today when the com mittee convened. All the Reichstag factions remained in session in indi yiduaI groups until late last night.
 The Zietung Am Mittag says dep utation of six members rom the Social Democrats party in the Reichstag called onChaheellor yon Bethmann=Hollweg Friday to i'm press the gravity of the situation up on him and insisted h. make dec laration that the government was pre- pared to enter peace neeoJiations on the basis of the status quo. The depu- tation also demanded immediate in- troduction of parliamentary and cleo tOral reforms.
 Representatives of the Progressive Peoples party and of the National Liberals also were in conference with the chancellor