New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
Local Cerman-American Press
Varies in Views Of Berlin Crisis
Radical Democratic Reforms Not Expected-foweg all
Is Distinct Move in Direction of General Peace
Says "Staats-Zeung

, which have been held with the kaiser
! presidinp and the Crown Prince taxing
! part. But the Geilberatiohs ol
! this council. which meets only under
very cxceptional circumstances, cannon
| determine Germany's internal political
| DEVELOPMENT. The war. through the
participation Of all and the assumption
! OF equal burdens. has given powerful
/ impulse everywhere to democratic SEN
! timent. Public officials with democratic
/ tendencies have not been alone N
sharing in it or in being influenced by
| il. The principle Of characterization
( has, of course, become involved with
( the aims Of the war. But il must be
remembered that it had nothing to do
with the original aims Of the war. il
must also be remembered that this wal
/ is the outcome of an historical develop
ment.
1.-THE democratiZation of Germany
must also be accomplished along log
cal lines-along those of Germany
inner political life. In order to be
properly accomplished it should not be
the accidental gift Of war and Of the
conditions created by war, but must
come through the ripeness Of the peo-
pie for it.
Not Sought as Gift
"The German people do not desire
participation in the affairs of the en-
pire as a gift, least Of all as the gift OF
such a war. Their claim to 1t bases
itself on their own preparedness Tor II
"The German Empire was established
OF many battlefelds. The erection oil
free institutions must come from an
I al
The New York "Volkszeitung" $50
cialist in its Sunday issue, after some
sarcastic comment on the oracularlty
of George Creels announcement from
| Washington that in spite OF the bitter
ness with which the political parties IN
! Berlin are now fighting there IS no'
I the slightest reason TO believe that II
! the crisis will result in anything re
motelv approaching revolution or IN
1nv diminution Of Germany's miiltar!
/ power" says:
eve believe, too. that we are no'
dealing with revolution in the ordl-
nary sense of the word. For that, uh-
| fortunately, the time does not seem 10
he ripe vet in Germany. But we ought
not TO close our eyes TO the TACT tnat
The imperial proclamation in favor OF
universal. equal and direct suffrage IN
! Prussia. if issued under the compul-
sion Of necessity. really represents
political revolution in immature
Should William seek to add new
mage TO the Hohenzollern volume oi
periuries and break his pledged word
| then it would probably 90 i'll with MN
! and his dynasty. .;uL.
az. on the contrary, the free righ'
Of suffrage is established in Prussia Prussia.
then political power in the creates,
German federated state Will pass on,
of the hands of the Junker caste ana
into the hands of the capitalisticc class
and the blackest possible era OF poIit-
ical reaction would be avoided. ne
Junkers have really very great deal
Of stake. and it is therefore easily pos
sible. as the Berlin 'Tageblatt hints
that their representative, the crown
Prince. worked valiantly for the depo;,,
sition of -Hollweg. 1t would,
he. therefore, all the more sensations,
II as the reports have 1t, our Dr. DaV,o
slso cooperated amisbly and cordially
to accomplish that end