New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-08
German Press Finds No Hope
OF Democracy in New Cabinet
The Only Kuur People Has No Control Over Servants,
"Tageblatt" CompIains-Other Newspapers
Cool to New Ministers

ing Germany's new course in world
politics after the war, and il is rumored
that the new Chancellor, unacquainted
as he is with international affairs, de-
sires to retain the former bank director
CDR. Helfrerich) as his special adviser
and mouthpiece, particularly for this
field.
In fact, one Of the avowed reasons
FOR DR.. Helfferich's retention, de-
spite his present unpopularity in the
Reichstag. was that his services are in
dispensable in peace negotiations. The
Berlin "Tageblatt," the "Lokal-Anzel-
ger" and the "Vossische Zeitung' all
refer to the possibility of conflict, as
DR.. Won Kuehlmann, 1t is understood,
is disinclined to permit himself to be
relegated TO a subordinate place.
A second feature of the shake-up is
the consideration shown the Catholic
Centre party, whose demand for repre-
sentation in the imperial and Prussian
cabinets for the Roman Catholic pop
ulation was recognized by the appoint
ment of three Roman Catholics SPAIN,
Waldraff and Kuehlmann. With a revo-
cation of the anti-Jesuit and Polish
expropriation laws, also part of the
Centrist programme. that party is con-
sidered TO have done very well as re-
suit of the parliamentary crisis.
Radicals Are Dissatisfied
While the Radical and Socialist press
is dissatisfied at the absence of any
marked concession to parliamentarism
in the new cabinets and at the failure
to consult the Reichstag on the appoint
ments, newspapers of the opposite camp
are aggrieved at the shelving of DR..
Beseler, Prussian Minister of Justice,
Count Loebell, Prussian Minister Of the
Interior, and Baron von Schorlemer.
Prussian Minister OF Agriculture, and
other stand -pstters' on Prussan fran
chise reform.
The "Tageszeitung" shows it's dis
satisfaction in a short, cool, non-com-
initial paragraph of greeting TO the
new administration and by giving far
more space to sketches of the depart
ing statesmen than biographies of the
new appointees.
The "Lokal-Anzeiger" scolds DR..
Michaelis for jettisoning those tried
and rusty officials in favor Of politi-
cal nONlCeS. ne v OSSlCne LtltunR
severely criticises the appointments Of
/ DR.. Helfferlch and DR.. von Kuehlmann
on the ground that both favor the
rapproachement Of England and not of
Russia as a basis of post bellum pol
icy. 1t says DR.. Helferich was DR..
Won Bethmsnn-Hollwe evil genius in
foreign affairs who first delayed unre-
stricted summarizing by getting out
statistics and then dscredited it by
impossible predictions.
Theodor Wolf, editor of the "Tage-
blatt," SCOTS at all the appointments
except that of DR.. Won Kuehlmann,
whom he advises to use his elbows
vigorously TO gain room to run his own
department and prevent intrusion by
| DR.. Heliferich. The Lokal-Anzeiger"
also advises firm hand policy and
holds out as an enticement the glitter
| ing opportunity of leading the premier
military power Of the world to that
I lust and permanent peace which will
be rs great victory for Germany on
the diplomatic field as that OF Hinden-
| burg on the field of war. The "An-
! zeiger's" adoption of the phrase peace
| by understanding" does not imply any
change OF heart In the paper, which is
con- mitted absc lutoly to . powerful
pan German peace.