Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
WASHINGToN. Aug. 8.

American Government heads today ex-
pressed belief that Germany must soon
reckon with a growing demand from its
people for greater liberalization Of gov
ernment
Semi-ofiicial adviccs to the state Dcpa t.
ment Indicate the nation s not altogether
satisfied with the reaCtionary line-up in
its administration, and that sooner or later
the people will burst out with demands for
Bomething more than promises
Neutral diplomats predict the Hermans,
already anxious for peace, win ultimately
overthrow the Kaiser though they feel the
country is more or less united for the
present.
COPENHAGEN. Aug. 8.
The fourteen new members Of the Ger
man Government were picked personally by
the Kaiser AMI their official actions will
directly reflect the kaiser's views. says n
dispatch received here from Berlin today
Z, large section of the press is attacking
tht newcomers ia the Government for ,ari-
Gus reasons, but among the leaders of the
various political factions there is an evil
dent desire to wait a while before support
ing or opposing them.
Certain OF the Socialist and Socialist
Democratic papers accuse all the new Of
f1clals Of being burcaucrat3, while the PAN
German press charges them with favoring
a policy which Is "antagonstic TO the ex-
pansion of the Empire"
The two chief avenues Of action for the
reorganized Government which will be
watched most closely by the German people
are:
First Movement toward peace.
Second. Institution Of constitutional re-
forms in the Empire
1t liz n conspicuous fact that number
OF prominenN German statesmen who are
acknowledged leaders Of the reform move
nent and who were spoken of for places in
the reorganized German Cabinet are miss
ing
One of the central figures in the Cabinet
who Is coming IA for abuse from almost
every quarter is Doctor !Iclfferich. the Vice
Chancellor, who retains the Office he held
In the old Government. The Pan-Germans
nre attacking him as a friend of England
the Socialists are accusing him of being
bureaucrat, and the Liberals and Social
Democrats charge him with representing
the very essence of Prussianism. lie is
man of great power,
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 3.
Count Reventlow. Germany's hrebrand
journalist. writing to the Deutsche Tages-
zeitung. of Berlin. answers the recent speech
of Premier Lloyd George in way that he
hopes will hearten the German people, az.
cordlng to adVices from Berlin today.
premier Lloyd George Is merely talking
TO distract attention from England" said
the German writer France and Italy are
deeply disappointed that the recent attack
In West Flanders did not result in breaking
through the German lines"
Count Reventlow gives what Is regarded
here as "A premature opinion when he de-
clares that the British drive in West Flan-
ders proved n military failure"
The Nossische cltung Of Berlin, says II
now rests with the Rechstag to see that the
new appointees do not run contrary to dem
ocratlc wishes. This paper points out that
three of them are conservative agrariaps-
otherwise junkers--while one of them Is an
out-and-out anneXationist.
Theodor VOLTS significant comment in
the Berllner Tageblatt is
I'm Germany only the army is allowed to
make history"