The evening world., 1917-08-07
GERMAN CABINET
IS ALREADY UNDER
FIRE OF THtPRESS
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This is The politoal problem - he
hour 100 connection vfH ihs shake ~
- cabinets in gsunany 7, s knoun
the ysftatIr Df urInrrcu desires to
"a's = hand in siss r,hE Germany 3
n'w COURSE ln World politics snsr toe
~ar and o. 10 fumoffd that thr nsv
Chancellor unaequaintsd a. hs 10 rI'b
international Affairs. desires 10 retain
helfferich 49, bis special adyissr ami
mouthpiccc. particularly Tor this nsid
ln fact one o. the avowed reasons
f"r DE- Helferich's retention despite
his present unpopularity In tho Rsichs
tag. was that his services are indis-
pensable IN peace negotiations The
Berlin .TagebAtt. the i.okal Anzs ger
and the Vossische zeitunE all refer TO
the possibility of a conflict. is Dr. Won
kuehlmann. Il ~ understood. i- dis
inclined TO permit himself 20 be
rclegated 10 a subordinate place
second feature of the shake up ~
the consideration shown the Catholic
Centre Party. whose demand for rep
rcsentatlon in the Imperial and Prus-
Sian Cabinets for the Roman Cath
Ole population Was recognized by tho
appointment of three Roman cath
olics-Spahn. waidratf and Kuehl-
mann. with revocation OF the Anti
Jesuit and Polish eXpropr laws.
also part Of the Centrist programme.
that party IL considered 20 have done
very well as . result OF the Parlla-
mentary crisis.
While the Radical and Socialist
press IL dissatisfied at the absence of
any marked concession to parlla-
at the failure to consult the Reichs-
tag on the appointments. newspapers
OF the opposite camp are aggrieved
at the shelving OF DR.. Beseler, Prus-
sian Minister OF Justice; Count Loe-
bell. Prusslan Minister Of Interior.
and Baron Won Schorlemer, Prussian
Minister OF Agriculture, and other
stand patters on Prussian FRANCHISE
reform.
The Tages Zeituns shows It's dis
satisfaction in a short. cool non com
initial paragraph Of greeting TO the
new administration and by givinl
far more space TO sketches OF the de-
parting statesmen than biographies
OF the new appolntees.
Herr Zimmerman, eXForelgT
Secretary. in an article in the Loka
Anzeiger, scolds DR.. Michaelis FOL
! jettisoninE those tried and trust,
officials in favor OF political noviceI
OF untried worth.
The Nossische Zeitung severely
criticses the appointments OF Dr
IHelfferlch and DR.. Won Kuehlmann oil
the ground that both favor tn
rapprochement OF England and no
Of Russia as a basis OF post bellun
policy. 1t says DR.. Helnerich wa
DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg's evI
genius in foreign affairs. who frs
delayed unrestricted summarizing b
getting out statistics and the
descredited 1t by impossible predic
tions.
Theodor Wolff. editor of the Tage
blatt. scoffs at all the appointment
except that OF DIR. Won Kuehlmanr
whom he advises to use his elbow
vigorously to gain room TO run HI
own department and prevent intru
sion by DR.. Helfferich.
The Lokal Anzeiger also advises
firm hand policy and holds out as a
cnticement the glittering opportunit
Of leading the premier military pows
OF the world 20 that Just and perma
, nent peace which will be as great
victory for Germany on the diplC
matte field AZ that OF Hindenburg o
the field of war. The Anzeiger
: adoption OF the phrase peace by ur
derstanding" does not Imply an
change OF heart In the paper, whiC
IS committed absolutely TO power
rul pan-German peace.