The Detroit times., 1917-07-19

fa77ation and peace.
Leaders here do not look for i'm
mediate changes in the parIiamen
tary situation
The difnculty inherent in The 70
strictions OF the constitutional svs
tenn Will make these OF slow devcl-
opment
The new chancellor. as a matter
OF principle. will seek time FOR con
sIderauon OF the matter
LONDON. July ls Chancellor
Michaelis vill bid FOR a German
peace" in his reichstag speech this
afternoon according 20 reports re
ceivVd from Swiss sources today
They declared The chancellor's
peace formula would -ontorr, strict
iy 20 he instructions az the German
general headquarters and be based
upon Tho military situation now re-
ga-ted As favorable 20 Germany
LONDON. July 70 The tensty
= he German internal situation
was increased. II anything. TODAY
according 70 dispatches here. ~
anxiety "a 20 what policy me new
chancellor might indicate in his
reichs'as speech this afternoon
There was the direct hint in
some German dispatches that Il rr
Mchaelis pronouncement was nm
SAT- sfsc'orv or n he temporized. In
the view of the relchstag coalition
majority another crisis might b.
1 prcc plated In this situation the
guesses IA 10 What Tho now chan
( ceNo- might have 20 say covered a
wide range of speculation.
The roiChS'ag majority holds a
/ yor, effective weapon as Vet the
| power 30 Withhold approval OF tho
! credit bill II 81 refuses This hNl
he government has only 'wo
! courses omen under The constltu-
ton One is 20 accede 20 the mn
! ioritys demands and the other is
4 20 pTorogue tho session The reich
/ stag can Only Do prorogued FOR 10
/ DAYS unless frs consent IS given II
( longer period OF dismissal IS
sought the aw requires disbanding
/ OF The parliament and new cleo
( lions.
Presumably The junkerites who
managed 20 or-- HollVeg and pu' in
Michaelis have figured on some
/ other way Of avoiding the situation
one guess az 90 Michaelis an
nouncement today as received here
from Switzerland predicted Re
would hint az world disarmament
and compulsory arbitration 10 be
+ suggested shortly by Germany
An outline % the program OF the
\ peace party. mainly Center fpro
gressives and socialdemocrafsj is
reported 10 be as follows
"On August 4. 1914. the followin 2
words were spoken from the throne
We are impelled by no thoughts Of
conquest
"On this platform the German
/ people stand today "a they did when
he words were spoken Germany
I has taken up arms only IN tho do
/ fence % her liberty and independ
ence and for the protection OF hei
territorial possessions
THE reichstag sspires TO A peace
/ By negotiation and perpetual 70
Cancellation among nations With ?
I peace such a. this. All annexation by
force and all political. industrial and
financial measures undertaken by
violence are incompatible
The reichstag disapproves al
plans which lead 20 empty isolation
and enmity among the peoples sftei
I The war
The freedom % the seas must b
secured Only an industrial peace
will pave the way for friendly in
! tercourse among nations
However. so long as the enemies
governments refuse peace on this
/ basis. so long As they threaten Ger
i many and her allies with conquest
and force Of arms. just so long vii
the German people stand together
as one man lighting and perseverinf
steadfastly until her own and her
allies right 20 live and develop shall
/ be assured
in is unity tho German people
stand uncomfortable The reichsiaf
/ feels Itself 20 be one with the men
0ho in battle have 40 heroically
guarded the front The imperish
/ ahIo hanks Of the entire people Is
fNr,- portion"
This program viii be laid before
/ ,ho roichstag for action
Chancellor Michaels must ad
! dress himself 20 N soon.