El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-27
CHANCELLOR IS
IN HARD PLACE
German Leader Presides
Over Boiling Cauldron Of
Hostile Interests.

Berlin. Germany, Aus eff
frank discussion and unblushins
criticism are capable Of bringing on
parliamentary reforms, IL may be
said that saturdays proceedings in
the reichstaE main committee have
given increased momentum to the
movement To this must be added
the volume Of plain spoken editorial
comment by the Liberal press. which
states frankly that it viii not be sat
isfied with half measures or make
shifts.
The discussion Of national politics
was continued 10y the committee yes
terday. Chancellor NIchaellS twice
took the floor for the purpose Of eE-
made up of seven -eiclstag deputies
and seven members or the Buudesrat
over which he is 20 preside The ne"
council will hold Its first meeting
Tuesday for the purpose of ulscussinE
the governments reply TO the papal
ntace note. The Social Democrats,
Centrists. National Liberals and Pro-
grezsives have agreed TO cooperate
with the government ON this issue.
Everyone Has Criticism.
Detailed reports or the session. az
which the various factions apparently
strove TO Guido each other in the
candor of their criticism, indicate
that the chancellor was an attentive
auditor and showed no inclination 20
oppose some Of the more emphatic
demands. in a statement supplement-
ing his speech in the forenoon he said
he would consent 90 consider the
seven reichstaE deputies I'm the new
council as representatives of their
political factions The session az
forded the party representatives ann
--re 81 90 On
Grievances Among them was the
statement OF Matthias Erzberger.
leader Of the Centrists, that his party
Rad not received proper recognition
in the distribution OF government
Must Cope With Majority.
The session gave the impression
that advocates of parliamentary re-
forms are inclined TO support the
chancellor in his opinion that reurgau-
iZatiou cannot be undertaken hastily.
IT is plain tna- the codlLou, Wnlcl
has been augmented UNNECESSARILY ly
the adhesion of the National Liberals.
now constitutes an inVInclb.e reich
stag majority with which the cham
ceIor must reckon and which VIII en-
ter the new session next month with
q definitely outlined program
The follow deputies have been
elected ny their parties 10 mem ersllp
IN the new council
Socialist Democrats. Philip ScLeide-
mann and Friedrich ebert. Ceutrists.
Matthias E-zberEer and Herr Felreu-
BACH Progressive Friedrich Won
Payer. National Liberal, Ir- Gustav
S-reseUauu- Conservative, count Won
rs es-arp-
Majority Is Hostile.
81 While o. slip Ot tlr tongue uF the
IS e-le~1al session We're directly re-
s1DIslale for the tension rf tI- past
50 eek the existence of much com u--tI-
Bile material n- Oh political and Iarlla-
lel-a-r nature is likely 60 gtl- forth
other flare UPS a- account of rle pres
aI-t-.-- II, e--l"-ta- r--.tHu Is
tomato of rra majority grow
r- elite r.r Increased authority
and resp -r5-.t.l.E- and fog increased
attempts 90 arItase that appetite.
Chancellor over Boiling Cnuldron.
over this boiling cau.lrOn there
prezides a new chancellor who made
ms record as a. capable official and
organizer il governmental depart
-nents- He is admittedly "a tyr0 iu the
handling OF practical politics
opposing TIE reicn-taE majority Is
the numerically small but powerful
conservative and pan-Germau faction
which just now Us NOT standing idly
by while Liberalism is threaten TO
reslape political and parliamentary
a--7 ID -H'4l7. -lt7|e artaAaHll.las
Tor the most part. represent the ma
tons finance big business and landed
interests
Public Little Interested.
II the chancellor feels that the wind
temporarily is being tempered 10 the
sl0ru lamb. i- Is due 90 his conviction
LlaL German eyes are rlve--l on The
various fronts and the resistance be-
ing offered there hy the German
troops and that the nation ~ large is
quite willing TO await more aus
plcious time for ra1rrau-=meut of its
political household furniture An att
tempt % draw the man lu the street
into discussion Of the new oriental
ton is likely 20 be met with AN eN-
preston OF his satisfaction over the
arrival of new potatoes and the fact
that the bread ration has been i'm