New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
| arGamentarians See Hope
In Hertling Appointment
New Chancellor Wins Support Of All Parties but Socialists
and Conservatives-Demand for Prussian
Electoral Reforms Grows

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3.-The course
Of events leading TO the formation Of
the Won Hertling Cabinet is recognized
by all the German newspapers as long
step toward the parliamentary system.
The "Vorwaerts" enumerates the vari-
Gus occurrences which, it says, CORE
spond with those followed in lands
ruled on the parliamentary system, and
declares that by whatever name 1t is
called 1t is in essence a state OF affairs
for which the advocates Of parliament
tarism have been striving.
Berlin correspondents report Count
Won Hertling has succeeded in estab-
fishing satisfactory working arrange
ments with all parties, except the So
cialists and the Conservatives. Even
the Socialists, il is added, although not
abandoning their attitudo Of reserve,
can be counted upon to make no diff
culties for the new government, unless
Unforeseen conditions develop.
This virtually amounts TO a continu-
ance Of the existing Reichstag bloc
with the active support Of the Nation
al Liberals. In the Reichstag the Con-
servatives alone maintain an adverse
attitude toward the incoming Cham
cellor.
The National Liberal platform
adopted by the Reichstag COMMITTEES OF
the party, according TO Berlin sdvices;
seems TO promise active cooperation Oi
the National Liberals with the Reicas-
tag majority bloc, notwithstanding "a
few minor dishaImonies. IL demands
the immediate settlement OF the Prus-
sian electoral reform as necessary 70
conform to the sense Of the Emperors
recent message on the subject.
The platform desires the abo lition o.
the politica censorship, or at least rs
transfer to the hands OF resPc ms. D lie
civil authorities. 10 says tina: TIE
party is prepared to work on retovI1
of labor legislation along the lines
mentioned by the Socialists. All OF
these points were ones on which the
attitude Of the National Liberals here
tofore had been doubtful, to say the
least.
A slight rift In concord appears IN
the platforms paragraph on the peace
policy in which, while asserting 20 the
general principles enunciated N the
reply 70 the Pope, it demands full free-
dom of action for the empire IN TIE
field Of foreign policy and that tho
Reichstag resolution Of last July be no
lorger considered as binding. 1t puts
in a word for the Conservative, say
ing that in the interests OF p0itica!
truce, whose continuance until the end
OF the war is all-important, no party
should be excluded from the assocla-
ton.
The newspapers this morning, the
Berlin advices state, were rather IN
certain regarding the makeup of Count
Won Hertling's Cabinet. The new Chan
cellor has been given a free hand by
the Emperor TO choose his subordlnates
and is under no binding promise 20 the
Reichstag parties as 20 the particular
men 10 be called into the ministry, al
though he offered assurances 20 them
that he would extend the practice OF
inviting members Of parliament as IN
augurated by his predecessor.
A decision on the question OF the ap-
pointments Of Friedrich Won Payer,
Progressive member of the Reichstag,
as Vice Chancellor; Herr Friedoerg,
leader Of the Ns.:onal Liberals, as
yice-president OF the Prussian minis
try; Heinrich Dove, Radical, as Min
lister of Trade, and the probable ap-
pointments Of several others is expect
ed 70 be taken only as the result OF ne
gotiations that may las, several days.
L is generally assumed that Chancellor
Helfferich-a capable and originally
popular minister, who ruined his
chances by feeling called upon after his
appointment to play toward the Keichs-
tag the role OF an iron-hsted states
man in an attempt TO gualify hlmsell
as a successor 70 Bismarck-wlIl De
thrown overheard.
Il evidently is the intention OF Chan-
cellor Won Hertling to introduce con-
siderable amount Of parliamentary
blood into the administration, and this
programme has 10 a large extent dis
counted the effect of his refusal 70 as
sent to the revocation Of Article TX in
the constitution, forbidding members
Of the Reichstag to sit in the Bundles
rat.
According to the Chancellor's organ.
"Germania," the Reichstag will be con-
voked In mid-November especially 70
listen TO the declarations OF the ne"
head Of the government Al inter-