The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-09

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since the foundation Of the German
empire there havr been only seven
chanceilors. The recent appoiaimcu,
Of couu, George Won Hertling makes
him the third man 10 hoid office since
the beginning 81 the war. The reich
stag Is composed 81 five Sartv groups.
M one OF which constitutes a third OK
the membership. To maintain a ma
jorisy. the chancellor is forced to drive
the best bargain he can with the ind
vidual groups and compose a block.
The failure q Chancellor Michasiis
was due to the combination 90 tn
Catholic and socialist parties against
him. Hertliog H. a member u the
Catholic party. and there Is much spec.
ulation whether he will unite his
PARTY with the c~onser,atives in order
20 obtain a new working majority.
The past performances ~ the new
imperial statesmen are. 80 far. the onlv
guide. Isaac Don Levine. foreign ed
tor Of the New York Tribune. writes
the following estimate;
coun, Won Hertling Il n Of Ger
many's greatest statesmen and a phil"-
sopher and scholar OF international
reputation. A. professor, author 81
several books translated into many
foreign isstde - the Cath
Ollie party IN the reichs,ag, and f1nali'.
Bavarian premier sincel 1893. Won
Bertllng commanded the respect u his
friends ana opponents alike ~ .
personaiity he towers far above the
retired Michaelis He i q convinced
and outSpoken conservative
Chancellor won Hertling 10 probably
the oldest prime minister In the world
lie Is - years old. having been h"'n
In Darmstadt In iS4S. lie has been
mentioned a. a candidate for The chan
cenorship several times In the hast few
months He Il said ~ he an app"n@n'
~ mo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ Germany.
but a. the same time he b. known =.
be In accord with the rcichstas= peace
formula. declaring for no annexation
and no indemnnies. Count won Heri'
lirg has repeatedly ~Nrressed sen'''
ments 10 that effect.
Las, spring the London press car
rled tho report ~ a Sensational art'e''
which appeared in the Munich sia"i
.i,ung. coun, Won Horiling's organ
The article argued for imni"dia'
peace Without indemnlties ~c"n'fnd'"'
ina, Germany must exact from me "'
lies promises % restoration "i fu'
commercial privileges throughout w
world without insisting even on W.
return 81 the seized German 'e'Se'
The Fyankfurtcf Zrituug Tor 'ct"h'
n. which has ju-, arrived BOD w
counsr,. contains a declaration h'''''
IA, count van Hertliup October 10 Doe
lore The finance committee "i IN
Hawaiian diet The declaration F
,.r.e and concrels statement ~ Ga
u, chancellor views ln answer 81
question b., a deputy Won her'lin
said.
$50 binding promises have nee
ssa. 10 the Vatican with regard 3
peleium. Il il not the time 900" g
.yo ou, opiuiuu with regard q"
alum. But under an 'ircuw-''"'
rormar, mus see inst She Obtains go.
utic,l and economic ma'r"n'ee- '''
a hostile Belgium
.Aner the speech of COUNTY
caewie. have % stat, their N'
aims more definitely, A. Z" N'''
Lorraine. thege probably exists q
cr., treaty seiwecn France 'n' hn-
land. The papul note has m"""
enemy countries. especially Boo l"'i'
ac.per impression lhau those boz pow
ARE willing 10 admit
The F~rankfurter zeliuug goes %"
say that with regard 10 b 1''s''.
Ai.ace.IArraina. Count won li''
,,ne believes "in the ann'Nnu'n
,s.ce IN south GermsnH and th' ''
cessation Of Lorraine 60 Prussia >'"
Gamer reports that the qu's'''" !"
a,,eady been decided are "n''u'
10 q newspaper correspondent y '"
...n Hertnug aid, p the fnil 'i ''''
..The existence ~ derm'"' p"
~lndspsnden, state the fa''re '','
-. GERMAN people iu pafr'''
,ne,r peaceful development ss''' -
CAIN. indur,rialiy ana politician ~
nv, the German people ~""' !"
Germany i. sptnins her ''"'
sws NAYS nc desire to ''"'"'