Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-17

tary dictator who defies the whole
world. That kind Of an emperor the
democratic forces in Germany have
against them.
After the SUSSEX ultimatum from
the United States the kaiser Joined
forces with the Liberals and Socialists
because he needed their support. He
tried from May. 1915, to December ~,
to give the impression that he favored
internal reforms and desired a So
called liberal peace. But after the
chancellor announced Germany's will
ingness to enter into peace negotia-
tions with the allies the foreign office
refused to intimate to neutral diplo-
mats in Berlin the kind Of terms Ger
many would discuss, As far a. neu-
trails were able to learn the only peace
the kaiser thought about was peace
with Germany debating terms to all
her enemies and the rest Of the world
Of neutrals, too. The kaiser has about
The same respect for neutrals that
General Won Ealkenhayn had last April
when he said: Damn the neutrals!
Win the war;
SEEK POWER FOR PARTY.
The new orientation" movement
which We read about in Berlin dis
patches. nowadays began about a year
ago. 1t was started by the National
Liberal party for the purpose of get
ting the government to agree to a
reichstag committee on foreign rela-
tons to have as much power as the
foreign office In dealing with interna-
tional affairs. The National Liberal
party. which is made up Of and sup
ported by the great ammunition and
war industries, is really reactionary.
All National Liberal party reforms are
calculated to place more authority in
the National Liberty party in the
reichstag than in the people. New
orientation" is the term used also by
officials to describe the movement in
Germany for the readjustment of con-
ditions when the war is over.
For many months there have been
forces at work in Germany to change
movement. however, did not look for
ward to the removal Of the kaiser. It's
object was to change the laws gov
erning the emperor's cabinet, making
the minister responsible to the reichs-
tag and Indirectly to the people. Today
the kaiser has sole power to name or
discharge any one in the government,
from a postal clerk to the imperial
chancellor. The kaiser, too, has sole
power to decide all military and civil
questions, and after he decides there
lis no appeal. That Is what the So
cialists object to. And they look for
ward to a socialistic state when the
kaiser will have no more influence
than any other German.
During the war the Socialist party
has grown faster than any other or
Every new election to the
reichstag to fill vacancies has been
won by the Socialists. The district of
Cologne; the workingmen's districts of
Essen and other ammunition centers
have Socialist representatives in the
reichstag. The kaiser ana the chan
'ellor know that the Socialist strength
s growing, but they believe that as
ong as they can keep the support Of
Philip Scheidemann, who Is capable
Ind energetic and who has enormous
public influence, that they can run the
to suit themselves.
REASON FOR THE PEACE MOVE
At times Scheidemenn has been on
he verge OF boiling. Last October he
informed the chancellor that unless
Germany tried to make peace the
people would revolt, and that he would
cad them. So the chancellor prom
sed that Germany would propose
'eace. On December IL he kept his
word. But the people failed to seel
through their government, because the
lilies reply made the German people
believe that their government was
lighting a defensive war. So Scheide- |
mann and his followers supported the
chancellor.
There was absolutely no enthusiasm
lmong the German people when the
government took advantage of them
md started a new Won Tirpitz block |
lde of allied coasts. Although the |
people hated America and suspect
we have done since the war
began, they did not like the idea of |
having another enemy" Although
igns in most Berlin shop windows
ldvertise the saying, Many enemies,
much honor" that is not the way the
people feel. But they are powerless. |
hey accept what he does and saws. |
They know that it was not the kaiser,
tut Won Hindenburg, who made war |
With America possible, and they would |
lot think Of criticising their military
rod.
In addition TO the Socialist party
here Is democratic press In Ger
many which longs for the time when
he censors will not be able to edit
heir papers. Censorship in Germany
low practically amounts to a central
ditorial board, which has power to
ontrol the news and editorials printed
every newspaper. Theodore Wolff,
ditor of the Berlin "Tageblatt," Is a
emocrat. His paper and staff Of writ
rs are progressives. but they can do
othing against a government censor
hip. The "Vorwaerts." the leading
ocialist paper; the "Frankforter lei
ung," the most influential newspaper
'ithin the central powers, edited by