Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-20
Main Committee
 Reichstag to Meet
TO DEAL WITH MILITARY AND
 ECONOMIC SITUATION
FOOD SITUATION BASED
New Potato Crop Has Arrived and There is an Improvement in the Supply of Vegeta abies-BeIieve They Have Checked Offensive of Entente in Flanders

Berlin, Aug. 19, via London - The
 main committee of the reichstag will meet next Tuesday to deal with the military and economic situation in the empire which is said to be consider ably improved over conditions obtain ing six weeks ago, when the political crisis broke out. At that time the Russians were penetrating further in to Galicia, while the U-boat figures threatened to show falling off in
 sunken tonnage.
 Food Situation Based
 The food situation in Germany was the nanything but confidence-inspiring due to shortage of potatoes and ab
 sence of new vegetables and fruit and
 reduced bread rations. Today the
 food situation has been eased by the
 arrival of a new potato crop, added
 bread ratiOnS and an improvement in
 the supply of vegetables, while the
 military situation on the eastern front
 according to the official leaders, has
 been converted into a overwhelming rout of the Russians and Rumanians and a redemption of Austrian soil from the invaders.
 since the quieting of the recent politi- cal storm however, is found on the western front, where the offensive of the entente in Flanders, in the German view, is again halted and the German U-boat base on the Belgian coast has been successfully defended.
 The new chancellor and his newly appointed staff of secretaries therefore are permitted to enter into the initial conferences with the reichstag main committee at a moment when the cen tral powers are declared agai nto be in military ascendancy and the dOmes- tic situation in shOrn of features which embarrassed the government on the eve of the crisis.
 When the reichStag adjourned it's plenary sessions to September 26 pro- tests were not lacking which pointed out the needs of parliament and the government keeping in active touch with each other. even while the new regime was being inducted into office. The desire to give Chancellor Michaelis an opportunity to select new aides. to inform himself regarding the chief problems confronting the nation and to formulate his programme warrant ed the brief intermission, which has now come to an end with the sum mons of the main committee for Tues day.
 PapaI Note To Be Discussed.
 In view of the unparalleled economic and military situation, he opinion pre- yails in many quarters, thaat the unmindful of the clamors of the Pan-Germans, should unequiVocal- ly reiterate the principles of it's peace resolution adopted by wo-thirds majority at the close of the recent stormy session. It is not unlikely that the papal peace note will be informally discussed early in the session of the main committee which will further oc- cupy itself not only with an active re- review of military and economic affairs but with new legislation relating to the reorganization of the food bureau and the division of he department of the interior. This department will have a sub division devoted to legislation re- specting commerce, labor and social questions, in which fields far-reaching reforms and innovations are forecast.
 Inter -factional conferences will take place Monday. It is generally believed that the three-party coalition, formed If social democrats centrists and the progressive peoples party, is still a init and that it is likely to be augu- mented by defections from the national liberals. The present acting chairman of the main committee is Dr. Albert a social democrat. The succeSSor to Dr. Peter Spahn. former leader of the reichstag clerical party. who has been appointed minister of justice will probably also be chosen from the ranks of the Catholic centre l party.