Evening star., 1917-11-06
BERLIN is STIRRED
BY PEACE RUM0RS;
OFFER THIS MONTH
Continued from First P.xs:)

Kuehlmann Tor government OF more
in this mornings German newspapers.
The new administration, they find. is
seriously considering letting the post
OF vice chancellor die with the retire
resignation be accepted. instead of fill
ing 1t with Deputy Won Payer or an
other radical member of the retchstaS.
The re1chstag party leaders, in count
ing up the assurances given them by
Secretary Won Kuehlmann. now dis
cover that among these there was no
promise regarding the vice chancellor.
ship. On the contrary. they recall that
DR.. Won Kuehlmann. although himself
suggesting the possibility OF a parlia-
say no was not authorized to promise
and could not negotiate about a new
appointment because his colleague. DR..
Helnerich, had not yet resigned.
cialist group in the reichstas. called
upon Chancellor Won Hsrtltng Sunday
afternoon to remind him that the social
lists had made It = condition Of their sup
port that a radical deputy be taken
into both the imperial cabinet and the
Prussian cabinet They declare that
they laid down this condition as an
Absolutely indisper- able ene.
Withholds Its Support.
vorwaerts. the socialist organ. to-
day takes a firm stand against any
legerdemain with the ministerial posts.
It declares that. the socialist party.
while rsnouncinS Office for itself. con-
siders the appointment OF radical dep.
uties to leading posts in the imperial
and state governments absolutely nee
sibility OF the nomination Of Herr Won
Kardoff. free conservative, to the
chief post under the chancellor. The
party, 1t 10 declared. will walt to see
what the new government looks like
before SsstGsine its support .a,c,,
visited Chancellor Won Hertiins. pre-
sumably on the same mission. The
radical party. although less insistent
than the socialist. Is in a way commit
Payer. having labored with the social
lists to bring him to sec the political
necessity OF his entrance into the gov
ernment. The Tageblatt reports very
strong opposition to Herr Won Payers
appointment from the forces Of reac-
tion. The question has now become .
burning issue, affecting the further de-
velopment Of the situation.
The appointment of Herr Friedberg.
leader Of the national liberals, to the
try, on the other hand, 10 now . settled
fact. Herr Friedberg conferred with
the chancellor Sunday and 1t Is under
stood he accepted the post.
Thinks It Opens Peace Door.
In an address on Sunday at Elbing,
West Prussia, Philip Scheidemann. thu
German socialist leader. said his party
would support the new German gov
ernment II it kept its promises, in
cluding those for equal rights in prus-
sia. abolition Of political censorship
and concessions to labor. The support
of the socialists also was conditioned,
he said. on the carrying out by the
government of a clear and arm foreign
policy in furtherance Of everything
Compatible with Germany's honor and
future for the attainment Of a speedy
and lasting peace. Otherwise, said
Herr Scheidmann. the socialists would
tight the new government as they had
fought the Michaelis regime.
Once equal rights in Prussia were
granted and control of the reichstag g
majority over the make-up Of the gov
ernment and its policy were establish
ed-developments which were spring.
ing into being before their eyes-there
would be no excuse. Herr Scheidemann
declared. for refusing to negotiate
peace with Germany on the pretext
that 1t was ruled automatically.