Evening star., 1917-11-04
FREE HAND GIVEN
TO Won HERT[ING
Makeup of New German Cabi-
net in boubt-ParIiament
to Be Recognized.
STAND OF TWO PARTIES
BY the Associated Press.

- HVO Vt IVO nItIS
BY the Associated Press
COPENHAGEN. November s. The
newspapers, Berlin advices state. are
rather uncertain regarding the makeup
Of Count Won Hertlings cabinet. The new
chancellor has been given free hand by
the emperor to choose his subordinates
and Is under no binding promise to the
reichstag parties as to the particular
men to be called into the ministry. al
though he offered assurances to them that
he would extend the practice of inviting
members Of parliament as inaugurated by
his predecessor.
A decision on the question of the ap-
pointments Of Friedrich Won Payer, pro-
gressive member of the rechstag. as vice
chancellor; Herr Friedberg. leader OF the
national liberals. as vice president of the
Prussian ministry; Heinrich Dove. radi-
cal, as minister Of trade, and the probable
appointments Of several others, is ex.
pected to be taken only as the result of
negotiations that may last several days
It is generally assumed that Vice Chan
cellor Helfferich-a capable and originally
popular minister. who ruined his chances
by FEELING called upon after his appoint.
ment to play toward the reichstag the
role Of an iron-fisted statesman in an at
tempt to qualify himself as a successor to
Bismarck-will be thrown overheard.
Parliamentary Blood Assured.
It evidently is the intention of Chan
cellor Won Hertling to introduce con.
siderable amount of parliamentary blood
into tho administration. and this pro
gram has to large extent discounted
the effect Of his refusal to assent to the
revocation OF article 9 in the constitution
forbidding members Of the reichstag to
sit In the bundesrat.
The course Of events leading to the
formation Of the Won Hertling cabinet is
recognized by all the newspapers as a
long step toward the parliamentary sys-
tenn. The Forwaerts enumerates the va
riouS occurrences which, Ii says. cor
responds with those followed in lands rul-
ed on the parliamentary system and de-
clares that by whatever name it is called
1t is in essence a state of affairs for
| which the advocates of parliamentarisnl
have been striving
National Liberal Platform.
The national liberal platform adopted
by the reichstag committee Of the party
according to Berlin advices. seems to
promise active cooperation of the national
liberals with the reichstag major
ity bloc notwithstanding few minor dis
harmonies. It demands the immediate
settlement of the Prussian electoral reform
as necessary to conform to the sense OF
the emperor's recent message on the sub
ject.
The platform desires the abolition OF
the political censorship or at least its
transfer to the hands of responsible
civil authorities. 1t says that the
Of labor legislation along the lines
| mentioned by the socialists. All these
points were ones on which the atti-
| tude Of the national liberals heretofore
r. "A hnn \ h $yvI % =,
Slight Rift Over Peace.
A slight rift in concord appears In
| policy in which. while asserting to the
general principles enunciated in the
reply to the Pope. 1t demands full free
dom of action for the empire In the
field Of foreign policy and that the
reichstag resolution Of last July be nc
longer regarded as binding. 1t puts in
| a word for the conservatives, saying
that in the interests of political truce
whose continuance until the end of the
war is all important. no party should
| be excluded from the association.
Attitude Of Socialists.
The question regarding the attitude
Of the German socialists is removed by
+: an editorial in today's Vorwaerts. which
| says:
| of the parties composing the refchstag
majority. 1t has. indeed, declined to
| enter the new government. but not be-
cause 1t desires to make difficulties for
contrary. support this administration
vigorously. SO long as 1t carries ener-
getically and with loyalty the program
Of the majority party. including. name
| ~. the Introduction Of equal suffrage
in Prussia. the creation of chambers OF
| labor and the abolition OF political cen
sorship.
IF the socialists decline to enter the
government it is because a certain
amount of caution seems advisable
The socialists form only a minority
within the majority parties Even
though an agreement has been reached
relative to practical program of &C.
tion for the immediate future there
still remain deep differences on i'm
portant questions of basic viewpoint
which render advisable that the social
lists retain certain freedom of action. -
Differences to Be Deferred.
These differences. it may be expected.
in accordance with the previous plan
OF action of the Scheidenann socialists
less raised in the meantime by actions
Of the government or non-socialistic
parties SO that the practical program
of action mentioned would seem to suf-
nee TO insure COlldDOTatiOn by the So
cialists for g. considerable period.
The announcement that the King of
Prussia had approved the government
measures and Prussian reform for inn
mediate introduction in the diet and
that the Hertling administration would
attempt to push them through without
delay has removed one of the most
threatening menaces to the continued
support of the government by the fol-
lowers Of Schetdemann.
Now Prussian Subject.
BERLIN, Friday. November 2. via
London, November 3.-Chancellor Won
HertlinE will be relieved of much Of
the labor entailed ordinarily in holding
the post of presidency of the Prussian
ministry by the selection of a vice
president from the ranks Of the Prus-
sian deputies.
The chancellor will control Prussia's
seventeen votes in the federal council.
Although a Hessian by birth and a
Bayarian by virtue of his late office,
he automatically becomes a Prussian
subject In his new capacity.
Kaiser's Letter to Michaelis.
AMSTERDAM. November 3.-Emperor
Williams autograph letter to DR..
Georg Michaelis, the retiring chan
II am unable to deny the weight of
%ha raaaone for your resignation and