The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-30
REE0RMERs Get
Full MAJORITY
Reichstag Committees Session
Shows the New Chancellor y
IS Against Him, criti-
cism Being Frank.

- Berlin, Sunday Aug. 26 (viA Iond0n)s
Ang.s28.--~H frank discussion a un-
l6i1shing criticism sa~rescapables OF bring
Ing on parliamentary reforms, It may
be said that Saturdays proceedings In
feichstag main committee have given
increased momentum to- movement.
To this must be added the volume OF
plain spoken editorial comment by the
liberal press, which states frankly that
Y will not be satisfied with half meas
S5ure or substitute m~akeshifts.
Reformers Demand Offices.
The discussion ct national politics
was continued by the committee yester-
day. Chancellor Michaelis twice took
the floor for the purpose OF explaining
his newly created council. made up OF
reichstag deputies and seven
members of. the bpndesrat, owe which
ne is to preside. The new council win
hold its first meeting Tuesday for the
purpose Of discussing theg governments
reply to the papal peace note. The SO
cial democrats, centristS, national Lbs
erals and prOgressives have agreed to
cooperate with the government on this
Issue. The 5vaSAius factions. however.
have inform Ase chancellor they have
accepted the 4swly organized BODY as
~ provisionary device and consider II
the harbinger Of more substantial and
permanent measures which will secure
to the ~reichstag constitutional prerOga.
tives and greater responsibilities,
Among other demands the coalition
will urge notification OF paragraph nine
OF the imperial constitution, which pro-
.hibits .reichstag deputies from becom-
ing members OF the federal council.
EElimination Of this restriction would
facilitate appointment OF members 81
Rrliament to secretaryships which
larry with them membership in the
~bundeSrat.
Hot Shot for Michaeiis.
Detailed reports Of yesterdays SEES
sion Of the main committee at which
the various factions apparently strove
to Guido each other In the candor OF
their criticism indicate that the chan
cellOrs was an attentive auditor and
showed no inclination to oppose some
OF h more emphatic demands.
In a statement experimenting his
speech in the forenoon he said he would
consent to consider the seven reichstae
deputies in the new council as repre-.
sentatives OF their political factions
The session afforded the party repre-
sentative ample opportunity to bring NJ
their grievances Among them Isl til
statementsof Matthias f1fzberger; feadel
received proper recognition in the dis.
tribution Of government honors
Reformers Have Germany.
The session gave the impression tina:
advocates of parliamentary reforms ars
inclined to support the chancellor in hi
opinion that reorganization cannot bt
undertaken hastily. 1t is plain at Thu
date. however. that the coalition which
has been augmented i~mmeasurably b,
the adhesion of the national liber1lls
now constitutes an invincible reichstas
majority with which the chancellor
must reckon which will enter the new
session next month with a definitel,
outlined program.
That the majority parties are not in
clined to give the newly created our
Gil permanent Importance is indicated
by press
The following deputies have beef
elected by their parties to membership
in the new council:
Socialist democrats. Philip Scheide
mann n FREDERICK Ebert; centrists
Matthias Erzberger and Herr Fehren
bach; progressive, FRIEDRICH Won Pay
or. national liberal, DR.. Gustav Strese
mann: conservative, Count o West
arp.
4 hs#tf An4lES7.