South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-07
New German Chancellor in
Peace Speech Says People
Must Have Hand in De-
Gliding Own Destiny.

COPENHAGEN. oct. Prince
MACMILLAN Of Baden. the new Ger
man imperial chancellor, announced
i'm the reiChstag Saturday that ne
had sent a note through the Swiss
government TO Prcst Wilson i'm
(which he had requested Mr. Wilson
TO take up the question OF bringing
about peace and TO communicate
with the other beuigercnts regard
ing the subject.
The chancellor told the rciChstag
ne had addressed his note to the
president OF the United States be-
cause Mr.. Wilson I'm his message to
congress on Jan. s, 1913. and i'm his
later prOclamatiOns, particularly his
New York speech on Sent. p, had
proposed a program for general
peace which Germany and her allies
could accept as "a basis for ncgOtia-
lions.
Political Leadership Changed.
The text OF the address Of Prince
Macmillan. outlining his policies to
the reichstag yesterday, follows.
I'm accordance with the imperial
decree OF Sept. 30. the German en-
pire has undergone a basic alteration
OF it's political leadership.
AS successor TO Count George T..
Won Hertling, whose services in be-
half OF the fatherland deserve the
highest acknowledgment 7 have
been summoned by the emperor to
lead the new government.
In accordance with the govern
mental method now introduced. 1
ubmit 10 the reichstag. publicly and
without delay. the principles upon
which I propose TO conduct the grave
responsibilities OF the office
These principles were firmly es-
tablished by the agreement of the
federated governments and the lead
ers OF the majority parties in this
honorable house before / decided 70
assume the duties Of chancellor.
They contain. therefore. not only my
own confession OF political faith, but
that of an overwhelming portion Of
the German peoples representatives.
that is OF the German nation which
has constituted the reichstag on the
basis OF a general. equal and secret
franchise and according TO their will
only the fact that I know the con-
viction and will OF the majority Of
the people are back of me. has given
me strength to take upon myself the
conduct OF the empires affairs in
this hard and earnest time in which
We are living.
Tremendous Responsibilities.
"One mans shoulders would be
too weak to carry alone the tremen-
dOus responsibility which falls upon
the government at present. Only if
the people take active part in the
broadest sense OF the word in decid-
ing their destinies; in other words.
n responsibility also extends 10 the
majority OF their freely elected po-
litical leaders, can the leading states
"uan confidently assume his part Of
the responsibility IN the service of
folk and fatherland
MY resolve to do this has been
especially Ightened for me by the
fact that prominent leaders of the
laboring class have found a way i'm
the new government 20 the highest
offices OF the empire. / see therein
"a sure guarantee that the new gov
eminent will \be supported 10y the
firm confidence of the broad masses
OF the people. without whose true
support the whole undertaking would
he condemned TO failure in advance.
Hence what I say today is said not
only in my own name and those of