Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-25
RE|CHSTAG RAPS WAR
PARTY OF GERMANY
Centreist Deputy Assails Hertling
for Forbidding Peace Meetings;
Formerly Strong Militarist.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press To Every Evening
New York, Oct 25.-Gcrman news
papers received here show that sharp
criticism of the German military policy
WAS voiced in debate during sitting
of the main committee OF the Reichstng
late in September Deputy Adolph Grocber
OF the Centroparty; Phillipp Schiedemann
the socialist leader and now secretary of
State without portfolio in Prince Max
lmilian's government; deputy Hschback,
OF the Peoples Progressive party, and DIR.
Gustav Strcscman, of the National
Liberal party, were the chief critics. The
keynote of their remarks was that the
military policy reduces the civil govern
mcnt to the role of n puppet.
According to the Vorwacrts of Sep
tcmber 81, the address Of Herr Grocbcr
was the greatest surprise Of the day In
the past hc has been strong supporter
cf the mIlItarist foTc - During the de
bate he turned upon Chancellor Won
lIcrtIlng and also Gen Won Stein, Pr1is-
ian war r,rlstcr, accusing the latter
Of having FORBIDDEN meetings IN favor
of the peace resolution passed by the
ReicIs stag in July, 1917
Phillip Schicdcmann was unsparing
in his criticism Of conditions which have
arisen during recent months
!Ic said in part
"The last year has been the worst ever
lived by the German people. II was
believed that, following the conclusion
of peace IN the east, a military superiority
had been created in the west In that we
have been deceived Authoritative circles
have undercstimatcd the enemy and this
undcrcstimation has been communicated
suggestlvcly TO the people
1T has not been possible, as a military
thought to crush the enemy We will,
on the contrary, bc compelled 10 do our
utmost in avoiding beng crushed our
selves
"Nicc-C Chanccllor Won Payer endeavured
IN his speech ut Stuttgart to justify
Germany ; policy in the east lie even
tried to harmonizc his address with re-
marks recently made by DIR W 5 Soil.
the secretary OF State for Colonies
This was a difficult undertaking. for DIR
Solf probably would have spoken quite
differently if he had been acquainted
with the treaties supplementary TO the
Rrcst-Lltovsk convention 1t is very
characteristic that Dr Solf as a member
OF the government knew nothing of
these treaties
Tho time is irrevocably passed when
the peoples are willing 10 spill their blood
for dvnastIc reasons II has been i'm
possible to bring our full force to bear
upon the western front, because, as a
result Of our eastern policy, German
troops must be kept in great strength
IN the cast
According to tho Norwacrts the at
ttudc of tho German government re-
latlve to the first Austrian peace note
caused surprise in Berlin
There is cleft in the alliance, the
newspaper says Civil authorities are
ovcrruIcd by the military ON many
occasions, according to the report OF the
debate IN the man committee Herr
Schmdcmann said that lat the order of
the military some police porter forblds
absolutely To discuss n quo ton which
today engrosscs the entire attention Of
tn German public
Il is pointed out that he referred Ia
franchise reform Herr Scheidemann
said the effort If the military TO beat
down every free emotion among the
people had the result Of making con-
dtions Al the front worse and worsc.