Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-25
iTEBTON WAR PARTY
!. TARGET OF CABINET
Latter Claims Military Policy
/, Reduces Civil Government :
to Role of Puppet.
FAILURE IN EAST CITED

Z NEW YORK. October 25-German
newspapers received here show that
sharp criticism Of the German mill
tary policy was voiced in debate dur
ing a sitting of the main committee
of the reichstag late in September.
Deputy Adolph Groeber of the center
party. Philipp Scheidemann. the So
cialist leader and now secretary Of
state without portfolio in Prince
Maximiifan's government; Deputy
Fischbeck Of the peoples progressive
party and DR.. Gustave etresemann Of
the national liberal party were the
chief critics.
The keynote Of their remarks was
that the military policy reduces the
civil government to the role of a
puppet.
According to the Vorwaerts of Sep
TENDER &c the address of Herr Groe-
Der was the greatest surprise of the
day; In the past f., he has been strong
During the debate he turned upon
Chancellor Won Hertling and also
Gen. Won Stein, Prussian war minister,
accusing acc the latter Of having forbid
resolution passed by the reichstag in
July, 1917.
scheideman Unsparing in Criticism
Philip scheidemann was unsparing
in his criticism Of conditions which
have arisen during recent months.
He said, in part:
The last year has been the worst
ever lived by the German people. It
was believed that, following the con-
clusion OF peace in the east. q military
Ennarinrifv xoI T.
west In that we have been deceived
Authoritative circles have UNDER
estimated the enemy. and this under
estimation has been communicated
1T has not been possible, as the
military thought, to crush the enemy.
We will. on the contrary. be COM
PEELED to do our utmost in avoiding
being crushed ourselves.
vice Chancellor Won Payer en-
deavored, in his speech at Stuttgart,
TO justify Germany's policy in the
east. He even tried to harmonic his
address with remarks recently made
by DIR. w. S. Solf, the secretary of
state for colonies. This was a diff
cult undertaking, for DR.. Solf proba-
bly, would have spoken quite differ
emily if he had been acquainted with
the treaties supplementary to the
Brest-Litovsk convention. 1t is very
Characteristic that DIT. Solf as MEM
Der Of the government, knew nothing
or these treaties.
Cites Failure Of Eastern Policy.
THE time is irrevocably passed
when the peoples are willing to spill
their blood for dynastic reason. 1t
has been impossible to bring our full
force to bear upon the western front
because, as q result Of our eastern
policy. German troops must be kept
in great strength in the east"
According to the VorWaerts, the
attitude of the German government
relative to the first Austrian peace
note caused surprise In Berlin. '~There
is a cleft in the alliance" the news
paper says.
Civilian authorities are overruled
by the military on many occasions
according to the report OF the debate
in the main committee. Herr Schei-
demann said that Eat the order Of
the military some police porter for.
bids a deputy to discuss a question
which today engroSSes the entire at
tention of the German public" 1t is
pointed out that he referred to fran
chise reform. Herr Scheidemann said
that the efforts of the military to
beat down every free emotion among
the people" had the result Of making
conditions at the front "worse and
worse"