Evening star., 1918-11-10

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LIEUT.. GEN. HUNTER LIGGEIT.
capitalization of the suspicion that
the so-called reforms might never be
realized after the war when the junk
ers. fortified by the power of returned
armies, might completely Illustrate
the will of the people. Public criti-
cism of the government has spread
like wildfire during the past year
through the medium of socialist or
ganizations and labor organizations.
ciples. its conduct of the war wer0
openly scored and the fact that Ger
many was not fighting a purely de-
fenSive war was more often pointed
out. Meetings were held in many Of
the industrial sections of the land to
This discomfort grew to point where
Won Hertling, the tra-conservative,
was ousted from the chancellor's seat
as sacrifice to popular clamor, and
Prince Macmillan was elevated. Max
imilian came into power with the
many's home front and sowing seeds
of discord among the allies. Peace
demands were so insistent that Maxi
milan was forced to apply the old
panacea of moving for armistice and
peace, but this move passed beyond
the control of the kaiser clique, and
this has made possible the upheaval
In Germany today, and made more un.
certain continued junker control.
The peoples, feeling they had been
tricked in regard to the governments
desire to make peace, demanded rep
resentation in the government. In
order to make it appear that it had
conformed to the demands of the
allied terms as advanced repeatedly
by President Wilson, the government
tagonists to seats in the ministry.
The constitution has been amended
so as to take the war-making and
peace-making powers from the hands
Of the kaiser.
General elective reform has been
German government has gone farther
than it was ever believed possible
but the tile of popular discomfort
evidently has not been checked, as
evidenced BY the governments rcadi-
ness to send delegates to the western
front. There are increasing demands
that the government be completely
of the people, and to insure this the
overthrow of the present monarchical
regime has been demanded everywhere.
asked that the kaiser abdicate and
that other members of his house
renounce their right to the throne.
The word republic is spoken more
often in connection with the govern
ment than any other. There have
the land. Soldiers have been COM
PEELED to act against the people to
preserve semblance of authority.
In abandoning the idea of a camou-
fage peace effort. German offioialdom
possibly saw
May Be Striving chance of
to Save Old Regime. itse11 rs
might have this by giving in to the
people and making peace on no matter
what terms.
in addition to the popular discon-
tent occasioned by prolongation of
the war. the Berlin government has
been fearful lest events lead to a re-
volt on the part of the southern Ger
man states. where exists keen de-
sire that there be severance from
Prussia in the German confederation.
The Bavarian movement has grown
by leaps and bounds in recent days.
King Ludwig Ill took steps to democ-
dynasty, but he failed and his regime
has fallen. There have been demands
from Bavarian peoples that Bavaria and
other southern German states make
separate peace with the allies.
No matter how much confidence the
German junkers may have had in the
continued striking power of the German
military and naval forces they must
confess that unless there is unified
backing at home of the military and
naval arms, continued struggle would
be without avail.
And to add to their woes there is
the disaffection in Austria. In their
own army and navy there has been
antagonism growing apace with that
at home. 1t is reported that thousands
of deserters from the armies have
been parading the main cities in the
Rhine provinces and even in the Ger
man capital itself.
During the past week there was a
serious mutiny among the crews of
the fleets at Kiel. the chief German
naval base. where the revolutionists
are declared to have seized the larger
warships, after killing their officers.
Garrisons of many Baltic ports are
said to have Joined the revolutionary
movement. Councils of soldiers and
workmen's delegates savoring strong
ly of Russian influence have been
formed.
German junkers and interests close
1y allied with the government never
have lost sight of the trade field after
the war. That continued struggle
would imperil all chances Of Ger
many's rehabilitating herself in the
graces of the world after 'avowing
Arm intentions and desires of a fair
peace and democratic principles. un-
doubtedly is admitted. This is borne
out by the demands of banking and
commercial interests of the country,
made in the last week. that some step
be taken toward getting out of the
war before the allied terms become
even more severe.
The signing of armistice terms be-
tween Italy and the allies on the one
hand and
Austria Signs Austria ia
Armistice With Italy. other. M was
the chief event fthe week in SO far
as bringing the war to a conclusion in
southe astern Europe is concerned.
The Austrian capitu1ation to
Gen. Diaz was complete. Through it
the military and naval power of Aus
territory long desired by Italy must be
evacuated by the enemy: local gov
ernments are to rule, but at allied die
tation: only such forces as are neces-
sary to the preservation Of order are
to be retained in arms by the Aus
trians; the allies are permitted to oc-
cupy any portion Of Austria necessary
to the fulf1llment of armistice terms.
Austria gives the allies right to use
Austrian and Hungarian railways for
such operations as they may deem
necessary in future campaigning. and