South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
JUNKERS NOW
HOLD CONTROL
IN GERMANY
Dictate Government Attitude
in Russian Negotiations and
Cause Dissatisfaction
Among Liberals.
International News Service

International News Service:
AMSTERDAM. Jan. IS. The
high command OF the German army
now dominates the governments
attitude on Russo German peace
terms and the liberal press in Berlin
express deep dissatisfaction over the
existing situation.
This information was received
from Berlin today The Berliner
Tageblatt was quoted as saying.
'sThe situation is absolutely i'm
possible II il means that the polit-
ical government is now controlled
by the military"
The Pan German campaign to
crush the moderates and still their
demands for peace on the basis of
no annexations nor indemnities has
reached the zenith OF it's power.
Now that the kaiser has aligned
himself with the junker group. the
prediction was made today that
Count Won Hertling. the chancellor
and DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the foreign
minister, vii! be compelled TO re-
sign
The socialist newspaper Vor-
waerts was quoted as saying that
the outlook for a military dictator
ship. with Won Hindenburg as die
tator. is stronger than ever before
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung, OF
Berlin. states that Count Won Bern
storf. former German ambassador
TO the United States. has arrived in
the German capital and that he is
holding important conferences with
the kaiser. the crown prince and
former chancellor. Prince Won Beu-
low. RE may have a place in the
new government If it is reorganized
along militaristic lines.
Non ROsen is Called In.
Herr Won Rosen, the German am
bassador 70 Holland. has been re-
called 10 Berlin for his views on the
Russo-Germau peace situation and
The possibility Of general negotia-
lions in 1918.
10 is now reported that i'm view
of the new elements injected in the
situation by the crown council that
he war aims talk of Chancellor Won
HertIing before the reichstag main
committee may be postponed
The crown council is believed to
have committed itself 90 "a policy Of
snnexations and TO have decided
lpon stern repressive measures
against the socialists and their ad-
qerents because of their moderate
peace views It is stated also that
he German plans for a monster Of
rensive ON the western front was
debated.
German newspapers are now
being encouraged 10y the govern
ment 20 support the Pan German
demands for a strong peace" that
viii bring more territory 20 Ger
many and indemnities as weI
MAY Change Attitude 10 Austria.
4 junker controlled government
at Berlin would take different at
Htude towards Austria Hungary
han the political government has
Hone This was shown by the i'm
formation that the crown council
discussed the possibility of giving
pp Austrian soil (but no German
le4-ritoryA 20 Poland and Tkrainia TO
create two buffer states between
Germany and Eastern Russia and 90
weaken the dual monarchy so that
The German straugle-hold upon
Vienna would no tightened As q
SOP the Austrian government was
.old that Germany would view with
s-vor the annexation of Roumauian.
servian and Montenegro territory
bv Hungary
Ions dispatch concerning the
Eusso-Germau peace negotiations
30 Brest Iitovsk. put out by the Of
lciaI WolG bureau of Berlin, indi-
,8tcs that the Germans do not have
mach hope for o. successful resump-
aoB OF the parlev unless they can
force the boishevikf to make con-
eessions by influence eNerted through
.he delegates represenuuE Ukrainia.