Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31

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uation in Germany, the important
Frankfort Zeifung says: In broad
circles OF the German people It -
made quite clear, the people would
have been thankful IL in. the radical
change in. the home and foreign policy
now begun Emperor William had
ldrawn,> personal consequences from
those changes, especially for his own
sake"
The newspaper considers Emperor
IWilliam's' strong religious nature Ms
a guarantee of his good intentions In
IGermany'S past policy, and II acquits
him of having planned the great wal.
but it adds. that he had made himself
a Symbol OF the old regime"
The German people shall be the
freest people in the world"
This declaration was made by En-
peror William in addressing the new
state secretary October 81, according
to Berlin dispatch printed in the
Rheinische 'WestfaeIische Zeitung OF
Essen
The principal topics of comment in
German newspapers received here are
the resignation of Gen. Ludendorn,
chief commissary. and Austria's ac-
tivity for. separate peace.
May Join With Austrian Germans.
| AuoLTltS dCtlOu was TcCS1NCU W ALL
some signs of resentment, but at the
same time with a certain sense OF re-
lief, as clearing the. situation and
leaving Germany free to act in her
own interest. In this connection there
are some intimations in the news
papers of a movement for joining the
Austrian Germans with Germany. For
instance, Germania, the Catholic CEN
trist organ, says Germany. henceforth
will be able to drop consideration for
her allies and champion more de-
cisively than hitherto her kinsmen in
Austria
The Boersen Courier agrees that
| Germany and Austria, according. to
the principle of self-determrnation
are. now entitled to negotiate Sepa-
rately. The Vossische Zeitung admits
that Count Andrassy had no alterna-
tive and declares it is useless to shout
ttreachery.
"If our allies have shamefully
broken the faith says the Tages
Zeitung, I'VE must remain true to
| to stand alone"
The Vorwaerts, organ of the social
| lists. argues that Count Andrassy was
| speaking only on behalf of the dy-
nasty and says it will be no wonder
| if 1.-The entire world believes "the
Austrian government wants to pur-
| chase a merciful peace with kick
| at dying lion." The newspaper adds
that Germany and German Austria
| will not perish.
Assert Teuton Rights.
! The Frankfort zeitung says that as
| the Austro. Hungarian government
| now exists only on paper, the recog-
milton of the Czecho-Slovaks and
niffcance, but, that it is imperative
that German Austria assert the rights.
/ as against the Slavs and before
President Wilson.
Commenting on Ludendorf's resig-
nation. the Weser\Zeitung contrasts
unfavotably to that of France. which
never lost it's courage, even when
| the enemy was at the gates Of the
capital, while the German people, in
stead of shifting their bosoms for
their own sins, all are blaming each
other
|. The Austrian censor permitted the
Arbiter Zeitu1ig to publish leading
editorial article violently denounc-
ing the "puny" German kaiser, who
preferred to see bitter humiliation in
f1ieted on his people rather than abb
! Arguing that voluntary abdication
would have produced easier terms for
an armistice, the newspaper adds:
"A real emperor would rather
VI ouuly tADuiSc1Ic UcloIc USllS DTdHucu
! by the whole world as the man who
| caused hts nations humiliation"
Change Unopposed by Kaiser. :
| COPENHAGEN, October s1.-Re-
| quest was made by the socialist
| members of the lower house 1of the
German .reichstag on Tuesday that
the ministry obtain the emperor's
consent to a change in the article of
nc ;olA l.; -,
right. to make war and peace. One of
the: secretaries announced in the
house on Wednesday that he had
been authorized to declare that the
| emperor in no wise opposed. the
change.
/ "A Copenhagen dispatch announced
| on October II that Germany's federal
council had accepted proposed
amendment to the constitution max
ing it imperative that the consent of
the federal council and the reichstag
be given before a, declaration of war
be made in the empires name, ex-
cept in cases of invasion or attacks
on the coast. Another amendment to
the costitution placed the power of
treaties with foreign states on the
federal council and the reichstag.
Prince Macmillan, the imperial
chancellor, announced in. the reichs-
J. tag on. october ~ that Dill had
been prepared making the reichstag
responsible for war and peace, the
measure to become effective when
the project for a league of nations
should become operative.
1t is probable that the foregoing
dispatch refers to some new develop
! ment in the effort being made to de-
priye the emperor of powers which
| he has held hitherto.
Object of Latest Memorandum.
| COPENHAGEN, October 3o.@The Ger
| man government, according to. the
! Frankfort Zeitung, dispatched it's latest
| memorandum to the government at
| Washington for the purpose of enabling
President Wilson to. more clearly un-
| derstand the alterations recently made
| in the German constitution.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. copy of
| which has been received here, says DIR.
Richard Won Kuehfmann, former Ger
\ man secretary of foreign affairs, will be
one of GermanV'S renreSanfatjvaS at