New-York tribune., 1918-10-07

strong and weak.
"lt considers this solution of the
Relgian question to lie in the COM
pletc rehabilitation twederherstcll-
ung) Of Belgium, particularly of its in
dependence and territorial integrity.
An effort shall also be made to reach
an understanding on the question oe
indemnity.
"The programme will not permit the
peace treaties hitherto concluded to be
hindrance to tho conclusion Of gen.
eral peace.
"Its particular aim is that popular
representative bodies shall be formed
immediately on u broad basis in the
Baltic provinces, IN Lithuania and iii
Poland. We will promote the realiGa-
ton Of necessary preliminary condi-
tons therefor without delay by tho i'll.
PRODUCTION of civilian rule All these
lands shall regulate their constitutions
and their relations with neighbor:ng
peoples without external Interference.
Seeks Just Peace
''!, tie matter of international pol
icios, J have taken clear stand through
The manner in which the formation Of
the government was brought about.
Upon my motion leaders Of the major
ity parties were summoned for direct
advice. 1t was MY conviction, gentle
men, that unity Of imperial leadership
should be assured not only through
mere schismatic party allcgience by the
different members OF the government.
considered almost still more impor-
tant the unity of ideas. / proceeded
from this viewpoint. and have in MAX
ing my selections laid greatest weight
on the fact that the members Of the
new imperial government stand on n
basis Of Just peace Of justice, regard
less of the war situation, and that they
have openly declared this to be their
standpoint at the time when we stood
at the height of our military successes.
II am convinced that the manner in
which imperial leadership is now con-
stltuted with the cooperation of the
Reichstag is not something ephemeral,
and that when peace comes a govern
ment cannot again be formed which
does not find support in the Reichstag
and does not draw its leaders there
, from
Parties Are United
"The war has conducted US beyond
the old multfarious and disrupted d
party life which made it so difficult
to put into execution uniform and
decisive political wish. The formation
of majority means the formation of
political will, and an indisputable re-
suit of the war has been that in Ger
many, for the first time, great parties
have joined together in a firm, har-
monious programme and have thus
come into position to determine for
themselves the fate of the people.
This thought will never die. This
development will never be retracted
(applause), and 1 trust that so long as
Germany's fate is ringed about by dan
gers those sections Of the people out
side the maiority parties and whose
representatives do not belong to the
government will put aside all that sep
arates us and will give the Fatherland
what is the Fatherland's.
"This development necessitates an al
teration of our constitutions prov-
sions along the lines of the imperial
decree of September 3O which shall
make it possible that those members
of the Reichstag who entered the gov
ernment may retain their seats in the
Reichstag. A bill to this end has been
submitted to the Federal states and
will Immediately be made the object
Of their consideration and decision
Gentlemen, let us remember the
words spoken by the Emperor on Au-
gust 4, 1914, which l permitted myself
TO paraphrase last December at Karls-
ruhc: There are, in fact, parties, but
they are all German parties (Ap-
plause).
"Poitcal developments in Prussia
the principal German Federal state
must proceed in the spirit of these
words of the Emperor, and the message
| of the King Of Prussia promising the
tees" says this hewspaper. "There