The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-21
Majority of Parties
Resolved to Take Mat
ters into Own Hands
SOCIALISTS GIVE
THEIR CONDITIONS
Independent Policy Made
Necessary by Serious
ness Of the Hour
(By Associated Press.)

Amsterdam, Sept. 21.-The govern
ment crisis in Germany is approach
ing decisive stage, according to
The Leipzig Tageblatt, and a ma
jority of the parties are firmly re-
solved to form a parliamentary gov
ernnnent without delay-a govern
ment which in entire independence
Of main headquarters will pursue a
policy made necessary by the seri-
BUSINESS Of the hour
The Socialists have declared their
readiness to enter the new govern
ment under the following condi-
tions:
First the abolition Of certain para
graphs in the constitution; second
the entry Of at least two or three
Social Democrats in the government;
third the occupation Of one import
ant political post, presumably the
ministry OF the interior, by a Social
ist, for which Friedrich Ebert, presi-
dent of the main committee of the
reichstag and vice president of the
Social Democratic party Is the fore
most candidate.
The Center party definitely decid-
ed on its attitude as to the chancel-
lorship at a meeting on Monday. A
section Of the party is following the
lead of Herr Geerob@r, one OF itf
reseastag REPRESENTATIVES,. ii 81 de-
sire to retain Count Won Hertling
The majority OF the party, however
demands the retirement of the chan
eellor Count Brockdorff Rantzou
German minister at Copenhagen is
chiefly mentioned as the chaIlcelIor's
successor,
The Tageblatt advocates the selec-
ton OF Count Brockdorff- -Rantzau
believing that he would energetic
ally undertake the parliamentary re-
forms.
The Vossische zeitung, comment
ing on The Tageblatt's statement
says that it is worthy Of attention
and for the most part corresponds
with what is being discussed in par
ty circles, but doubts that affairs
have yet assumed such definite form
as The Tageblatt suggests. The Vos-
sische zeitung declares that nothing
is yet known about the Socialists
having definitely formulated de-
mands, but expects that the party's
chief demand will be for a change
in the constitution, which it says
also is favored by the Center. party
The newspaper denies that the
minister to Copenhagen is the fore
most candidate for the chancellor
ship and recalls that he has been
mentioned in every crisis and ques-
tons whether his prospects are any
better now than at other times. Con-
tinuing, it asserts that there is nc
unanimity yet among the majority
parties concerning the chancellor
ship, the question not having been
mentioned at inter-p party discus
sions.
Amsterdam, Friday, Sept. 20.-At a
meeting at Kiel of the German So
ciety for international law, which
was attended by representativ OF
the foreign office, the supreme army
command and the navy department
resolution was adopted to appoint
commission to draft proposals
which should govern the organiza-
ton Of a league of nations. The title
OF the resolution was New thrones
or new peoples rights"
Philip Schiedemann, Socialist lead
er, in The Vorwaerts, the Socialist
organ, makes a slashing attack on
the government. asking whether ii
is stricken with blindness and what
will happen should the entente al
lies decline a peace of understanding
and endeavor to enforce a dictated
peace.