Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-07
THE KAISER ISSUES A
PROCLAMATION TO ARMY
PROPOSING PEACE

ing) of Belgium, particularly or IT'S
independence and territorial integi-
ty. An effort shall also be made to
reach an understanding on the ques-
ton of indemnity,
The program will not permit the
peace treaties hitherto concluded to
be u hindrance to the conclusion Of
u general peace. It's particular aim
is that popular representative bodies
shall he formed Immediately ON a
broad basis In the Baltic provinces
in Lithuania and Poland We will
promote the realization of necessary
preliminary conditions, therefore,
without delay by the introduction of
civilian rule. All these lands shall
regulate their constitutions and their
relation with neighborinS peoples
without external Interference.
Government Ia he Liberal.
'In the matter of international pol
icies, / have taken a clear stand
| through the manner in which the for
nation Of the government was
brought about Upon my motion,
leaders of the majority parties were
! summoned for direct advice. 1t was
my conviction, gentlemen, that uni
" OF imperial leadership should be
assured not only through mere party
allegiance by the different members
of the government. | considered al
most stilI more important the unity
of ideas. / proceeded from This view
point and have, in making my seIee-
TONS laid greatest weight ~ the
fact that the members Of the new inn
| peral government stand on a basis
! of just peace of justice, regardless
[ n
! have openly declared this to be their
! standpoint at the time when we stood
! at the height of our military sue
| cesses.
II am convinced that the manner
in which imperial leadership is now
! constituted with cooperation or the
| reichstaG IS not something ephemeral,
and that when peace comes govern
ment can not again be formed which
| does not find support IN the reich
stag and does not draw It's leaders
! therefrom.
German Parties United.
| "Tha war bag conducted us beyond
the ola multifarious and disrupted
nort,, ice which made il 90 difficult
/ n mt .into evacutior a uniform and
decisive nolitical wish The for.nation
| nf . ma oritv means The formation of
I a nolitical viii aud an understandable
resnlt nf the war has bean ihat in
GERMANY po,. the ci,st time great
nartios bavn inined tngathar IN q firm.
harmonious nroyra,n and have Tins
| come into nosition 70 deteGmina Tor
! thems,.',,ea Tho fata nf f,a neorie
,Tbts Thought will never die This
develonnent viii never no retracted
(annIaugal Ana I trust thai so long
as Germanv,s fata is ringad ahout Nv
dorgers thosa sections of tho uaonle
o,Itsido The ooiorit,, nartia s and whose
renresentatives do NOT belong ia the
gnvornment will nut aside MI TINT.
sanaratas, nc and will Dive tho father
lana u,bat ie tho fatberlands
WIN Alter CONSTITUTION
This deveIonment necnssitates an
a1taration of nnr CONSTITUTIONS M vi-
sions ain,,o the lines of The irnnoriaI
dec,,ee ~ Sen+amher az which shall
make II nossible that those r1prnbers
ne Tho raichstae who entered tho COW
ornment viii retain their seats in me
ralchstao A hin to this end has been
srhy,itted 70 thn federal crates and
viii in,madiotelv no ma,ia ,;,a obIect
of their consideration and decision.
"Gentlemen LET MS. remember the
words snoken Inv the amneror on Aug
ust 4 1g14 which 7 permitted myself
TO paraphrase last December at
Karlsrnhe. ,There are i'm fact. par
ties, but thev are all German parties
applause
Promise Democratic Franchise.
."poIitical dnvelopments in Prussia.
the principal German federal state,
must proceed in the spirit of these
words of the emperor. and the mess
age OF the king of Prussia promising
the democratic franchise must be ful-
filled auicl5lv and completely. tkp-
nlause. | do not doubt. also. that
| those federal states which sill log
behind in the development OF their
! constitutional conditions will raso-
Ilutey follow Prussia's example. CAP
plause).
"For the present as the example
of all belligerent states dem 5nstrates,
! the extraordinary powers which
condition of siege compels cannot he
| disneused with. hut close relations
! between the military and civilian au-
! thorities must be established which
will make il possible that in all rot
purely military questions. and hence
! especiallv as to censorship and rjcht
| of assemblage. the attitude If The ci-
william axecutive authorities shall make
itself heard and that final decision
! shall he nIacad nnder the ohancallor's
! resnonsiblitv (AppIanse)
New Enocb in Germonv
"To This end the order of the orn-
naror will he sent tn the militia
| commanders With Santomher 80
| TIC doy ~ tho dacrao hagon a now
!