The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09
COUNTRIES
IN POLITICAL TURMOIL

Amsterdam, Nov. 4.-The German
supreme army command, in an order is
sued to all deputy commanding gcner-
ais, governments and commandauts,
says: "The fundamental idea of our
political life is to give the German peo-
pie an extensive right to express their
opinions in speech and writing, and
they shall, unhampered, express their
desires and complaints. Restrictions
shall be made without regard to par
ties, according to the following rules:
"All meetings shall be permitted un-
less the objects of such meetings offend
the penal code or are contrary to the
interests of warfare, the conclusion Of
peace or the maintenance of public
order.
''The same restrictions apply to the
censorship of newspapers and other
printed matter. A preventive censor
ship of all news and articles of mil.
itary nature remains in force. A pro-
ventive censorship can in the future he
placed on newspapers only with the
assent of the supreme military com
mander.'
Prince Macmillan of Baden, Ger
man chancellor, discussing German re
forms in an interview. is quoted by the
Vossische Zeitung of Berlin as saying:
"God be praised for a real, peaceful
revolution. The old regime is gone for
good | am firmly convinced that a
new German democracy soon will be
living at peace with our present oppon-
ents. in order to be able to complete
the task of remodeling Germany
The chancellor declared also that i!
in the future the reichstag should pass
vote of want of confidence in him,
he would be obliged to resign.
With reforms in the federal states,
he said, it was unthinkable that the
federal council should ever receive in.
structions which would bring it into
conflict with decisions by the reich
stag. The German press is evincins
considerable disquiet over the Boil
shevist danger in Germany.
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeit ing
published long statement today con-
cerning Bolshevist activities which it
attributes to the Russian embassy at
Berlin.
The Tageblatt says "A leaflet has been
distributed to the people of Berlin and
in particular to soldiers, signed by the
workers and soldiers committee. -
The newspaper says its object ia 10
incite soldiers to disobey military com
mands.
County Karolye, the Hungarian pre-
mier, addressing public meeting, is
quoted as saving:
"The elementary power and publ,
opinion having desired that not only
democracy aud independence should be
realized, hut that a decision should be
taken regarding the future form of
government, the king, at the govern,
mcnt's request has released the minis
ters from their OATH
Resolution was then passed providing
for a plebiscite to decide on the ques-
tion of monarchy or a republic for
Hungary.
According to dispatch from Budn-
pest, Count Karolyi has resigned the
presidency of the Hungarian national
council, which position he considers to
be incompatible with that of the pre-
micrship. He has been succeeded at the
head of the national council by Deputy
Johann Hoch. Count Karolyi will pro-
visionally take the portfolio of foreign
affairs.
Archduke Joseph of Austria, and his
son, Archdukn Joseph Franz, according
to dispatch from Budapest, have tax
en- an oath to "submit unconditionally
to the orders of the national council of
Hungary and to support it in all its
decrees."
German-Austrian and Czech regi-
ments, according to n dispatch from
Vienna to the Vossiche Zietung of Ber
lin. are advancing against each other
near Leitmeritz thirty-four miles north
of Prague, and Liepa, forty-one miles
northeast Of Prague.
Josef Seliger, deputy in the Aus
trian lower house, yesterday took