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only the censorship. the right OF pub
lie meeting and restrictions on personal
| liberty, but have to do with economic,
social and political matters.
"If local military commanders dlsa-
gree with the civil authorities the de-
cision must be reached Immediately by
the highest commander. who will not be
able to promulgate any decision to when
agreement IL not given by myself or my
| representative, namely. Secretary OF
State Groeber. Care will be taken that
| the state OF siege Is maintained In the
spirit In which assumed the functions
OF the Government and In which 1 am
resolved TO discharge them"
The Imperial Chancellor then discussed
electoral and parliamentary reform. He
| cited bills before the Reichstag. one OF
! which enables members OF the House to
enter the Government without resigning
and another proposing a change In the
laws regarding the responsibility OF the
Chancellor. He continued:
Deputies will take part in the direc-
ton of imperial policy. and in the name
of the Chancellor will be responsible
way In opened for arriving at responsible
conduct of imperial affairs. the parlia-
mentary way.
I'VE arc convinced that It will supply
not only the Government but indirectly
Parliament with precious forces from the
people which have hitherto not been util-
lied" g.
AIsace-Lorrafne Government.
Prince Macmillan said he hoped soon
ITO announce results of preliminary nego-
tiations to obtain a legal extension OF
| the Chancellors responsibility to be ne.
cured by the formation of a state ftri-
bunal
The new system" he satd. involves
! as n natural consequence a new mode OF
government In Alsace-Lorraine."
Speaking of the powers to be vested in
the Reichstag under the terms of the
new measure, the Chancellor said the bill
| provided for the compulsory embodiment
| in the constitution of the fundamental
| idea OF the new form Of government.
He said the effect would be to make the
Reichstag the peoples house OF repre-
sentatives, which should be responsible
| in the decision of the most important
question for the nation. namely, OF peace
and war.
That means peaceful development Of
| the empire and it's relations with other
| Powers" he continued I'm such an ex-
tension OF the peoples rights the Impe-
| rial Government is willing to lend a
| taken practical form. When such
league puts an end to all secret separate
| treaties I am confident that all agree
ments can be amplifled in this sense"
The Chancellor said the German ma
| ton long had possessed political rights
| which its neighbors enyed. He spoke in
praise of the municipal and Reichstag
elections and said that although the
German people had not made use OF its
! lf.,rx Na1 fhn
development which had occurred at the
end of September had changed every
| thing.
Guarantee of Growth.
Therein lies the guarantee Of the
continuance and growth of the new
system" he added. This is a better
and more real guarantee than any law
or paragraph" 80
! The German people. he declared,
must not resort to forms OF govern
ment. which they did not in their hearts
believe in for the sake of foreign coun-
! tries or to meet the needs Of the mo-
ment. %.
1.-The enemy is at our gates" he said.
After paying tribute to the men at
the 'front.' he added: Bad elements are
! to be found in every army. but The
fundamental will Of the peoples army IS
| opposed to them.
MY programme of october 6 EN-
braced amnesty for persons under SEN
tence for political crimes. especially
| those connected with labor troubles,
street demonstrations, &c. Far reaching
amnesty of this nature was proposed
by the Emperor and has now been ap-
| piled"
| Many persons had been set at lib
erty. Prince Macmillan added, only
with strong misgivings on the part of
the Government, but "the conviction OF
the necessity OF benevolence and a
trustful policy decided the matter