Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-07

stand on q basis of Just peace of
justice. regardless OF the war sitra-
ton, and that tney have openly de-
clared this to De 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
constituted with cooperation of the
Reichstag is not something ephem-
eral and that when peace comes a
government cannot be formed which
does not find support in the Reichstag
and does not draw it's leaders there
from.
THE war has conducted us beyond
the old multifarious and disrupted
party life which made it so difficult
to put into execution a uniform and
decisive political wish. The forma
ton of a majority means the forma-
ton OF political will and an indis-
putable result of The war has been
that in Germany, for, the first time,
great parties have Joined together
in firm, harmonious program and
have thus come into position to de-
termine for themselves the fate Of the
people.
This thought will never die, This
development will never be retracted
tapplause) and / trust that so long
rs Germany's fate is ringed about by
dangers, these sections of the people
outside the majority parties and
whose representatives do not belong
to the government will put aside all
that separates Vii and will give the
fatherland what is the fatherland's.
This development necessitates an
alteration of our constitutions pro-
visions along the lines Of the imperial
decree Of September 80. which shall
make it possible that there members
OF the Reichstas who enterd the
government will retain their seats in
the Reichstag. 4 bill to this end has
been submitted to the federal states
and will Immediately be made the OBJ
Ject Of their constitution and decis.
ions.
Gentlemen, let US remember the
words spoken by the Emperor on
August a. 1914, which permitted
myself to paraphrase last December
at Karlsruhe: There are, in fact.
parties, but they are all German part
les" (Applause.)
Political developments in Prussia
the principal German federal state.
must proceed in the spirit of these
words of the emperor, and the mes
sage OF the King of Prussia promising
the democratic franchise must be full
filed quickly and completely Zap.
plause.) I do not doubt that these
federal states which still lag behind
In the development Of their constitu-
tional conditions will resolutely fol.
low Prussia's example.
For the present. as the example
Of all belligerent states demonstrates
the extraordinary powers which a
condition Of siege compeis. canno. BE
dispensed with. but close relations
between the military and civilian, au.
thorities must be established which
will make it possible that in all not
purely military questions. and hence
especially as to censorship and right
OF assemblage, the attit. de OF the
civilian executive authorities shall
make itself heard and that final de-
cision shall be placed under the
chancellor's responsibility. ZAP
plause.)
ITO this end the order Of the EN-.
peror will be sent to the military
commanders. With September 30.
the day Of the decree, began a new
epoch in Germany's internal history.
The internal policy whose basic prin.
ciplea@are therein laid down Is OF da.