El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
GERMANY HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT
BUT NEEDS NEW REIGNING FAMILY

IN .b sn1v IN president Wilson'S latest note, Germany
meets the presidents declaration that if the United
States has to deal with the present masters "
either now the future, it must demand surrenae oy
saving: he president IS aware Of the Jar reaching changes
which have been carried cut in the German constitutional
structure and that peace negotiations are oeng
~ neoples government in whose hands rests both aetu-
sv and constitutionay the power to make the deciding
conclusions The military powers are also subject to It
whatever changes may have been made in the Ger,
man structure government the only one reported apOu
is an alteration of the constitution as to place IN the
hands OF rechstag the Of decision for peace n
var The rehsag is supposed to be representative OF Inc
people Of every class.
To the extent that the reichstag is really representa-
tive Germany has truly Of the requirements Of
the allies if the sole power Of making war ana peace na
een conferred IN the reichstag For Of the main con-
teutions has been that the started by emperor
William and coterie Of ambitious nooes, army anu a
val officers backed by certain powerful German
and industrial interests without consuming Int i5Ut
the people OF their representatives, N any way
wilson has expressed his uuwngness to make peace Win
the same masters Of Germany OF any OF lhen eP "
condition of Gerpanys surrender
ut Still the Hohenzollerns remain in power and II Is
not impossible that peace and prosperity were re
stored 70 Germany their enormous Influence might oe
erted upon this individual and that eiass 70 CIV @
their hands whatever the CONSTITUTIONAL change nay IA
taken from them and again put the world INTO jeopardy
There IS 10 disposition to dictate TO Germans WA
of government they shall have, so long as II Is -
+is of the will of the majority Of the people mat Is 70
xav Germany may empire OF go on as oonleoeI
zon of - kingdoms les closely united than al pIeen'
nd independents OF II DeSOnle
yatsver the people want. The allies nave no
70 insist that Germany form republic German tIaoluol
and training are completely in the other direction Ger
mans seem to want monarchy so IaI as Tan DC Juus
now If so, let them have It T.,
But there IS among the allies, very pronounced feel
Inc fbat If the Germans continue the monarenlea Plan
fhev should have another ruling family, not the honen
zcIlerns The HohensoIerns have shown themselves IN
rsf,orthv scheming treacherous and criminal natuIeo
They have shown themselves without the instincts OF jas
ice and kindness For Germany TO retain them az Inc
head of the government is 70 MAINTAIN what te alueo
lions must regard ever present mensoe-uniess
s7v he rendered impotent and kept that way oy tne
orId common consent It is therefore to Germany ao
vantage as well as TO that Of the rest OF the WoIto 70
change rulers wholly by Kidding the nation OF the honsn
zoern family and by setting up another dynasty Win
clean record y,
Possibly premier Lloyd George, foreign secretary Da
four premier Cemenceau and the representatives OF lay
and the other allies may take this same view IN tns eon
ferezces now IN progress, concerning Geranys aIs0e
1To1osaI which president Wilson sent to them
II Is comforting thought that these foreign statesmen
much nearer ire zone Of conflict than We and tnat
be they nav have had little Of ideahsm knocked OUT
nf them in the hard years Of war they certainly possess
~ sound and practical knowledge Of the problems WHICH
confront the allies and which VIII grow OUT ol any
further psace making. They and the generals II oollan
Of the armies fighting Germany doubtless can see gIsdt
deal that is hidden president Wilson IN MS
remote position and their conceptions OF an aIInisue
+ deem one at ali practicable at this stage, viii be souno
and wise. - -.
MEANWHILE the retirement of Gen Ludendort and the
o-ts5 retirement of Gen HindenbuIg are events
- IN favor Of the allies for these two military lead
80 Rave been the right hand of emperor William ana