The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
SCHNE|DEMANN
CHANCELLOR Of
NEW GERMANY

COPENHAGEN. Feb. 11-According
to a dispatch from Weimar. an agree
ment has been reached by the German
national assembly of the composition Of
the new ministry. which will consist az
Il members. Philip Scheidemann has
been selected as chancellor: DR.. August
Mueller. minister of economies; Herr
Bauer. minister of labor, and Herr
Landsberg. minister of national defense
and Justice. Another portfolio will so
70 DR.. Eduard David. who resigns the
presidency Of the national assembly al
Jyeimar, which position win be taken
over by EonStandn Fehrenbach.
The Socialists have seven seats in
this cabinet. tho Democrats have three
and the Ceutrists have three. including
Matthias Erzbergcr, who will hold the
post Of minister without portfolio.
Count Won Brockdorff- anti-So-
c!alist. will be foreign minister.
WEIMAR. Monday. Feb. 10-(By The
Associated Press)-The national assem-
bly, unanimously adopted provisional
constitution at o'clock this evening.
after a threc-hour wranSle between the
independent Socialists on one hand and
all the rest Of the house on the other.
over one Single 03SSN4OAN -
secret agreements.
Although the Independents lost in
their contention that Germany should
pave the way for the entire world IN
going definitely on record IN favor or
open diplomacy agreements, they rose
bclatedlv to make the acceptance OF the
constitution as whole unanimous, de-
spite the inclusion Of the clause they
ha dopposed.
This paragraph-a part Of the sixth
clause Of the coustitution-reads, as
originally conceived and now accepted
LAS soon as the German empire -
represented In the league OF natlons'
. with the aim to exclude secret agree
ments. all agreements with the nations
allied in the league must have the ac-
ouiescence Of the national assembly and
the state commission.
The state commission corresponds 70
the federal council. or second chamber.
The Independents sought to have this
clause altered so that Germany might
uneuuirocally SO on record as fsa'F
hound to enter into no secret agree
merts. regardless Of what other states
NAV do in tho future. The fight in tho
assembly on this roint ragged during
both second and third readings. led h.
DIR, Hugo Haase and pr. Cohn for tho
Independents. and Herr LandsoerE. Dr.
Dcrnbers and Count Won Brockdort.
Ranthau for the government and oth"e
parties.
DR.. Dcrnberg. in supporting the clause
it was finally adopted. said that 1t was
impossible for Germany to hope to make
agreements with other nations IL the?
adhered to secret methods while Ger
many, by it's own constitution. was III
! duty bound to publish all the terms III
! detail.
!. DR.. Hasse replied that one or inc
great objects of the revolution had ocen
, the elimination OF secrecy. he con-
tended that Germany could we'll afford 70
! lead the way to pe:see by the path OF
| openness. no matter what others diu,
| and as an evidence of the sincerity an"
| yenuincness OF her reform.
! Count Won Br"ckdorff-Rtnazau a.
! sured DR.. HaSsc that he would never
! make a secret frosty or agreement h"'
! DR., Eaasc replied that there was no as
! surancc how long nc would be in pow" q
; II, rid!culod pr. DcrnburG's aSSrr'ions
As a consequence OF the controversy
he house showed excitement tor tH'
first time since the opening OF the as
sembly.