New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

Amerongen in the direction of
Utrecht.
posed of representatives Of individual
states, which will have at least one
vote each. The votes of the larger
states will be based on population. No
state can have more than two-Afths
of the total number of votes in the
[ Council. Half of Prussia's Votes mast
come from provincial admin strations.
I the law. The constitution can be al
tered by quorum Of two-thirds of the
Reichstag voting for the alteration by
; twothirds majority
The imperial administration is placed
in control of treaties by. individual
states with foreign countries, terri
torial changes and defence of the
realm German merchant vessels will
comprise n unified mercantile marine
Provision is made for budget sys-
TEN. Imperial postal and telcgraphic
rates will be determined by the council,
and the railroad systems will be taken
over by the empire and states. Pri-
vate roads must be given over to the
empire on demand, and the empire can
coniscate railroads not vet taken over.
In case the defence of the country re-
quircs the step, it is given the power
to take over the admin stration Of all
water routes
All Germans Equal Before Law
Judges of the ordinary civil courts
Will be chosen for life and cannot be
removed except by judicial decision.
The age Of retirement will be deter
mined later. Military courts are
abolished save IN war time and on
board of warships, and state courts
which will try those accused of politi-
cal crimes will be created by imperial
law.
The second main part provides that
all Germans shall be equal before the
law, and that men and women shall
have basically the same rights and
duties. Preferential rights and draw
moved. and titles OF nobility are con-
sidcred as only the part Of persons
name No more titles will be con-
ferrcd. Academic titles, however, will
still be awarded. No tokens of honor
may be given out by the government
and no German may accept title or
order from foreign state.
Extraditon for Germans Barred
Every citizen of an individual state
is citizen Of the empire. Every
German viii have equal rights any
where within the empire and may live
where he plcascs. He will have the
right to Own real estate and purchase
food in any state. Every German per-
mitted to emigrate will have the privi-
legc of being protected in foreign coun-
tries, and no German may be delivered
up to foreign country for prosecu-
ton and punishment. Foreign speaking
Germans may not be prevented from
developing the free use of their mother
tongue. In instruction and legal af-
fairs the freedom Of the individual is
!nvulncrable. The Germans house will
be his castle
Postal. telegraph and telephone Sc
crccy is guaranteed. Every German
has the right 10 express his opinions
by written or spoken word print or
picture. There will DC no censorship
save for motion pictures, for which
regulations will be made to suppress
Objectionable films for the protection
Of youth.
Family Protection Guaranteed
Under the heading "Community of
Llfc' tho constitution declares shat
marriage constitutes the basis Of family
lite and the salvation of the nation.
and it is, therefore, under the special
protection of the constitution Oh the
basis of equality of the sexes. It is
pointed out that it is the duty Of the
state to keep the family life pure and
healthy, and that families with several
children have the right to necessary
care. Motherhood. it is declared. has
prior claim to the protection of the
state. Illcgitimate children shall be
placed under the same bodily spiritual
and social conditions as legitimate
ones, and youth must be protected from
moral spiritual or physical neglect.
n long list of the rlGhtc Of Corn, n
citizens. which seem obvious outside
cludes the right to hold gatherings. to
belopg to societies and organizations
or social, political and religious groups.
1t Is declared that petty officials ap-
pointed tor life may not be discharged
unless the complaints against them are
first submitted to them
ndcr religion, the constitution de-
clares thet all citizens of Germany shall
enjoy complete freedom of belief and
conscience. No state church exists and
religion plays no part in citizenship.
l. is provided that there must be uni
versal attendance at school for period
OF eight years, and that pupils must
attend advanced schools until eighteen
years old. 1t will not be necessary to
/ pay tuition, and state aid will be given
needy pupils and their families. Pri-
vate schools can be run only with gov
ernment permission. All schools. il is
! provided, must make all effort to edu-
cate their students in the spirit of the
German people and in the spirit Of
reconciliation with the peoples Of the
world. instruction in constitutional
government and manual labor is obliga
tory in all schools.