GERMAN PEOPLE DEMAND RIGHTS.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13927, 9 July 1917, Page 6

GERMAN PEOPLE DEMAND RIGHTS.

VOICE OF THE NATION CALLS- FOR, ELECTORAL. REFORM. ~.; ; - ' ' CONSERVATIVES.'.'" ; r ■-.■' fAustralian nnd New Zealand Cable Association,) 1 ;■'■'.'■ .LONDON, July 6. \ The Amsterdam correspondent of The Daily Chronicle reports that leading Conservative professors in Germany, including Dr Delbmuk and Dr EmilFisk, haw issued a. remarkable manifesto m'fling / v

__, the immediate passing of a general, direct, and equal franchise to keep faith with the people. ' , , "This," the manifesto says, "would show that the Qov,crnmcnt trusts the nation as the nation deserves." v The manifesto has caused a sensation, as the signatories were hitherto strongly opposed to franchise reform. (Auitralian and New Zealand Oablo Ai.ociation.)' "" : ■'■'■;■■■■'■■ ■•■■■■'•.■■ : -' •' - ' AMSTERDAM; 4 J#,G. . The Constitutional Committee;of flic Reichstag discusses suffrage. Both Socialist parties iirgetl immediate Herr Mueller, of the Progressive Party, affirmed that the Reichstag possessed sovereign powers in cpnucction with the suffrage. The National Liberals support(,.but the Conservatives and the Centre Party oppose Herr Mueller k view. ■.-..... '■''■ According to • the Socialist majority organ, International Korrcspondenze, the Socialists will henceforth make the vote of.war credits'dependent onintcrnal political reforms.' •• : '-,'-V LONDON, July G. The German Press urges reform. During a debate in the Second Chamber of the Saxon Diet, several National Liberal members stated that the whole country was.scething with distrust of the King and Government; The Socialist-vice-president, Herr Frassorf, who recently re■aurne'd fronr the front,'staled that lie was qualified to give a warning that the troops at the front were no longer actuated by a spirit' of loyalty to the throne, but of patriotism. Dr Dophel endorsed this statement, and said he feared grave consequence;; unless some solution was found. The Diet passed Tre'sbliition, urging immediate democratic administrative reforms* throughout the Empire, 't •"'•■"" w GERMANY. AND'"NO ANNEXATION" PEACE TERMS. POSTPONEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS. \ (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) Received July 8, at 5.5 p.m. . ■' , ■, AMSTERDAM, July 7. M. Woeifgang, the Heine .deputy in the Reichstag, in a speech at.Cologne, stated that his recent conversations with Dr. von Beth-mann-Holiweg; enabled him to say that the 'Chancellor was pnf pared to conclude peace without indemnity and annexation west or east. Dr Itollweg's failure to; express himself publicly on this definitely, was not due to lack of earnestness, but because in holding the Chancellorship, Dr Ilollwcg was compelled to have regard to the privileges of the people around him. •In-the Reichstag-Herr Yan'Rocdern announced that the cost of •the War.from February to May, averaged 3,000,000,000 marks monthly (?) .:'.'. (Australian niul New Zealand Cable 'Association.) Received July 8, at 5.5 p.m.'!' BERNE, July 7. In the Reichstag, the Party leaders accepted Dr von Bethmann;.Hollwe'g's demand for shelving the constitutional committee's reform proposals, with the exception of the resolutions whereby the twenty-four constituencies exceeding 200,000 population are «1- • lowed two deputies instead'of one. This significant, reform is not realisable this year, and is granted as a sop to the agitators. .■ : < l'! •