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Kaiser Willing to Lose Power for War, Peace

Title

Kaiser Willing to Lose Power for War, Peace

Description

A Copenhagen dispatch announced Oct. 17 that Germany's federal council had accepted a proposed amendment to the constitution making it imperative that the consent of the federal council and reichstag be given before a declaration of war to be made in the empire's name except in cases of invasion or attacks on the coast. .Another amendment to the constitution placed the power of making of treaties of peace and treaties with foreign states on the federal council and the reichstag. It was announced that the emperor did not object to this proposal.

Creator

Associated Press

Publisher

State Library of Iowa

Date

1918-10-31

Contributor

Associated Press
Ankeny Area Historical Society, Ankeny, Iowa
Cyndy Lammert donated this newspaper clipping in October 2008

Rights

U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact the Ankeny Area Historical Society

Format

pdf

Type

document

Identifier

2008.41.61

Coverage

World War I

Original Format

Newspaper article

Repository

Ankeny Area Historical Society Museum

Contact information.

Ankeny Area Historical Society - phone (515)965-5795

File Name

kaiser_willing_to_lose_power_for_war_peace003OCR..pdf

Digital item created

2017-02-02

Digital item modified

2017-03-20