, 1879-04-02
SPEECH IN TIE GER
MAN VAUL1A AfE%T.

hsnufcA t0 london 7Tnlss.
BERLIN, March 17.-To-uay tic Kcichstag was
the scene Of an Incident which, will best Illus
trnto the kiud Of language Prince bismarck
desires to prevent or pun!sl, by Parliamentary
Discipline bill, MID also prove the sutllcency Of
the Presidents assisting power to accomplish,
tho samo purposes. In conformity with the
Socialist inv, tic Government were bound to
lay bcfuro the lselchstag statement OF the rca-
sous which bud induced them to place berlin III
tninor ktate Of Siege, mid today their report
was discussed. This Eave MI opportunity to
Herr Liebknecht, Tho Socialist Deputy for
Dresden, to pour out oil the viaEs Of bis rarsy's
wrath on thr heads OF tho Prussian Administra-
ton. ua would prove that all the rcasuns
induced to Justify tho measure were
partly irrelevant, partfy founded on fatse In
formation. liz denied that the Socialists
ever adyised resistance to the laws, It WAS uu-
cxanpled In history tint the Legitimate inter-
change Of optn!on should be forbidden to any
party. How could they bo charged With seek
Ing 10 deepen public dfscoutent with The exist
hg order Of Things When that feeling WINS A.
ready incapable Of ircreasca Ills party was not
responsible for tho violence of certnin rcyol,l-
tionary publications printed nbroAd, nn,I they
weve not at nil connected with the Russian
Nhiltsts. Reference had been made to the Mt.
tc1,pts to murder the Kings Of Spun und Italy;
but II tl!e Government could prove the collucc-
ltnn Of Gcrmnn Socialism Herewith, hu would
admit the proprIety Of the October law aud ali
It's consegHenreA. The spirit Ut murder was oil
epidemic, ns might be seen from the rnp[d!y Sic
cecdinEnttcptsin tie earlier part Of The reign OF
Queen Victoria. than whom more cblamelgss nnEi
constitutional ruler coullnot exist. Herr Lteb-
knecht then sought to pnns The n,iscry VI thosc
families which lind been expelled frum 13crltn Tile.
measures hal been decreed partly BECAUSE dcctls
Of vlt,'cuce wero expected. Threatening lcttcrs
had been written To the Emperur, but he, tou,
had received 1ntnatory ep!stics, which never
troubled him. Was 1t uauA1, he askcd thu law
yers III the House, for intending nlurderers to
warn thrtr vlctlsnat Though tlc Government
paesrd q husMlret1fo1a moro stringent laws
ngaist the SoeiAlists, II wonld never aunEhilate
them, nt,l he asked tho Ilonsc 10 tudeu whether
state Of atcRe or. socInl Democracy Should BE-
placed at tic bur of Justice. Growing even
boldcr,. tho speaker sought to defend
himself from tfIr charge Of wtllfully insult
Ing tho Emperor by remalning ouco seatrA
whcn the Chancellor propuscd tlIreo chuers fur
hla hla1csty. The Socialists, hu eu!d, nevor
Joined ADMINISTRATIONS ,of TINT kind II thc
Prussia was Emperor. That was nu insult,
merely duty they owed TO their political con.
victtons. llcro Il Ercnt cOmmotlon nrose III tho
House. with cries Of "l.caye Gill" 'Dnwn with
yuu," Away with yottf'; ntid wien the prcst-
dent Ind calsnel the uproar by ringing alNl bv
gesture, 10 declared lint THO epenker In actlng
as hu did mud ~uuuled tho 1ccltugs Of tho
Relcl'stug ntd the Whole German pCoplu In
way which nothing else could havu ena1ed. lie
l1utl warned The stlrnkcr twiCe nlreaCy, md hu
tnuBt nov tut II to tic lIouae whether l!o snoud
bo permitted tn proceed. Herr LIcknceht,
however, dill not walt for uIe vpte, but lett the
tribune, pale, confused, und trembling.