The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-29
Bebel, in Reichstag, Attacks
Emperor and Bismarck.
ARMY CRUSHING THE NATION.
Gladstone Again Pledges Himself to
the Cause of Humanity.
festiience and Hunger Depopulating
Kussia-German Hostility to the Rus
sian Loan-German Market for Amer
lean Food Products Permanent.

BERLIN, Nov. 2S.-T Associated Press.
Copyrighted, 1891. The debate in the
reichstag on the budget today was gn-
wontedly lively. After Herr Bull, Ma
tlonal Liberal, had spoken in defense of
the policy pursued by Bismarck as chan
cellor and commented adversely upon the
course adopted by Caprivi. Herr Bebel,
the socialist leader, criticised the rapid in
creare of the imperial debt and the army
and navy appropriations. He contended
that it was inevitable in the event of war
that number of German states should be-
come bankrupt. How, he asked, could
such immense masses of troops be long
moved and fed2
Expressions had recently been used
which conveyed to these masses of soldiers
the idea that they might be employed not
only against foreign foe, but also against
an enemy within the empire Agitated
murmurs from every part of the house fol-
lowed this allusion to the recent utterance
OF the emperor.
Herr Bebel, continuing, said that with
every thousand new recruits social democ-
racy was being more and more strongly
Infused into the army. As Chancellor Won
Capriyi had pictured the journalists as the
to say that many orators were also en-
gagged in the work of agitation. and related
as an instance the speech recently de iv-
cred at Erfurt by the emperor.
AT this point the vice president, Count
Ballestrom, interrupted the speaker, re-
fusing to allow the emperor's speech to be
subjected to criticism.
Herr Bebel said he would leave his COM
parison in the hands of the public, who
well knew it was not journalism which
spread a feeling of unrest through the
country. Touching the protectionist
policy, he said the heavy tariffs imposed
by the government, coupled with the mill
tary expenditures, created enormous
economic difficulties. The slight reduc-
tion in corn duties in the treaty of COM
merce with Austria was not sufficient to
offset the want of proper nourishment
from which millions suffer. the result
being an enormous increase of disease,
mortality and crime. The structure of
middie-class society, Bebel continued,
was built in a swamp in which it was
slowly sinking. probably to make room
for another and better social organization.
The country had gotten rid of one enemy
of social reform when Bismarck was
driven from power.
Here Count Ballestrom called Bebel to
order, declaring that the expressions used
in connection with the ex-chancellor's
name could not be permitted, being Ii
rected against an absent member of the
House.
Bebel replied that Bismarck had not yet
taken his seat in the House. and proceeded
with his denunciation of the government,
which, he asserted, was following as far as
it dared in Bismarck's footsteps, while as
suming the role of protector of the work
ing classes.
Chancellor Won Caprivi said he believed
the country appreciated the efforts made
by the government for the amelioration of
the lot of the working classes.