The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-12
NEWS FROM GERMANY
-scurR,s EJACULATION OF TIE
.,>yIkERS AHLWARDT ACCUSED.


,,r,, sentence OF the anti.Semitic Ex-
.r.,t-uowiins Dow. the Hebrews In
..,,r..ryative Conference-One Crowded
n..u, Theatre and tho Others Losing
~o,.v-rhc German spas at Chicago.
,.,,,v Doc, 1l.-Jew batting and Jew
w.. ore again tho ordor Of the day in Ger
na nr Ahlwardt, stoecker. and tho kreizei-
~a have come againt to the front amid popu-
,. ", which goes to show that thcy
" 'i st,r,here Tho first element In this re-
val w., 10 the overwhelming victory OF Ahiwardt
'.,Lo parame ntary election in Arnswalde-
n.,.d.h.re; tho second. the revelation at
,.,-srd's trial OF the exceptionally defective
CT dons by the Hebrew Eunmakers. the
's.rss in the manufacture OF $4,000 small
..,;hrs rifles tor ia, German army: the third.
,n. positve ant.-Semitic declaration OF the
u wv party conference. Tho results
NJ tho election. tho trial. and the conference
W ,b.sole tones OF conversation in the lob
,is. Of the LandtaC and tho RechstaG. and
,sx. rsrtially excluded discussions oftho Nil
,.rv and Tax hills from the columns Of the
city press.
liberals no doubt that in all three instances
IN. anti.semitics have developed far Grenter
,,,.ncth than has been attributed TO them in
r.c.nt years. Attenpts TO explain away tho
r,orsl lessons of Ahlwarits election are futile.
Nh. whole Ahlwardt campaign was made on
III. issue o, tho candidates record as Jew
Latter The meetings were crowded with rco-
Mo OF all cla sscs. and tho endorsement OF the
ti.srmi,ic TRADES Of the speakers was
unanimous and enthusiastic. These speeches
n.r.ouotcd by tho Conservati, prcss without
more than a suggestion OF condemnation.
\ Tho trial OF Ahlwardt was, moreover. con-
ductcd in such q manner NJ to fan the lame.
The an;i.Semi:ic newspapers t!o no, hesitate
10 say that tho exrector was the victim Of
official and Jewish consprracies 10 suppress
hsiacts. The just. but inludicious. behavior
d the Court in giving Ahlwardts attorney
hance to makea scene and declare that he
Gsd not had fair play made na!nInl irinres-
son everywhere and las been cNrloitcd for
All is worth BY the anti.Semtic press. The
official search OF Ahlwar,lts room. although
revealing presumptive evidonce that the willy
.x.rcctor had dosed himself sick to rrolong
the trial. savored too much OF persecution 20
rlease even tho fair minded opponents of the
xpti.semitic movement. Throughout the trial
lopular sympathy with the prisoner
was shown both inside and outside
the Court House. Livery point made
Tor him was received with lenonstrn-
tons Of approval. Sometimes the an-
Gi,nco broke into cheers which could he SUP
dressed only ty tho expulsion Of the principal
offenders. The unpreiudccd listener or the
reader Of the unvarnishod newspaper reports
could come only to the one conclusion thnt the
exposure OF Ahlwardt's nuackery was COM
llete. for he did not produce an iota OF evil
dence to prove tho existence OF n conspiracy
between the Loewes and army officers to de-
49, fo.k 81. H.
Iosws rifles were defective. although grist for
Tho anti-Scmitic mill. was quite beside his
race. Nevertheless tho common people arc
convinced that the conviction was duo only to
the prejudice and harshness OF the Court.
In summing up on friday Dr.. Drescher. the
lublic Prosecutor. admitted that there had
tsen certain Irregularities in the Loewo gum
thops but such Irregularities. he said. were
Unavoidable IN a great factory. Proceeding
with his optomistic defence OF tho Loewes.
Drescher pointed out the unbiased declara-
ton Of military specialists of rho highest
honor" that these irregularities affected in no
way the excellent qualities Of the rifles sup
Piled by the firm. Army reports proved. 10
said. that in all cases Of injury to soldiers
from the bursting Of rifles the defects have
been traced to other makers than the Loewes.
1t was difficult to find u better record among
German gurmakers than that made by the
LGswes, for in all tests throughout the army
only eight Loewe rifles had failed entirely. and
only fifteen had required repairing. Tho de-
iscts Of these fifteen. moreover. had been
trivial and such as military manruvres were
expected to disclose. The documents pro-
dueed ty Ai,lwardt had been stolen from the
oaeid records. and had been bought by ALL
Isrdt or his agents rs a pig In poke. Far
from helping him these documents had shown
thatthe failure OF Loewe rifles had been much
less numerous than the failures of rifles OF
other manufacture at army mHnruvres The
documents proved more, however. They
Proved that Ahlwardt's re.nicious pamphlet.
Jewish Guns" had stirred w an
agitation which had spread to thu SOL
tsrs Of tho landwehr. ana had lei them.
for tho purpose OF lending color to the
pamphlets Infamous charges. to tamper with
the Loewe rifles placed in their hands. Thus
ths examination OF the 500 Loewe guns. said
tohsvs proved unserviceable at the Wese! ma
nruvres. had shown that they had been in
Iursd with elaboration. Some had been
osatsn clunlsily with hammers or stones. 9TH
ers had been rendered. useless by throwing thu
cartridge chambers ont - gear. How far tho
eoa'as'on had spread in the army remained
70 % sesn' In SpaEdau the War Department
n"u oeeh conducting the severest tests Of tho
Loe"s rlnes. and among no fewer than 5000
had not found single radical fau,t. The test
'ng experts had Reported that the Ioewe rillos
were equal In every respect to those made In
'he royal factory The trial had shown not
only That Ahwardt had Injured German trade
m'sarins, our also had undermined tho dis
s'p'he OF the army Therefore severe pun
uhment Is necessary
Dreschsr's address ia recard.l no s,;r,v