Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-01
FOOL OR A KNAve
AhE~srdt Creates another Senss-
tor in the RssckstAg
MS CHARGES PROVEN FALSE.


the public 10 81 utterly Ahsortcd an the
Ahi~aris inquiry that nothing else pa
liticaily has any inssrest The affair
reached climax yesterday In . sH,eus that
sas without parallel in the hlst,sy Il
the relchstax. The COMMITTEES sp
pointed "a examine the documents sub
mittsd by AhixaTit IN support of tho
grave charges Il eorfuption he has made
held a plshary meeting tosiAy 10 dlseass
their report In addition 10 the nssm
ters q the committee Dr Poftsch. cen
trist. Dr. Won Cuny. national liberal;
Herr B.bsi. socialist; Dr. Mlqnel, Psus
sian minister "a finance, and Dc Won
bo.tfl-cher. secretary q the imperial
home of'ice. acre pre-snt. Herr bebel
dr-crlted Ahlaardts documents as
worthless lie declared that they were
Incorrect. eoples "a old pamphlets. with
eoncoct-d interpollations. badly spelled
sad containing a number % -rasur-r.
Dr MIqu-l has already shown that
one letter furnished by Ahl~ard: and
parported 90 have teen uritten by NJ.
kalindro. president Il the koumanian
senate. in relation % the 3 per cent
alleged D. have been paid "a the Discnnso
Cekeilschait vas a forgery and that
named hslindro was never the prevailing
offc-r u The senate ~ koumania-
ahi~sr,it CnAbs.hcsl
Notwithstanding these disclosures.
Ahlssrit remained csllous and I'M
abashed and declin-i "a Withdraw the
charges The committee dircctei DIR.
Herbel - confer With Ahlwardt private
ly. bat the conference did not result in
ANYTHING. Awkward declining 20 with
draw from the attitude he had taken.
Dr Herb.l vainly tried to show Ali
eardr that certain 70 his charges were
imp-i--sible: that the Discouto Cecil
scha,t could not have taken - per cent
for money advanced % construct the
Roumanisn railways Herr Herbel
added that Ia. task u convincing ALL
wardt q the error % his charges IL con-
nection with the Dlsconio G-zcilschaft
VAS impossible because the man seemed
o. b. ignorant IL the rudiments 10
arithmetic and could neither under
stand accounts or grasp the real hearing
of the documents be had submit;ssi %
the reichstag
Herr PickenbAch. an anti Semitic. de
clared that lie had hoped FOR the best ZOE
Ahlxardt. but be could not believe q
word he said DIR. LIeb urged the com
mitte~ o. close the matter. lie dec
tina, 10 produced 10 him ~ in most leo-
pie feeling % moral and physical dis
gust Ia -. q German representative
make such a spectacle - himself.
Charges DsSiarsSi Dsa-ele~A
The remark brought Ahlwardt 10 his
feet and be menaced Dr.. Lleb with his
fs, tie said that Dr. Liebs remark
WAS an obvious reference to the circum-
stances - his Ahlwardt's, appearing
before the committee With a rent in his
clothing Dr. Lieh's a.lusion Ia this
circumstance vas Infamous
The chairman % the COMMITTEES called
Ahlvar,lt to order The latter repeated
the expression that DIR. Liebs words
were Infamous. shereupon the shol.
committee arose Ahlwardt hurled
atusivs spithets AZ them collectively and
finally left the committee room. saving
that he woulu not remainu1o he insllied.
lie then rushed into the lobby here he
to.d a group ., his friends that the com
miitee soui next declare him mad
1h~ committee briefly passed the report
affirming that al the charges were base
ls--.
Despite the exposure Ahiwartit al.
dressed a meeting - anti Semites at the
ts-rmania rooms. Hslf-fool and half
suays he still commands the faith 10
many thousands 70 Germana DR.
Miluei proposed % bring criminal
action against him and tho rrichstag
may revive disused law and sxpel him.
hut "A long "A be can draw enthusiastic
meetings thar are attended by Thousands
a. persons thlwardt must - counted
a. living force among the anti SemIies
xho are prepared 20 conts-t forty eight
electoral districts IN the coming eiec-
tious
NAY Dsr F-,c-.
The central socialist committee ndw
sf- isIls nTganIxiUg the elections cam
raigu for the social democrats The
May Day fe,rs 81. 90 celebrated ~ the
socialists q Germany generally Morday
evening Many Hamburg sorkmen
vii take a whole day. but the men IN
Berlin and other large ceuters vill ot~y
the advice - their leaders and fa<e no
holiday The police are taking no un
usual precautions beyond reinforcing the
officials sho rill vitnes. the fefcs. May
Dav rae lust rs force The anarchists
snd indeyendent socialists insist upcn a
hoi,dsy but The bulk - tho working
men. printers and others. decline 10 lose
the lay They sti celebrate for eight
hours on sunday MAY !
The Au-trisn aoclsii-t policy - differ
o.. FROM he German. The govern nent
- Vienna hs- issued q decree threaten
irt p prosecute mon who shsta frryu
ssrk IN Nav Day without the s-ssQ, e
thsir employers. The Polio. hsv. for
tultisn ,hs wearing n trsss uoion -
ga - -u hlens. YET no -c--islis' issi
80 WITH he fnll sympathy - their Ser
r,sn hrvfhsrs. vii maze . genera hoit
dar They have arranged - h.sld fsrfy
meetings sud street Denominations On
Nav psy shich - az AUSTRIAN heltisy.
as /. protest. q Tho sorsingm-n as,sinar
their pcii'icsl nullity ne meetings
vii demand general and equal fran
rn 80 a. peli ~ spprns,ng - ar eight
hour day The Austrian police wi have
their hsncis f'lIt
William Wslr,sr Phelps. ,rnerirau
minister. sili r.pcr' io M state b..
r.-tr,pnf " s@hiuxfon. fhsf th4 ter
an ,ffis-.a fe,ra grows nofhing atruf
tha axrls 4ien - American ~ ssiprsr'sa
fs-, tae Marshall islands sod it.crei
~ Pie sfrrv
ra- -,so4si 2 Herr Richt~r - veil