The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-04
NOT A CENT FOR NAVY
GERMAN SOCIALIST sAvAGELy At.
TAcks THE GOVERNMENT.
Hot Debate In the ReioAasax-I.eib.
knecht Called to order Ter en-
Offensive AIiusioa "a the Eua-
peror-Ha m b urg Ssrakers = Cass-
paw for the Enwliah.

Berlin, Dec. s.--The rcichxtax TODAY re-
sumea the discussion Of the budget Hers
I.eibknecht. Socialist. made a Iona .prech
on many subjects. Referring 10 the pAile-
gyric of the secretary OF the navy. Asl-
fnirai Won Holman, on the sailors OF tho
German cruiser Itlis. lost with nsarsy all
hands or the coast Of China. who went
down cheering for the emperor. Herr
llelbknachs maintained that the tits wax
unseaworthy. and he added. az TO the crew
they had not displayed greater courage
than thousands OF miners in the coursc oe
their work.
Thereapon the president Of tho rcichstax.
Baron Won -Berenberg. iptespo~ed.
rebuking the speaker for not approciatlne
tho galiantry OF the sailors.
Herr Leibknecht. Ia no way concerned
by the rebuke. said that their bills had
been held ont mat the reichssag might h@
dissolved II the estimates were defeafs<l.
Behind that threat. he asserted. there wam
a certain man this might be taken a. q
reference TO tho empegur). No oiie knew
what he wcsild do on tho morrow or tho
day after. Such state OF things wna
unworthy OF the reichstag.
Herr I.eihlSnecht was here called 70 or.
der by the prasident. but resgilnlnE his re.
marks. he said that the trial of HeFg Lcck-
crt and other newspaper men nOw IN prpg-
res showed that intrigues OF the laot de-
scription were conducted In the higher re-
gion. fn conclusion. tho Socialist deputy
said that his party would not vots q man
nor a eroschen for militarlsrn or nAvalisui-
DIR. Won Boetticher. minister OF the In
terror, replied 20 Herr L~ibknecht saying
no hoped all who retoicad in the achieves
ments OF tho German empire would unto
tn the struggle against Socialism. There
was no question, he asserted. or a coup
d'etat and as 70 sitsssoiving the reschstags
no such proposal had ever been made.
Referrang 10 the lockers strike, he said
tho strike in tho seaport was the most ufi-
isttifiable that had ever occurred Hs
would pass over tho suggestion OF Eakiiais
sncitemsnt. as he did not desire TO mako
charges against British ship owners. Tina
cooperation OF THE Socialists. however,
was quite evident. and as a result of tbs
strike British worknen had cons over 70
earn the wages which the Hamburg work.
ers despised All friends OF the WORKERS.
he further stated. should ufate in Efforts
10 end the strike
Admiral Won HOLMAN. referring to the
statement OF Herr Iseibkneeht that tbs
Ills was not seaworthy. assured the hoa1sU
that this cruiser would have been sFs-
worthy for another two years. He added
that the circumstances 6 fhr wrecN
tstrsklng on "a submerged reef IN thA rnidse
Of a terrible ga,e). rendrrcf the zavtnG os
the crew impossible.
Baron Won StSuim declared thsf a. thS
Hamburg strike was a struggle sor ssi-
premacy on the part OF The employers. ths
latter had done the puiasc a srrvice In re-
ftialng 70 arbitrate the dfspUtc.
Herr Auer. Socialist. said that the Hsyns
burg dockers only earned so marks yeSsrs
and that they now wished TO share IN filS
benefits Of improving trade. Ne at,de0
that II they had been perfectly orranisrd
the strike would not have Occurred.
Dr. Won Boetticher answered that tho
lockers earned more than Herr Aufr
stated, ana said II was clear that m inter-
national strike had been Planned. and thsf
tho Germans had rasniy started the nncsr-
ruen'. while their fellow workers In otnsr
countries failed 20 follow The example. In
conclusion. the baron said spe hoped fhst
the Germans in future would irf on'ssfs
pun the chsstnuts OFT Of fhr IRE Ins
house then adjourned for the day.