The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-18
HOT REICHSTAG DEBATES.
Germany's War Minister COndOneS a
COwarjly Murder.
EMPEROR HARSHLY CRITICIZED.
A Social Democratic Leader Declares in the
German Reichstag That the Rulers Re
cent Utterances Were Calculated to
Strain the Allegiance of the People.

BERLIN, Nov. Is Yesterdays proceed
ings in the reiChstag were Of quite as much
interest as those OF Monday, and in many
respects great deal more exciting The
Interpolation on the recent murder Of
Herr Siebemann at Carlsruhe by Lieuten-
ant Won Brusewitz and other military out
RACES and scandals, and also upon the
question OF duoling, was introduced in
the presence of full house and packed
galleries.
The motion was offered by Herr
Munckel, Richterite Radical, who in the
course Of his remarks referred TO the con-
Guiding sentences of the cmperors ad-
! dress to the recruits last week. The words
of the kaiser, Herr Munckel said could
have but one meaning, and that was that
whoever insulted the kings coat insultcd
the king himself The speaker was vocif-
erously cheered by the Radicals when he
declared that Lieutenant Won Brusewitz
was a criminal whose liberty endangered
the safety of peaceful citizens.
Prince Hohenlohe replied by reading u
declaration from the emperor ordering en-
tirely new stpulations in regard to courts
OF honor, the effect Of which was that the
decisions of the courts must not necessar-
lily involve IA duel, The chancellor de-
olined to discuss the matter of the en-
peror's prerogative to pardon Lieutenant
Won Brusewitz and others who had been
condemned by military and other tribu-
nails.
General Won Gosslcr, the new minister
of war, followed in lame speech 1t was
his first address in the reichstag, and he
made an exceedingly unfavOrable debut
! The sentence imposed upon Lieutenant
. Ia,
said, had not yet been submitted to the
kaiser for his sanction. He protested
against the Indictment of the public
against the army by exploiting cases Of
! cruelty on the part of officers towards sol
diers and civilians. The house ought to
recOllect the instances in which officers
had been insulted in the streets.
Herr Lenzmann, Radical, followed with
a fiery speech, in which he defendel the
rights of civilians against the brutal and
wanton assaults of officers.
Herr Lenzmann was followed by DIR.
Bachem, Clerical, who spoke in u simil u
| strain
The speech Of General Won Gosser wa.
then assailed in strong terms by Heu
| Bebsl, one of the Social Democratic lead
ers, who declared that it was an insult tC
/ the rights of civilians. Herr Bcbel also
criticized the emperor recent utterance,
TO the recruits, which he characterized as
bordering upon madness and calculated {,
strain the allegiance Of the people. In the
course of his speech Herr Bebel said that
! General Won Gossler's remarks concern
ing the case of Lieutenant Won Bruzewit2
might please the military circle but they
could not be called the remarks of a gentle
! man.
Herr Bebel said further: How can il
be said that whoever attacks the kings
uniform thereby insults the kingy In 1873
the king threatened with pain Of death
any military man who llouted civilian
Things will at last come to such pass
| that uniform Of the Cuirassiers Guard
will be suspended like Gessler's hat, ant
| the people will be required to make obeis
ance to the emperor horse. 1t is vain tC
endeavOr by word from an august mouth
| TO bring the people to such II state of feai
and trembling that they will bow the kne,
in silence. Success is so impossible fol
views so diametrically opposed to every
thing that he is the greatest fool who is
constantly trying to make them prevail. 3