Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-18
THE BRUSEWITZ INCIDENT.
WantOn Murder of a German Brought
Up i'm the Reicbstag.

The chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe. reply
ing 10 the Interpolation of Herr August
Munckel, peoples party, on the Brusewtz
incident of October Is last, when a lieuten-
ant ran sword through a workman nam d
Siebemann, who had accidentally pushed
against the officers chair while entering a
cafe, stated in the reichstag yesterday that
the military department was preparing
new regulations with the object of limiting
duelins as much as possible.
General Won Gossler. the minister of war
then addressed the house. dealing directly
with the BrusewitZ affair. Lieut.. Bruse-
WITT. 1t was alleged, killed the civilian be-
cause he believed that the honor of his
uniform had been furnished by the acct
dental pushing against his chair by the UNI
fortunate workman. The officer was court
martialed and sentenced TO four years i'm
prisonment and dismissal from the army
General Won Gossler. amid constant in
terruptions. then went on to announce that
the judgment of the court-martial had been
pronounced, but had not yet been sane
toned. Therefore. he explained. it had no
force In law. Continuing. the minister for
war said that the documents bearing on
the affair were to be submitted by imperial
command to the ministry of war, and SO
soon as this was done the sentence would
be published, together with the reasons
which prompted 1t. General Won Gossler
then alluded to Herr Munckels "firebra I'd
speech. which caused great uproar in
the house.
The minister then cited cases of officers
who had been grossly insulted by unknown
persons, and he declared that officers who
have not proper feeling of military honor
and becoming sense of the dignity of III cir
position deserve to be gotten rid of, for
Oh those sentiments depend the martial
efficiency of the army
The general further said: The honor at
taching to wearing the kings uniform and
respect for the colors are military senti-
ments that We shall never abandon. The
right of self-defense must never be taken
from officers" loud protests)
When the tumuit subsidized, the minister
of war remarked: Il regret the attack
made upon officers. and i hope the house
will judge the circumstances without bias"
Herr Lenzmann. radical. followed with
fiery speech. in which be defended the
rights of civilians against the brutal AMI
wanton assaults of officers. Herr Lcnz-
mann was followed by DIR. Bachein. cler-
ical who spoke in a similar strain.
At the conclusion of DR.. Bacnem's re-
marks the president of the chamber rose
and in grave accents expressed regret that
General Won GosSler, the war minister, was
not a member of the house, SO that he che
presiden) might call him to order for har-
ing said that the Indictment of hatred of
military officers had been carried into the
house.
The presidents remarks were greeted
with mingled cheers and Kisses. The speech
of General Won Gossler was then assailed
in strong terms by Herr Bebel, Ole of the
social democratic leaders. who declared
that it was an insult to the rights of civil
ianS.
Herr Bebel also criticised the emoerors
recent utterances to the recruits, which lie
characterized as bordering upon madness.
ard calculated to strain the allegiance of
the people.
We could as WELL" he said, hang up
the kaiser's uniform in the Inter den Lin
den and demand that the passing crowd
render Il homage.