The record-union., 1896-04-22
Il is Declared to be Condemned by the
People Of Germany.
The Subject Again Discussed in the
Reichstag Yesterday,
The Reichstag, After Heated Debate,
by an Unanimous Vote, Adopts a
Resolution in Opposition to This
Tlethod of Settling Disputes.

BERLIN, April 21-The anti -dueling
debate was resumed in the Reichstas
to-day
Count Andreas Won Bernstorff, Inde-
pendent, declared that recourse to the
duel was needless, and that the practice
stood condemned by the German people.
DR.. Won Bennigsen. the National Lib
eral leader, said that he was opposed to
the custom of dueling. but he did not
believe that Herr Bebel, the Socialist
leader, who inveighed against dueling
ss a public scandal in yesterdays de-
bate, was a proper person to act as su-
preme judge of the upper classes, or to
make a parade of moral Indignation
He was the same Bebel who after the
events of 1871 eulogized the Paris Com
mune, and now commends the Com
mune as an example to follow.
The remarks created an uproar, the
Socialist members rising to their feet
and shouting loudly for the President
to. ring his bell and call the speaker to
order, but Baron Won -Berenberg.
the President, remained unmoved, and
the uproar subsidized.
DR.. Won Bennigsen resuming said
that dueling, which had been the best
source of agitation for the Socialists
had been nursed by a scandal-monger-
ing press.
The speaker was again interrupted
by a Socialist uproar lead by Herr
Singer.
DR.. Won Bennigsen, when he was
again able to be heard, maintained the
truth of his declaration, and said that
he had spoken of the press in general,
not excepting the great journals.
Herr Richter, Radical, described Won
Eennigsen's remarks as an example of
diplomatic prolxity. The Govern :
ment, he said, had cut a bad figure in
the debate, and created the impression
that it had Christianity more upon it's
tongue than its heart
Herr Won Der Groeben-Arenstein
Conservative, said that the sword
fights INDUCED in by students were
merely a drill for their dueIs in later
life
Baron Won Manteuffel indorsed the
principle of DR.. Bachem's speech yes
terday, and protested against that ex-
pressed by Herr Bebel. He announced
that Won Kotze had not fed the coun-
try. as had been alleged He had sur
rendered himself to a Judge, who gave
him an ad interim leave of absence He
was ready to stand trial at any mo-
ment.
Baron Won Manteuffel spoke against
mixing the dueling nuisance with mill
tarism. Duels between officers in mill
tary service were rare exceptions. He
concluded by demanding that severe
punishment be inflicted upon the libel
ers Of honorable military officers.
Herr Bebel retorted that if the Con-
servatives desired seriously to condemn
the duel they must secure the repeal of
the Cabinet decree making the duel OBJ
ligatory in the army While the high
est person in the empire favors the duel,
he said, all the endeavors of the cham
Der TO suppress it would be futile
The President censured Herr Bebel
for criticising an imperial decree by
characterizing it as unworthy of a cult :.
ured State.
Herr Schall, Conservative. declared
that Herr Bebel was calumniator.
The Reichstag, by unanimous vote,
adopted resolution condeinning duel
ing. the special motions made on be-
half Of the Freissinige and the Centerist
parties being withdrawn.