Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
LIEBKNECHT is CALLED DOWN
Deputy RidicuIcs sailors who Died
Cheering for the EmnerOr.


BERLIN, Dec. 3.-The Reichstag today
resumed the discussion of the budget Herr
Lebknecht, socialist, made long speech
on many subjects. Referring to the pane
gyrlc of the secretary of the navy, Admiral
Won Holman, of the sailors of the cruiser
Itlis. who went down cheering for the en-
peror, Herr Liebknecht maintained that the
Itlis was unseawoTthy, and, ne added, as to
the crew, they had not displayed greater
courage than thousands of miners in the
course of their work.
Thereupon the president OF the Reichstag
Baron Won Buel- nerenberg, interpcsed, re-
buking the speaker for not appreciating the
gallantry of the sailors
Herr Liebknecht. in no way concerned by
the rebuke, said that threats had been held
out that the Rechstag might be dissolved
II the naval estimates were defeated. Be
hind that threat he asserted, there was q
certain - this might be taken to be a
reference to the emperoD, whereupon no
one knew what he would do on the morrow
or the day after. Such a state of things
was unworthy of the Reichstag.
Herr Leibknecht was here called to order
by the president. but. resuming his re
marks, said that the trial OF Herr Leckert
and other newspaper men now in progress
showed that intrigues of the basest descrip-
tion were conducted in the higher regions.
In conclusion, the socialist deputy asserted
that his party would not vote a mark nor
a groschen for mlitaryism or navalism.
DR.. Won Boetticher, minister of the in
terror, replied to Herr Lcbknecht. He said
he hoped all who rejoiced in the achieve
ments of the German empire would unite
in the struggle against socialism. There
was no question, he asserted, of a coup
detat, and as to dissoving the Rechstag
no such proposal had ever been made. Re
ferring to the lockers strike Dr. ven
Boetticher said the strike in the seaports
was the most unjustifable which had ever
occurred. He would pass over the sugges-
tion of English Indictment, as he did not
desire to make charges against British
shipowners. The cooperation of the social
lists, however, was quite evident, and as a
result of the strike, British workmen had
come over to earn the wages which the
Hamburg workers despised. All friends of
the workers, he further stated, should unite
in efforts to end the strike.
Admiral Won HOLMAN, referring to the
statement of Herr Liebknecht that the Itlis
was not seaworthy, assured him that this
cruiser would have been seaworthy for an
other two years. He added that the cir
cumstances of the wreck Striking on
submerged reef in the midst of a terrible
gale) rendered the saving of the crew i'm
possible
Baron Won Stumm declared that as the
Hamburg strike was a struggle for suprem-
acy upon the part of the employers, the
latter had done the public service in re.
fusng to arbitrate the dispute.
Herr Auer, socialist. said that the Ham
burg dockers only earned $50 marks year,
and that they now wished to share in the
benefits of improving trade. He added that
If they had been perfectly organized the
strike would not have occurred.
DR.. Won Boetticher answered that the
lockers earned more than Herr Auer
stated. and said It was clear that an inter
national strike had been planned and that
the Germans had rashy started the move
ment while their fellow workers in other
countries failed to follow their example,
The house then adjourned for the day.