New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
ARREST OF HERR BUEB DENOUNCED.
MEMBERS OF THREE PARTIES UNITE IN CALLING

ARREST OF HERR BUEB DENOUNCED.
MEMBERS OF THREE PARTIES UNITE IN CALLING
IT AN OUTRAGE.
Rcr,in. Nav Ain the Reichstag to-day a Socialist
Deputy interpellated the Government In regard 10
tho arrest q week ago OF Herr Bueb, Sociaist
Deputy for Mulhausen. on suspicion OF having con-
cealed prohibited Socialist pamphlets In MS nouse
and his almost immediate release declaring that
his arrest was a breach OF the rights OF the
Chamber
Herr Nieberding Imperial Minister OF Justice. de-
cl,ned TO discuss the subject maintaining that the
arrest Of Bueb perfectly legal and amply JUS
titled
Herr Lenzmann. Richter Radical. asserted that
under the prerogative Of member OF the Re'chstas
a Deputy was liable TO arrest during the SESSION
of the Reichstag on such charges as had been made
against Herr Bueb u .,
Dr. Leber. Centrist. thought that such arrests
infringed on the immunity Of Deputies.
Herr Nieberding asked the Chamber not to COM
nit itself on the case until the criminal proceedings
were closed
The debate in the Reichstag yesterday. though
IL did not come by a vote to practica concusion'
was Of great Importance. as reasserting the 1act
that the German Parliament and the Government
ore far from being in accord Three different par
ties In the Retchstag-the Centrists. the Radicals
or Freissinungen and the Sociasts-although
strongly antagonstic to each other have united
In the condemnation OF the arbitrary poiicy OF tie
Government They have protested against the IL
legal arrest Of Deputy Bueb, Of Mulhausen. The
absence Of Ministerial majority Is made still more
evident than II has been since the first session Oh
the present Rechstag. The Berlin Imperial Cab
met can rely only on the support OF the national
Liberals and the Conservatives, and yet the latter.
undsmayed by the dlscredit thrown on them by the
shameful conduct Of their former leader. Baron
Von Hammerstein now a convict. pretend 70 I'M
nose their conditions on the Government pelore
Granting 10 IT, for instance, the credits necessary
9or the building Of cruisers for the Navy. Inc
Agrarian faction OF the Conservative party mas hot
Vet forgiven the Imperial Ministry, which decnneo
10 adopt the scheme OF Count Kanltz and Herr Won
Pl6tze who required the Government TO impose
minimum price on cereals. and to purchase hsell
rhe wheat and destined to fill up the denciehcy
on the other hand the National Liberals declared
In the Hanover Courier. the organ OF their ieader
Herr Rennlgsen that they would make no aiiiance
with the Conservatives long as the latter CID not
expel from their ranks the famous Dr. Stocker. as
thew did in regard to Hammerstein after the Dis
coyery of the latters swiudles and populations
Since the 'cartel." or league. which the Conserve
tives offered to conclude with the National Liberals
and the Centre or Catholic party. has been de-
clined by these factions there has been no trust
worthy and steady majority In the Reichstag. The
speeches delivered yesterday denouncng the arrest
OF Deputy Bueb show that the Imperial Government
is as Far as from securing that majority which
IL is SO anxious obtain especially In regard to the
Improvement Of the German Navy. :