The herald., 1896-12-05
Long Discussion Over the Pro-
pr0sed Banquet
NOT ONE LITTLE GROSCHEN
Will the Socialists Vote for Militarisn
or Navalism
The Editors on Trial for Libel Give Tes.
timony Regarding the Sources of
Their Information
Associated Press Special Wire


the panegyric of the secretary of ii
| navy, Admiral Won Holman. on tn
sailors of the German cruiser Itlis los
: with nearly all hands off the coast q
| China, woh went down cheering for th
emperor. Herr Leibknecht maintained
the Itlis was unseaworthy, and he added
{ as to the crew, that they had not dis
played greater courage than thousands
OF miners in the course of their work
Thereupon the president of the reich
stag, Baron Won Buell. Berenberg, inter
posed, rebuking the speaker for not ap-
preciating the gallantry of the sailors
Herr Lebknecht. in no way concerned
by the rebuke. said that their bills hay
been held out that the reichstag might
be dissolved if the estimates were de-
feated. Behind that threat. he asserted
there was certain (this might be taken
as reference to the emperor) of whom
no one knew what he would do on the
morrow or the day after. Such a state
of things was unworthy of the reich
stag.
Herr Leibknecht was here called to or
| der by the president. but restming hi.
| remarks, he said that the trial of Herr
| l4eckert and other newspaper men in
progress showed that intrigues of the
basest description were conducted in the
higher region.
| In conclusion the Socialist deputy sa ! 1
that his party would not vote a man nor
a groschen for militarism or navalism
Dr. Won Boetticher. minister of the
| interior, replied to Herr Leibknecht. Dr.
| Won Boetticher said he hoped that all
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German empire would unite in the strug-
gle against Socialism. This was 10
question, he asserted, of coup d'etat,
and as to dissolving the reichstag, 10
proposal had ever been made.
Referring to the dockers' strike. he
said the strike in the seaports was the
most unjustifiable which has ever oc-
Cured He would pass over the sug-
gestion of English incitement ,as he did
not desire to make charges against Brit
ish shipowners. The cooperation of the
socialists. however, was quite evident
and as a result of the strike British work
men 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 Leibknecht, that the
Itlis was not seaworthy, assured The
house that this cruiser would have been
seaworthy for another two years. He
added that the circumstances of the
wreck (strikhg on a submerged reef in
the midst of terrible gale) rendered
the saving of the crew impossible
Baron Won Stumm declared that as the
Hamburg strike was a struggle for SUI
premacy on the part of the employers
the latter had done the public service in
refusing to arbtrate the dispute
Herr Auer Socialist said that the
Hamburg lockers 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 perfect
ly organized the strike would not have
occurred.
DR.. Won Boetticher answered that the
dockers earned more than Herr Auer
stated, and said it was clear that an
international strike had been planned
and that the Germans had rashly started
the movement. while their felow-work-
ers in other countries failed to follow
the example.
In conclusion Baron Won Boetticher
said he hoped that the Germans in future
would let others pull the chestnuts out
of the fire.
The house then adjourned for the day.
THE EDITORS TRIAL
The trial of Herr Leckert, Baron Won
Luetzow. Herr Ploetz, Herr Berger and
Herr Foellmer, the journalists who are
charged with libeling Count Zu Eulen-
berg, the Baron Marschal Won Bieber-
stein and Prince Alexander Won Hohen-
lohe, was resumed today. Prince Alex
ander Won Hohenlohe, Baron Marschal
Won Bieberstein's private councillor, Hol-
stein, and counsellor of legation, Hamm-
an, were in attendance as witnesses.
Herr Granl, a reporter of the Wolff
agency, testified that the assertion con-
tained in the criminal articles, that he
had obtained a correct version of the
toast with the words "que mon pere"
Gas my father from Count Zu Gutenberg,
We're untrue. Granl thought he heard
the czar say II am inspired by the
same traditional sentiments as my
father"
But" continued Herr Granl 'the Off
cial text altered the last words to "as
your majesty
Baron Marschal Won Bieberstein de-
posed that he knew neither Baron Won
Luetzow nor Herr Leckert, and that on
the supposition that the stenographer
attending the banquet was unable to
take shorthand notes in French, he wrote
the words of the czars toast and imme-
diately had it verified by Russian
official.
MORE CHARGES
BERLIN, Dec. 4.-When the trial was
resumed today the public prosecutor an
nounced that he had instituted proceed
ings against Baron Won Luetzow on
charges of forgery and fraud. This de-
velopment is the result of evidence taken
yesterday, which tended to demonstrate
that Baron Won Tausch, commissioner
of the detectives and police, traced the
discriminating article to the foreign Of
flee. 1t was subsequently developed
that Baron Won Luetzow was the au-
thor of the assertion that the false YER.
sion came from the foreign office, and it
was thus proved also that Won Luetzow
was the agent of the secret police. This
led to clash between Baron Marschall
Won Bieberstein and Theodore Won
Tausch. The former declared that the
foreign Office for good reasons had re-