The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-13
REICHsTAG AND THE ARMY
Fh- Minister Of war and Socialist
Members Have Wordy Pas
.u~a ar Arms

Realm T@b 12-T1e rfichs-sg today
Fgs~ussaa fhs army estimates. ard Herr
vs1i--Ar. the ssc.ailsf leader. sssE shs oc-
rass.r 10 er1tsesss ml,igarisrn Sc Germany.
T. 81 5si-g hs advocated re better feed
- - housing e ths soldiers zna said
-, - social democracy rad 70 need q
ta~ra~k room sglss ion. bat. n visw o -
fessfzsusy = waT. the government saolsa
hawa-a ~ grsar..- socialist soldiers Z
af~erea. manner from Others.
rrhs minister - war. Gen ven Gosslsr,
-s14s-iex declared that the army promot-
a. res-sfai development q the country.
H added taat the social democratic prop
sRares i'm The army would Be punished
ara suppressed wlth the utmost visor.
aud concluded ~ remaFkins.
We say we are with God. Tor the king
ard farhsrlsr1 and we viii provide the
reilzEous education & Our soldiers. TIE
social democrats say t1sy are without
God ard against the King and f3therland
soclal democracy. however. had outlived
itseIf q Iorg tine u9T- daughter from
ire Socialists and applause from the
Right1
Herr Rebsl declared that the Socialists
were noz al dong duty as soldiers. and
that il ever the cal 70 arms came not
many OF them would fail 20 respond Re
ferrtrg 10 me Entertainment Of Socialists
Herr Behel complained that the men could
cEfv seek redress IN the civil courts after
they lef- the army for acts % brutality.
The rescrfpt OF Emperor william regard
inz the sac5ect 0f d0elnz conhictrc with
the Law zs exceptions were permitted.
Gen. Won Gossier. The minister for war.
might say what be liked. but humanity
vas advancing and monarchy was GER
taiuIy not TIE highest point Of develop
msuL
The Socialists ohesrsd Herr BebePs re-
marks. which made quite a stir in the sec
iion q the Right.
Gen. Won Gossler replied that the Social
lists were revoiutiOnists. and that nerr
BeOe.s conduct al Hamburg In calling
captain an ass only excited contempt.
He cited that statistics showed deaths
from sickness IN the army. due 10 maneu-
Ners during hot weather. were steadily de-
creasing. Suicides and cases OF Hl-treat-
meat gere $50 on the decrease. II cases
OF fll-treA tmsnt and ouels sta occurred.
they must be regarded as being due 10
human nature. Concerning the matter of
,Tescript, the minister for war thought that
honor and all are best safeguaTded IN
the hands OF the supreme war lord" Loud
and continued Conservative applause fol-
lowed this statement.
Replying to questions concerning the
case OF the lieutenant sentenced 10 I'M
prisoEment for killing q man at karls-
ruhe BY running him through the back
with a sword. the man only orense De
ing that he accidentally struck the leu
tenants chair while entering cafe. for
which he apologized in vain, but VAS
killed by the angry officer, who imagined
his honor had been furnished, Gen. Won
Gossler said that the offending Lieut..
Brusewitz had been cashiered and i'm
prisoned. Tie war minister acknowledged
that the homicide was intentional, but he
claimed that IL vas not committed with
reconciliation. The lieutenant was drunk
at the time. but IL must be admitted by
all. said Gen. Won Gossler, that there
were extenuating circumstances owing to
the iusolence Of the victim.
Herr Werner next spoke against the
adoption OF the system OF the early PEN
sioning OF officers.
The Telchstag then adjourned.