New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-13
MAY CRITICISE THE KAISER,
THIS RIGHT UPHELD IN A DEBATE m
THE REICHSTAG.


porn Dec 12-Durlng the debate In the Reicbs.
tag to-day on the first reading Of the Budget es,i-
mates Dr Lleber who apparently was not incon.
veniencod by his encounter with supposed maniac
observed that the favorable financial situation was
due to the careful manner In which the House
scrutinized the Budget. The "Prussan financial
iuggler" CDR. Won MiqucD, he further remarked,
had biased tho estimates Of permanent expenditure
ON auctust,ng revenues" This. according to the
speaker. vas inpolit.c and heavy penalty would
have to be paid for 1t some day. The Centrists ne
continued, were Of the opinion that the Govern
rnents requirements could be met without RECOURSE
TO fresh taxation. At present he was not prepared
to say whether or not he would support the naval
bill The declaration OF the Government, the
speaker claimed would have had great weight IL It
had not been given publicity beforehand. thus
sighting the Reichstag. Dr. Lieber In conclusion.
said that past and future events would prove 10 tho
Emperor that he had been Ill informed when In
Hamburg regarding the feelings OF the German
people During the first eight years OF the En-
peror's reign the Re.chstag had BY no means per-
sistently refused TO increase the navy.
Prince Hohenlobe, the Imperial Chancellor. said
ne sincerely regretted that the Emperors speech
had been introduced in the debate. The speech, no
added had been called forth by the poltcai sitla'
ton. 1t was an expression OF solicitude from the
monarch for the power and prestige or lne fa'her>
land. In view OF the eminent position wnien tho
KIM OF Prussia occupied as German Emperor his
right TO exhort his people to unity IN order to
achieve great ends and give expression to his
wishes could not be contested.
Count Won Ballestrem, president OF the heicns:ag
intimated that he had already ruled that members
of the Relchstag could not be debarred from dis
cus.ing in a suitable manner the speeches OF the
Emperor pubiishe4en the "Reichsahzelser' add
Ing:
should regard myself trenchng on the highly
important position which tho Emperor occupied IN
noiitical life II did not allow his sgnincaht utter
snces to be mentioned here This must. OF course.
be done decorousiy, and IN my opiahioyn, '"e PFC
yious speaker compiled with this condi'oh'
Count Won Limburg-stirum Conservative de-
clarcd that the financial situation demahdeu the
greatest economy There could not be much re-
trenchment IN the foreign estimates, but while
certain credit was due to Count Won Bdlow for the
successes he had achieved, both agriculture and
manufactures suffering from the present reia-
lions with America Prince Hohenlohe ne sald'
did not appear have fully grasped the gravity OF
naval question and tho relative power OF the states
had changed but little during the last two years
yaa wars had impeiled the Conservative party 70
concur in the opinions OK the G9V si o, Inc
he asserted. was remarkable, though MT Snamoer-
lains speech and the speeches or BRUSH states,
men generally had little more value thah e'ec'o'A
Herr Bebel, Socialist, declared that the increas-
tor ton Of the Budget The empires debt, he assert
ed. had increased enormously, and Germany dld
miserable business with her colonies. Too much
was paid for the Caroline Islands, and Kao-Chau
was q fever nest To increase German trade pro-
portIonately with a new feet difficult mat
ter. According to the speaker, yesterdays speech
cs seemed better adapted to the Navy League than
10 the Reichstas. With Great Brtain's feet and
Gcrmanys army, the two countries could rule tho
world. 49, -,
The feature of the day DR.. Iieber's criti-
cism In the Reichstag of Emperor Williams speech
OF Hamburg The spectacle Of this cautious leader
of the most important group in the Reichstag-the
section that will decide the fate of the naval bill
thus severely blaming the Kaiser Is almost with
out parallel in German parliamentary history. 1t
was all the more notable because Count Won
Ballestrem, president OF the Relchstag, upheld the
dignity OF the Chamber and maintained freedom OF
speech even against the Imperial Chancellor. This
evening parliamentary circles are all agOg over
the incident. BY some IT Is said that Count Won
Ballestrem who several previous occasions
stopped similar criticism had in this instance per-
sonal motive for permitting unrestrained comment
because as OF the chief opponents Of the canal
BILL he became persona non grata with the En-
peror who banshed him from Court. In any event
the affair has not improved the chances OF the
naval bill.