Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-18
VOICED GERMAN WRATH.
AND COUNT Won BUELOW
EXPRESSED HIS REGRETS
Chamberlain Subjected 10 Fierce Crit
CiSm in German ReiChstag--
Speaker CenSured by the
President.

Berlin. Jan. lQ.-During the debate
on the estimates in the ReiChstag today
Herr Bassermanu declared that the
National Liberal party would oppose
any suggestion of loan Of 35,OOO,OOO
marks to cover the deficit. Financial
reform was necessary. and the Nation
al Liberals were not averso to direct
imperial taxation.
During the course of the debate ref
erenCes were made to Mr.. Chamber
lain's remark concerning the German
army, when the BIRTHS Colonial Secre-
tary delivered his famous speech at
Edinburgh. Herr Sonnenberg. RaGi-
cal Anti-Semite, made long and vio-
lent speech. indulging in the mot bit
ter invective against MIR. Chamberlain
and the British army ever heard in the
Reichstag. He characterized Chan
berlain as the most wicked man on
Gods earth. This expression called
forth a stern rebuke from the president
of the House. but Herr SOnnenberg,
una bashed. assaulted the British army,
CHASING it as a mob Of thieves. anC
robbers. unfit to be compared with the
glorious Germans The speakers re-
marks called forth further Cehsuro
! from the president.
The Chancellor. Count Won BuclOw,
making a general reply to the pgeced.
ing speakers, said: Il believe | shall
| be in sympathy with Il very great ma
jority Of the House when express the
hope that the custom OF abusing for
eigu Ministers from the tribune of this
august House will not OeCOme natural
lied among us. That would record
neither with the usagcs of the German
people nor the interests OF our policy
| lChccrsD / must at the same tine CN'
press my deep regret at he way n
which the last speaker referred 10 the
army Of nation with which We live
at peace and friendship, As We our.
selves are sensitive concerning the
honor of our own army. so we should
not abuse foreign armies, in which
there are brave men enough who KNOW
they have to die" lBravosD
Count Won Buclow strongly deprc'
Gated the contention of Herr Bassr
mann that the official press ought {,
have given the lead to public opinion
in dealing with Chamberlain speech
Our press and public opinion" sal.
the Chancellor. "woull stand in vCrl
low Tepute II in questions of natiOna
honor they stood in need Of word c
command from allow. Protesting
against the idea that the Reputation
OF an dispersion on the army shoui
effect u change of policy, Count vol
Buelow said: III this reputation I
TO be an excuse for forcing upon us
different attitude in regarI TO the wa
in South Africa, or a prCteXt for bring
ms about unfriendly relations between
our people and a people toward whom
We have never stood in hostility ahi
to whom we are bound 10y weighty in
terests, wish to leave II Beyond duub
that | will have nothing to do witt
anything OF the kind. We cannot le
: the direction of foreign policy he pre-
scribed for us by speeches, resolution
or popular meetings. That policy ca,
: only be determined by the real an
permanent interests of the country
and that interest requires us, Will
fully safeguarding our independence
dignity and honor, to cultivGte triendl
relations with Great Britain"