The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-09
CHAMBERLAIN MUST BEWARE
HIS RECENT JTTERANCES DISCUS
SEDI IN THE RE1CHSTAG.
Chancellor Won BueIow CritioIses tho
British Colonial Secretary's Remarks
Regarding the German Army's Com
duct In the Frnnco-Prussian War
Had Better Leave Foreign Countries
Out of the Discussion When Speaking
10 Justify His Policy.
Justify His Policy.

Berlin, Ian SIN the Reichstas
which assembled to-day fct the frs
time since the Christmas recess Coun
Won Buelow, the imperial chancellor
referred to the utterances of JOSEPH
| Chamberlain, the British colonial sac
retary, regarding the condlet of the
German army in the Franco Pruss;ar
War. He said:
! Il believe we are all agreed and
think all sensible people agree with us
that when a minister considers himself
called on to justify his policy and such
a thing may happen, he does well tc
leave foreign countries out o. the dis
cussion."
| This statement was greeted with re-
marks of approval from the house
Continuing the chancellor said:
| Should he, however, wish to adduce
| examples, from abroad, it is advisable
| that he should proceed with caution, as
otherwise he may incur the risk of not
only being misunderst ood, but also of
hurting foreign feelings, even though
the case of the present instance, no in
tention of so doing. This is more re-
grettable when it happens in the case
of countries which have always main
tanned their friendly relations undis-
turbed, a continuance of which is equal
ly to the interest of both parties. 1t
is quite comprehensive that a people
which become so thoroughly part and
parcel of its glorious army, rs in Ger
many, should revolt at any appearance
of the history of our glorious struggle
for national unity being misrepresent-
ed. But, the German army stands
much too high and it's escutcheon is TOO
bright for them to be affected by warp
ed judgments Such a critic, in the
words of Frederick the Great, concern
ing traducers of himself and the Ger
man army, is Simply biting on gran
ite"
Baron Won Tielmann's statement of
the financial situation of the empire
was even more pessimistic on the sub
ject of the declining trade of Germany
than his earlier utterances in this con
nectaon.
My former references" said the sec
retary of state for the treasury, ''to the
deterioration of the financial position
which were regarded in many quarters
as pessimism, have been confirmed Af-
fairs have become even more unfavor-
able than we were able to foresee, as
owing to the economic depression, the
receipts have fallen off considerably
and the individual states of the empire
are no longer able to bear their matr-
cular contributions. Especially is this
so in the case of the small Thuringian
states.''
Baron Won Thielmann further declar-
ed that the budget for 1901 was the
worst in years and that the greatest
dlr1culty was experienced in maintain
ing balance between the revenue and
expenditure in the estimates for 1902
Count Won Stolderg-G -Gernigerode,
the next speaker, dis
cussed the economic crisis and urged
the creation of fresh sources of reve-
nue.
Proceeding to discuss generally the
friendly relations existing between Ger
many and other countries, Count Won
Wernigerode denounced the re-
cent references of Mr.. Chamberlain
the British colonial secretary, to the
German army.