The Washington times., 1902-01-11
A DEFENCE
OF ENGLAND.
Won BuelOW Cheered in the
ReichStag.
ANGLOPHOBE TRADE REBUKED.
Abuse of Ministers of Friendly For
eign Powers Declared to BE n Poor
Proceeding - Chancellor Answers
the Attack of Won SOnRenbcrg-On
ON Troubled Waters.

BERLIN, Jan. lot had been conjec-
tured that the Won Buelow- Chamberlain
matter would encourge the Anglophobes
TO renew their attacks on England. and it
was also surmised that Chancellor Won
Buelow would then take the opportunity
to counterpoise the offence which Eng
lishmen found in his rebuke of Mr.. Cham
berlain. Both surmises we're fulfilled in
the Reichstag today.
Criticised Germany First.
Herr Liebermann Won Sonnenberg,
whose hatred of Englshmen and Jews is
co-equal, delivered furious TRADE
against England and Mr.. Chamberlain.
He began by criticising his own Govern
ments policy in the South African war.
which he declared wholly favored Eng
land.
Criticising the recent advocacy of
friendship with Great Britain by the new
German Ambassador at London, his ire
overfiowed. Finally it focused itself upon
Mr.. Chamberlain.
Abuse of ChambcrIain.
He shouted: I'm dealing with those
shake our clenched fists under their in
solent noses. AS Germans see in Cham
berlain the representative of clique of
stock jobbers and spectators, and the in
stigator of a disgraceful robber war, he
is in their eyes the most Infamous scoun-
drel on the face of Gods earth
President Won Ballestrem called the
speaker to order, warning him not to
a rer of fri Sta o
Herr Liebermann replied that he ex-
pected to be called to order, but there
was no other fitting expression. He pro-
ceeded TO attack the British army as a
horde of thi,ves and bandits.
Applause for RebuIke.
His violence was not endorsed by
majority of tie members of the Reichstag,
who clearly regretted his overstepping
parliamentary bounds, and when Chan
cellor Won Buelow arose and rebuked the
speaker all but the small anti Semitic sec
tion applauded him.
The Chancellor said he believed he
would have the sympathy of the house in
expressing the hope that the custom of
abusing foreign Ministers would not be
adopted. Such abuse was neither in ac-
cordance with the habits of Germans nor
in the interest of German policy. This
St1lel-tul CHeeTS.
Deep Regret Expressed.
Continuing. the Chancellor said he must
also express deepest regret for the man
ner in which Herr Liebermann had re-
ferred to the army of nation with which
Germany was living in peace and friend
ship. He adGed:
I'VE are sensitive to the honor of our
own army and should not insult foreign
armies, in which there are men who know
how to die for their fatherland." [Cheers.l
The Chancellor proceeded to defend the
Government against the charge that it
failed to direct public opinion through the
official North German Gazette"
Warning Given.
He had already made 1t clear that pub
lie opinion ought to resolutely repudiate
any atte:Gat to asperse the German army,
but If this reputation is to be an ex-
cuse for forcing us into different atti-
tude in regard to the South African war
or pretext for creating unfriendly rela-
tions between ourselves and a people with
whom we were never in hostility. and to
whom are also bound by weighty inter
ests, | must make il clear beyond doubt
that i will have nothing TO do with any
thing of the kind.
Our policy can only be determined by
the permanent interests of the country.
These require friendly relations with Eng
land
Advice Not Effective.
The Chancellor concluded by expressing
the hope that in the future he would be
spared such episodes.
Herr Oertei, Conservative, was not i'm
pressed by the Chancellor's advice. and
made a speech denouncing Mr.. Chamber |
L. in and the war.