The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-21
DUELING IN GERMANY.
Disclosures of Facts and Customs
in the Reichstag Debate ON tue
BIasIOwitz Case.

in the Reichstag Debate on tue
BIaskOwitz Case.
Berlin Correspondence of the London
Times.
An Interpolation with reference to
the tragic Insterburg duel has been
laid on the table of the Reichstag by
the national liberals, and will prob
ably be discussed tomorrow. 1t is to
the following effect: us the imperial
chancellor prepared to give any infor-
nation regarding the incidents which
led to the duel between Lieut.. Bias
kowitz and Lieut.. Hildebrandt at In
sterburg on Nov. 4, 1901; in particular
is he prepared to state whether the
regulations of Jan /, 1897, supplement-
ing the standing army orders Of Of
ficers' courts of honor, were in this in
stance observed? What measures does
the imperial chancellor intend to adopt
in order to render more effective those
ordinances which We're intended ito Sc
cure that officers duels should be pre-
vented to a greater extent than has
hitherto been the case?"
1t Is now known that Colonel Won
Relsswitz, who commanded the One
Hundred and Forty seventh Infantry
Regiment. TO which the late Lieut..
Blaskowitz belonged, and who has now
been cashiered, was suspended from His
command forty-eight hours after the
fatal duel.
In the Reichstag to-day Herr Basser-
mann, on behalf OF the national liber-
ais, introduced the Interpolation on the
duel, the text of which was given in
my last dispatch There was a large
attendance of deputies and a good
many officers in uniform were present
ira 10 nail Ra mr. Fp-
capitulated the well known incidents
which led to the recent tragedy at In
sterburg. lie admitted THAT the late
Lieut.. Blaskowitz had not been with-
out blame, but submitted that as the
young officer had been in a state Of
intoXication, his offense had not been
such as to make IL imperative, accord
ing TO any legitimate code of honor.
that he should atone for II with his
life. The national liberals did not de-
sire on the present occasion to raise a
discussion on the principle OF the duel.
but II was their urgent wish that the
military authorities should endeayor
20 give fun effect to the imperial cab
met order OF Jan. /. 1897. by which the
emperor had instituted courts Of honor
with the object OF limiting the occur
rences among officers.
The Minister of War, Gen. Won Goss-
lCIs ItDlltus nc tOulliiilEu cbitit VI
those details OF the Incidents which led
to the Insterburg duel which have on
ly recently come to light 1t was true
that Lieut.. Blaskowitz, who had an ex-
ceilent military record and was
young officer OF good promise. had for
some time previously been In a state
OF considerable mental excitement,
which was probably attributable to the
preparations for the approaching mar
riage. The liquor he had consumed
AT his farewell bachelor symposium
had, probably for this reason. had the
effect OF causing him to lose his wonted
self-control. Following the example
OF the recent court-martial, the war
minister declined. out OF regard for the
dead, to enter into details regarding
the acts OF violence toward two COM
rades which had led TO the duel, but he
stated that these acts had taken place
on the land Of the house where Lieut.
Blaskowitz had formerly lodged. and
To which these comrades had, by mis-
take. conducted the intoxicated young
officer. Instead 81 taking him 90 tho
npw dwelling where hc was residing
I'm view Of hiE impending marriage The
most important information given by
tho war minister was contained in the
following sentence
Il have no doubt whatever that ia