The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
Won BUELOW AND BEDEl
CLASH IN THE REICHSTAG
Monarcllist Amusing and Cheerful,
and the Socialist Passionate
and Cutting.
ANGELS IN THE DEBATE
Won Buelow Intimates Bebel Will
Not Be a Lovely-Winged
Cherubim.

BERLIN, Dee. I0-Twe of the most In
teresting personalities in German politics,
Chancellor Won Buelow and Herr Bebel. the
Socialist leader, engaged in lively debate
In the Reichstag to-day. The monarchist.
who was dressed as for a drawing room,
was amusing and cheerful, his lucid SEN
fences falling easily the understanding.
lie disposed OF a difficulty with airy word
and gesture. The Republican. with quail
ity Of Yoice strangely stirring the emotions,
excited his believers 10 enthusiasm and his
opponents to anger. one passionate SEN
tence following another to the climax. 1t
was the self-educated wheelwright against
the lucky country squire embodying all the
graces and principles of the aristocrat.
Won Buelow bantered Bebel for an hour
Your ideals could only be realized In
Plato's Republic" said he, where every
one was an angel. and" turning to Bebel
with farcical intonation the chancellor
added. what a lovely angel you would
such paradise"
You would not be in ii anyhow" re-
torted Bebel audibly.
Won Buelow, in the more serious part OF
his speech, made no announcement COLI
corning Germany's foreign policy. or. in
deed. regarding the particular measures
That will be introduced for social reform.
Herr Bebel charged the government with
cooperating with Russia in suppressing po-
litical discomfort. The Russian police, he
asserted, acted in Prussia though at
home. They received every sort OF service
from the Prussian authorities, and dozens
or RUSSIAN secret police agents were busy
IN Berlin and other centers, spying on the
dOingS Of Russian students or Russian resi-
dents This, Herr Bebei declared, was one
exhibition of Caesarism as practiced in Ger
many. Others were the reception to Cor
uelius Vanderbilt, gifts to foreign nations
and spectacular paradings of army corps
All the fuss and glory of military life In
times Of peace was time wasted on frivoli-
ties. which could far better be spent in
actual drill and study.
Abiding again to the receptions to Mr..
Vanderbilt at Dantzic, Herr Bebel said
What has he done to deserve all this ap-
plause? These things give the impression
OF weakness, not of strength"
In the course OF n ferocious attack on
Russia, which caused the supporters of the
Ministry TO shake their heads in dismay
because such language about neighboring
power had rarely been heard in the German
Parliament, Herr Bebel said: Russia is es-
sentially a barbarous state, against whose
bestialities all the European governments
have made no protests"
The speaker then alluded to Kishineff
where, he said. the authorities ''stOOd by
and watched murders" He asserted that
a Russian general had driven thousands
the arrest of Russian spy at Sofia had re-
suited IN finding among his papers "docu
inentary proofs that Russia was privy to the
plan to assassinate King Alexander months
before the event occurred.
Replying to Herr Bebel, Chancellor VoI
Buelow declared the government was firmly
determined to continue the development Of
social legislation in favor Of the masses
Herr Bebel had asserted that servility, BY
zantinism and Caesarism prevailed in Ger
many. The chancellor however, declared
hat riS hal rs
above. Herr Bebel had demanded all sorts
OF freedom, but, asked the chancellor, how
did freedom fare In the Social-DemocratiC
party7 This question was followed by So
cialiSt Interruptions. Where was freedom
OF opinion at the Dresden convention, asked
the chancellor. Herr Bebel had rebukec
Herr Bernstein, member of the Reichstag
in a way the chancellor would not correc
the lowest official. The Roman papacy wa;
never more lavish with bulls and exeom
majority under Herr Bebel.
Chancellor Won BuelOw, speaking of
reference made by Herr Schaedler tn
Bavarian representative, to the maltreat
Inent Of private soldiers by their officers
said: II am as much incensed by sucl
brutalities and cruelties as you are. anC
J regard Ii as the sacred duty of the mill
tary authorities to stop them. Such in
famous acts cannot be punished severely
enough, but l protest before the cOuntr!
as well as before all foreign countries
against the imputation Of the Social Demo
Gratis that such cases typical of TIT
conduct OF our officers corps. Such a pre-
tense is hypocritical and pharasaicaL"
Turning to Herr BebeTs criticisms of tn
foreign policy Of the government, Coun
Won Buelow pointed out the inconsistent,
OF the Socialist leader in denouncing Ger
many's east Asiatic policy as too fantastic
and romantic, while. on the other hand
he censured the chancellor for his too pas
sive policy I'm Manchuria.
IF there Is any place in the world" sal,
the chancellor, where we have nothing Il
seek IL Is I'm Manchuria. II Herr Bebe
wants TO head a new crusade to rescu
the Manchurians / will let him process
alone. i shall stay at home"
Answering Herr Bebel's question as q
why the difficulty with Venezuela was no
referred to The Hague tribunal at the out
set. the chancellor showed the impossi
bility OF such proceeding because Presi
dent Castro had not given his consen
~until we brought certain pressure TO bea
upon his mind" He denounced Herr Bebel'
'unbridled criticisms OF Russian affair
as contrary to the traditions, wishes an
interests Of the German people"
Taking UP the social reform legislation
the chancellor said the government woul
continue its policy. hoping within decad
TO institute pensions for widows and or
phans and a system of giving assistance I
unemployed workmen.
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