The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-01
DEPoRTING ANARCHISTS
Stirring Debate on the Matter
 in the Reichstag.
Opponents of the Cabinet Charge That It Is the Policy of Berlin to Cover Before St.
 Petersburg.

Heriin, Feb. 29,-Count won Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor, began a speech an the Reichstag today by saying he had left his sick room in obedience to tei- ephQne call informing him that Herr Be- bel. the Socialist leader in the Reich stag, was going to make laundering speech"
 This statement apparently reflects the importance which the ministry attached to the Socialist attack on the Government arising from the activity of Russian po- lice agents in Prussia against Russian subjects who are suspected of being an- arciists.
 The discussion of this matter was re- stunned in the Reichstag today. Doctor Schoenstedt. Prussian Minister of Justice. and Freiheer von Hammerstein. Minister of the Interior, both of whom had re- fused to discuss this subject January 10. alleging 1t to be a Prussian affair which
 did not belong to the Reichstag. put In appearance today. Dr. schoenstcdt spoke twice and won Hammersteln thr :e times.
 Political Field Day.
 It was a great field day political les6- CTS and Cabinet members tilting with the enemy. Herr Bebel and Herr Ka.s (Social Democrat) reiterated substantial ly the statements made January 1s, ask ing for the denunclation of the existing treaty of sextradition between Germany and Russia.
 To this Herr von Kardoff. the Conserva- tive leader, replied that 1t would be an unfriendly act, infringing on neutrality. | to make such a demand upon Russia liIs- der the existing circumstances. Herr Bebel read declaration made by Russian students protesting against the 1 imputatioE of Foreign Secretary von I Richthofen, that they were anarchists, and asserted that the Government was going so far in its subservience to Rds- sia that it was undermining the honur and dignity of the country.
 l sfNo haIf way decent man. he declared.
 ,.cau defend the matnsenais Qf ths pgsA1
 H. E. Muller frreissnAis RArtyl, also
 delivered q long argument agafnst the l Russian extradition treaty, which, he | said. went further than any other treaty in existence, ss 1t demanded that Prus- sia extradite for offences which were not even punishable here.
 Germany Lacks Nerve.
 He expressed the fear that the ministry
 was too timid toward Russia, lacking the courage and energy of Bismarck. Count von Buelow asserted second time that the activity of the Russian agents in. Prussia was confined exclu- sively to watching anarchist suspects. | By the murders of President Carnot, Pres | ident Mckinley, King Humbert and oth- | CTS, anarchy has shown itself to be inter- national in character, he declared. and all States were under the obligation of | uniting to suppress 1t. The German authorities were scrupulously watching the Russian agents. the chancellor con- tinued, to see that they confined their activity within the prescribed limits.
 Only three Russians had been sent across the Russian frontier in 1903, and these undoubtedly were anarchists. Com tinuing. Count von Buelow said the Prusstan authorities were only assisting the Russian agents so far as was neces- sary in suppressfng anarchy. No inno- cent foreigners were molested in Ger many. He referred to the recent declar- ation by slav students as impertinent and asserted amid loud applause from the right that he would like to expel such students from Germany.
 We have not yet come to such a pass that we must tolerate propaganda of os- teusible liberal principles with Nihilistic explosives" declared the chancellor.
 Herr Haase said Germanys attitude to- ward Russia was a shame on civilization. Apparently the times of the holy alliance
 
 The Blush Of Shame.
 The blush of shame must rise to our faces" the speaker went on. when we hear that the States attorney for Si- lesia asked Russian police to designate the persons who had smuggled across the frontier certain documents, which, according to Russian conception, was H. legal. but which were entirely legal in Germany. The imperial chancellor has reaped no honors here to-day. He has only confirmed officially what has long been known. that the German govern ment cringes before Russfas>
 Dr. Schoenstedt questioned the sheer ity of the socialist assertions that the literature smuggled into Russia was harmless and not of anarchistic >tenden- cies. He said the fact that packages of documents had been shipped about the country labeled shoes aed that such a package was found near Tilsit which the speaker said came from the office of The Vorwaerts had made a singular im- pression.
 Frierberr von Hammerstein denied that Russian agents exercised functions be- longing exclusively to the Prussian po- lice.
 Baron von Richthofen said:
 'As the United States government has prohibited the immigration of anarchists. we also intended to keep these people at arms length"
 Herr Rebel recited an instance where two Russian spies were fogged in Paris upon being disaovered in an assembly of Russians students. They seemed to have no appreciation in Paris. ne said, for such dirty work as is tolerated, and indeed, boasted of in Germany.
 There is still too much of the old spirit of the sgTSey in the German char acter."