The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-20
Her Babel Maintains That the Government Has Now Become
 "Russia's BooIb|ack "
JAPAN'S LATEST NOTE
 DOES NOT YIELD POINT
PIancon Declares Action of United States In Making Treaty With China Was UnfriendIy
 and Undiplomatic.

Berlin, January 19.-The intimate rela- tions between Germany and Russia were brought out in the Reichstag today during a discussion over the privileges given to Russian secret agents on this side of the frontier.
 Herr Ernest Haas who was put for ward by the socialists to question the government on the subject. opened the attack He asserted that Russia maintain ed chief of spies in Berlin, named Tar dix, who received s90O0 yearly and enjoyed the title of his excellency.
 Herr Haas then mentioned by name Tardiks principal assistant whose rela- tions with the German government were such as to permit them. Herr Haas af- flrmed, to use the German police agencies and other instruments of the government. as though they were Russian students or other residents. occasionally getting at the postal officials and opening mall addressed to Russians.
 The deputy accused the spies of using the methods of house breakers, seemingly without exciting police vigilance, and said they forged a power of attorney to re- celve the mail of a socialist member of the reiehstag suspected of being in corres- pondence with Russians who were under the disapproval of the Russian govern ment
 At Request of Russia.
 Herr Haas then asked the ministers if it was not true that the Russians were conducted across the Russian frontier at the request of the Russian government without extradition papers or the bringing of specific charges.
 The principle laid down by the German government, the deputy added, seemed to be that any Russian residing in Germany who was obnoxious to his own govern ment. became thereby immediately an undesirable resident. and instead of be- ing allowed to cross any frontier he pleased he was put across the Russian frontier at some place designated. Baron von Richthefen, the secretary of foreign affairs, answering Herr Haas. de- nied all save two of the charges in de- tail The secretary did not answer the complaint regarding the violation of the postal laws, referring the questions to the director of the postoffice when the postal estimates were discussed.
 Continuing, the secretary said Herr Haas has reproachedt he government with lending assistance to Russian agents. This he admitted The government had no reason to protect the revolutionary sub jects against neighboring friendly states. The common interests of civilization de- manded watching over anarchists. Government Has No Other Course. The government has no other course to deliver Russian anarchists to the Russian government Other states would not be thankful for Russian anarchists The procedure was not, properly speak ing, extration Since the Russian govern ment did not formally demand their ex- tradition. The German government sim ply put troublesome foreigners over whichever frontier it regarded as most suitable
 This statement of the secretary caused | laughter on the right, and cries of that is worse yet from the socialists. The secretary declared that Russians should not be anarchists if they desired to live in Germany
 On the motion of Herr Singer, socialists, the Reichstag decided to enter into a de- bate on the question, the members of the | right party voting in the negative.
 
 stated that well-informed Russian had assured him that what Germany regard l ed as anarchists did not exist in Russia at all. Herr Rebel characterized the delivery of Russians whose only crime was discontent with the reigning political con ditions to the Russian police to the trans- ported to Siberia, or indefinitely impris- oned, as being barbarism. Such conser- vative leader as Count Limber a member Of Dafo deported to Siberia if he undertook to advocate in Russia what he advocated in the German parliament.
 Herr Rebel compared the protest raised by Italy In favor of the Russian social ist editor, Cotz, year ago, which pre- vented his extradition, with the German practice. The German government and the German empire has become Rus sia's bootblack."
 For using this expression President Ballestrom called Herr Rebel to order ADMIRAL ALExIFF HOPEFUL
 OF A MoDUS vlvENpl. London, January zO-Ine Port Arthur correspondent of the Daily Mail cables that he has had an interview with Ad- miral Alexieff, the Russian viceroy in the far east, who spoke hopefully of the pos- sibihty of arranging a modus vivendi with Japan. The viceroy then referred the cor respondent to his diplomatic agent, M. Plancon, who emphasized the impossibil- ity of Russia's evacuation of Manchuria, and said:
 Orders were given six months ago to evacuate New Chwang and Manchuria, provided the Chinese would agree to sim pie terms, but owing to the intrigues of the Japanese minister with the Wal Wu Pu Chinese foreign board), these orders were countermanded."
 M. Plancon declared the action of the United States in making commercial treaty with China without Russia's con sent, under the existing circumstances, was unfriendly and undiplomatic Rus sla, he said. would not open or allow con- suls at Mukden and Antung under the present regime. If Japan wanted Korea, Russia, M. Piancon said. would not inter- fere. provided othe- powers allowed t. and he added:
 Russia did not ask Japan consent to occupy Manchuria, neither was 1t nec- esssry for Japan to seek Russia permis- sion to establish protectorate in Korea M Plancon concluded by saying that the United States and other nations were