New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-16
IN THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
Reichstag Debates-NeS0 ATt DIS
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yo-usTian Diet To begin with the lat'er Oo-s'
.be debate relating 20 the many recent eNp-'
sto-a from pr71ssian soil 81 Russian suDJec1s we
~ international interest. This debate was occa
s,o-ed by an Interpolation ~ the 4iNpel a.
,-,--,erlo- Count Won Bulow. made In the
FRsichsrag a cay two before oy 70-i'
aeleqare The affair. however. being one OF
,,,,.l,- pr,,esisr concern. was most eKhaustFely
.-.,fl,..s "A the Pr7lssian Diet. Il must be con-
eesees that the role which the Prussian govern
rpeut played IN the whole matter was Calculated
10 III every honest patriot with sense OF shame.
Fuccessively the spoResmen for the government
frat Count Won BUlow and later on the PrusslaA
Ministers OF the Interior and of Justice, had 10
admit DAMAGING facts. They. conceded the truth
OF the assertion made IN the Socialist press that
an understanding exists between the Prussian
and Russian governments 20 the supervision
rvghre on Prunsian SOLD. expulsion and delivery
into the hands OF the Russian authorities OF al
Russian subjects suspected % leanings toward
socialism. anarchism or other doctrines not IN
oonsonanos with the views and practices OF the
st. Petersburg government
II was also conceded BY them that this under
standing had been interpreted by the Prussian
authorities IN a spirit OF latitude, 80 much so
tha, scores OF Russian students taking post
fyraduats courses AT the Berlin OF other uuiVer-
Vities az well az Russian mechanics. tradesmen
frontier towns had been conducted across the
border and given into the hands OF the Russian
authorities for no ascertained violation or the
laws Rn6 hospitality OF Prussia, merely on
hint 20 that effect from the ST. Petersburg gov
eminent direct or from the Russian Embassy In
Berlin or the different Russian consuls within
the monarchy. a number OF the cases OF this
description had been related in detail In the
y7erl,n .vorwHrts." the chief German Socialist
80 10 vcr
into the hands OF Russia had meant admins
t-ative deportation" 70 Siberia for long term
~ wears. The rnouthpieces OF the Prussian gov
eminent IN the Diet could not deny the truth Of
these allegations
So profound indeed. was the impression ere
nted by these revelations and admissions that
rcarcely any one OF the Diet delegates, even in
the ranks Of the reactionaries, could End Il in
his heart 70 say a word IN palliscon or support
OF the Prussian government incidentally il " as
brought out During this debate that Russia
employs a. her own expense small but Ell
Gent corps OF secret service men IN Prussia for
the purpose OF ferreting out Russian suspects
residing for a longer or shorter term on Prussian
territory and that these men are aided and abet-
Ted by the Pr1ssian police.
Another black affair laid bare IN the Diet.
that being the fraudulent methods used I'm the
Diet election Of the Koeslin district. The two
opposing candidates were a Conservative named
Malkewitz a wealthy estate owner in the Vi
cinity OF that Poneranian town, and DIT Theo-
dore Barth. the well known Liberal leader and
about the stsnchest friend the United States has
az along had in both the Diet and the Reichs- /
tag. The district IN question. on the face 81
u. seemed good for a considerable majority IN /
favor OF Dr. Barth, he being popular there
with the whole town population. and even among 4
the more liberal minded rural elements. On I
the CT the election. however, and on the
very morning OF 81, HIS opponent circulated
by the thousand leaflets containing the most 4
sensational charges against DR.. Barth. charges 4
grossly calumnious and entirely unsupported 4
by evidence. The time being too short to per- 4
NIT the effective undoing OF the harm wrought 4
IN the minds OF the more ignorant voters Barth 4
was defeated BY about a dozen votes. That IN /
itself was bad enough. but the fact was brought 4
out IN the Diet. and admitted by the Minister
Of Justice. that not only Ntalkewitz himself but
the first states attorney OF Koeslin and some 4
OF the other high government officials had Jointly
engineered this lndefensible election trick. Tn
Ger the circumstances q Is not surprising that .
Dr. Barth, though backed I'd by the entire
liberal press and by the Justice OF his cause.
has vainly tried to induce the various Prusslan \
authorities competent 70 act IN such cases
70 redress the wrong done him. The various /
courts 20 which he appealed ali held that these 4
defanatory election pamphlets had been COM 4
posed and used FOR the subscribing of important /
interests"
OF course. the explanation OF such a gross 4
miscarriage OF Justice Is a very simple one. 1
Judges and states attorneys. as well as the 4
Minister OF Justice himself. al took the view
that, though the method OF defeating lin was
not precisely a clean OF reputable one, stu. the
fact remained that X had brought abouf the
non-election Of q liberal candidate. one eepe-
cially dreaded by the younkers IN Pomerania
But somewhat astonishing is the fact that the
purchase q votes IN the interest OF AIaIEev-itz
was shown clearly by the testimony adduced at
the various court proceedings. and that never
cheless the presiding judges had no word OF
censure FOR such practices. and that no attempt
whatever at prosecution has been made or even
limited AZ by the government. Malkewitz now
ats securely IN the Diet.
While speaking OF DR.. Barrh. It may be men
sioned that he has just published a most inter
esring book entitled "Politische Portraits
C-Political Portralts'D. He probably took hts
cue for this book from the one published not
long ago by his intimate friend, James Rrvca
Of which g German translation has just ap-
peared. Like Bryoes. this book. too contains
portraits and character studies Of the personares
with whom Dr. Barth. during his long political
career. has come In more or less close per
sonal contact But Il is more catholic In taste
and scope than lis prototype. for the sketches
include many OF foreign mon and women. such
az Queen Victoria. Gladstone. Beaoonsneld.
Jules Simon. Gambetta- Carl Schurz James
Bryce himself John stuart MIL Garrison. the
sbOlitionistS. and a number Of others besides
those OF the leading German and Austrian
nolfriclaus Of the day The boolr "a u-vir+ev