Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-09
Question Up in the Reichstag and
Much Light Thrown Upon
The Subject.
The SAKE. MElAlNCEN CASE.
Conclusively Shown That Kaiser Disa-
pllned Him Because Of His Sym.
patty With Priyates


resignation OF the hereditary Prince OF
Sake Meinngen, brother-ln- of En-
peror William, from the command OF
the Sixth army corps. which followed
the issuance Of an order by the prince
in which he advised private soldiers Ia
lodge complaints when they were ILL.,
treated came up In the rechstag TO.
day during the discussion OF the mill.
tary budget.
Heinrich Ernst Mueller, Freisnnige
member Of the reichstag from Meir
ingen, pointed out that the remarks
made last week by Gen. Won Elnem
minister OF war, when he denied that
the prince had resigned or been dis.
missed from the army. were wOrded IN
such a way as to mislead.
can YOU disprove." Herr Mueller
asked Gen. Won Elncm, the statement
which was circulated by the press. that
the prince received letter I'm the hand
writing OF Emperor William demanding
that he revoke his order on the subject
OF ill-treatment Of soldiers, and that
thereup0n the prince handed IN his res.
ignation? Official proof OF this exists In
the cabinet order dated the very day
on which his majesty's letter TO the
prince was written. This order says
that the demand made by the prince
that soldiers be reminded of their duty
TO lodge complaints when il-treated
should be rectifed to read have a right
TO complain when ill-treated
This was the sharpest kind of dis.
ayowal of the princes act. His re-.
moval caused the most painful impress.
sion among the entire German people.
and the connection between his order
and his removal cannot be explained
away 1t was a month later that the
prince was appointed to be inspector
general or the second army corps as a
salve TO the humiliation which resulted
from his dismissal
The reason why this matter made
such a painful impression IL that hun.
dreds OF thousands Of people now be-
lieye that any army officer who tries
energetlcally to stop the ill.treatment
OF private soldiers will be disciplined. +"
Herr Mueller further declared that
In the Bavarian army there were much
fewer cases OF maltreatment than in
the Prusslan army explaining this
statement by saying that in the former
army there were fewer mobiles; that the
officers were better educated, that the
military courts had long been held I'm
public and that stringent measures
against maltreatment had been In force
for several decades.
IF you went to combat the Social
lists Her Mueller continued you must
do nothing TO advertise them. Petty
administrative regulations act like pin
pricks make the Socialists appear as
martyrs and result in forcing millions
or people 20 vote the Socialist ticket"
Herr Mueller went on and described
the discomfort existing among army
officers NJ civilian birth saying they
complained OF the preference given
members Of the nobility in the matter
OF appointments and advancement. He
read a letter from an officer Of high
rank who asserted that the discomfort
among Civilian officers was very great.
and declared, In conclusion:
Never before has there appeared
such unfavorable criticism Of our mill
tary administration as is now being
printed In newspapers Of all political
parties"
To Herr Mueller Gen, Won Elnem re-
piled by first reading verbatim his re-
marks made on this matter March 4,
after which he said
When Herr Mueller says that the
prince was dismissed because of his
general order against the III treatment
OF soldiers, | must answer that this is
an undlsguised attack on the highest
officer In the army. He speaks az II his
majesty had not proceeded personally
with all possible energy against III
treatment of soldiers and as II the en-
peror had dismissed this officer for act.
Ing In accordance with his own prin-
ciples Where shall we end II n dis.
cusslon Is held here In the reichstae
every time his majesty appoints COM
mandng general? Under no circum.
stances can this occur, and / must re.
fuse 10 participate IN this discussion"
lie denied that army officers belong
ing to the nobility were given prefer
ence over officers OF civilian origin in
the general STAFF or the ministry OF war
and declared that many regiments had
officers without titles.
III, however, he declared, 'his ma
1esty rewards the merits OF the mobiles
1t was not our business 10 crltlclse,"
Gen. Won Elnem denied also that
dandylsm prevails among the officers
He declined TO be drawn into further
debate with the Socialists, and did moi
reply to the remarks made earlier in
the day by George Ledeboir (Soclnl
Democracy, who had said
you want TO Illustrate our Ideals
with force Of arms; but wait until we
get a majority and have the power TO
realize our ideals; then the German
people viii not be restrained BY a co.
terlo NJ junkers' and military men from
carrying out It's will IL the minority
reslsts our majority can assure YOU
that the majority vii he man enough
TO master your minority"