The San Francisco call., 1905-03-16
v AR IS THEME
IN REICHSTAC
VOn Bulow States That It Is
the Policy of Germany to
Maintain Her Neutrality
HAS NO DEEP SCHEMES
He Scores Socialists for
Their Attitude in Desiring
a Clash With Russians

| BERLIN, March 15.-Chancellor Won
| Bulow, speaking in the Reichstag to-
day, on a resolution asking the Gov
ernment to give Alsace-Lorraine inde-
! pendent representation in the Bundles
rath, said 1T would be necessary to seek
| the views of all the confederated states
For the Viceroy of Alsace-Lorraine to
have power to appoint representatives
in the Bundesrath would virtually give
Prussia power in the Bundesrath not
contemplated by the constitution, he
said.
Later he said, replying to Herr Won
| Volmar (Socialist), who criticized the
| Government for its compiaisant atti-
| tude toward Russia in regard to the
sale of merchant ships and the expul-
sion of refugees, the Chancellor said In
part:
Herr Won Volmar who watches for
eign events with close attention, must
have seen that the French Republicans
and the French Democrats still give
! the greatest care to the alliance be-
| tween France and Russia. The Eng
| lish Liberals have a lively wish that
good relations should exist between
! Great Britain and Russia, and those in
other lands believe that the position Of
Russia as great power will continue
beyond the incidents of the war and in
ternal disquiet."
This statement was greeted with
cries of mo, MOI from the left party.
Chancellor Won Bulow said further:
THE Social Democrats desire war
with Russia. / regret to say that they
| have the intention to set such a conflict
ablaZe and cook their party soup over
| the flames
The Chancellor read a clipping from
a Socialist paper, the Schwaetische
| Tagewach, saying that If the Socialists
controlled the Government armed
forces would cross the frontier and free
their Russian brothers. Won Bulow
/ continued:
For the second time Herr Won Vol
mar has spoken of Germans depend
! ence on Russia. He repeats this re-
! proach, although I have so often de-
clared that we are not dependent on
Russia and that we do not run after
her, but that we also have no occa-
sion to be unpleasant toward her, as
many persons wish Twenty and forty
years ago these same attacks were
made on Prince BiSmark. / remember
Bismarck once said in debate that he
had learned from such attacks on the
foreign policy how dangerous it was
for persons who were not exactly in
formed upon foreign questions to speak
of them.
Turning to the sale of merchant
ships to Russia, the Chancellor said
that both belligerents had bought nu-
merous trading vessels, the private
property Of neutrals.
I'VE have been reproached by both
Sides said the Chancellor. They
say on one side that we have inclined
toward Russia and-from the other side
it is said that we desire that Russia
may be weakened by a long continu-
ance of the war. One charge is as un-
founded as the other. Both Govern
ments know where we stand. Japan
knows she can count on our strict neu-
trality."
THE Japanese Foreign Minister"
continued Won Bulow, has said he has
no ground for suspicion or complaint
against Germany. He laid great value
upon the good relations with Germany.
There is no possibility of a collision
between Germany and Japan. The
Russian Government also knows that
Germany does not intend to use
against her the difficulties in which
she is entangled, nor even make her
feel uncomfortable"