The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-14
REICHSTAG
 IS DISSOLVED Remarkable Scene in
 German House, v0N BUELOW'S APPEAL Call for Appropriation for the
 African Campaign.
On Being Turned nown, He Reads Manifesto of the Kaiser DIs- missing Parliament and Or-
 dering New Elections.

l Berlin, Dec. l3.--Ine eNlsIelce Ol tHS Reichstag was. terminated suddenly this tafternoon amid sceaes of considerable excitement upon ths defeat of the gov ornments bill for a supplementary ap- i ipropriation to support the troops in German Southwest Africa.
 This action on the part of the gov lornment, although foreshadowed sev- eral days ago, took the house by' sur prise as dissolution means a direct att tack upon the clerical party which has grown into such intimate relations with the government that 1t frequently has been characterized as the governing party,
 1 The clericals have grown so strong | In numbers and have attained such an influence over the policy Of the govern- Inent that political prophets asserted that Imperial Chancellor von Buelow would never venture to create breach with the party. The tension between the government ands the clericais has been growing since Director of Colonial Officer Dernburg on. December 5, att | lacked the leader of the center party Heer Roern, in the Reichstag, and showed that he had attempted unduly to influence the governments aaminis- | trative measures in the colonies
 The expectation that the chancellor would speak and that 1t was possible lthe government would be defeated and the immediate dissolution of porlia- ment follow. filled the house, both the floor and galleries being crowded.
 Herr Spahn, the clerIcal leader, be- gan the discussion fthe supplement 1 tary budget amounting to S7,350,OOO to 1 meet the exoensss of the war "a Ger man Southwest Africa (rejected Dy the appropriatiO1s comnn.ttee on December Ill) bv reporting on behalf of the ma jorityt of the appropriations commit tee that it was their conviction that the number of German troops in taat colony could be reduced to 2,5O0 men. 1 although the government and general starr Sfarmed that the present garri- son, numbering t2.000 men, could not he reduced below 5000. Herr Spahn said he left the question with the House.
 The chancellor replica that between now and January i, 1907, 4OOO men would be brought homA and that at- l for Januarv 4. more troops would be 1 recalled. according to the military me- cassities: but to reduce the garrisons to l , 6O0 men would mean the loss of the southern part of the colony and would greatly endanger the central and north- ,,rn t,urts, while German rule In Arr ca would Le i'm; erilled by renewal of the nsutfectiou ia German south west Afrisa which would spread, nat l V. | Guilty of Crime. Continuing, the Chancellor said:
 If we shrink from this last sacri- | flee we shall be guilty, In my oplhloH' | of great national crime l cannot De- l lieve that the House will arrive at such | fatal resolution, which would be | eouaIly deplorable from a financial, military, political and national points 1 of view. As the responsible leader of 1 the affairs of the Empire, I would not | be able to sign such a equalization" l After the speakers of the various par- l ties had been heard the situation seem- cd even more grave Thereupon Prince von Buelow again rose to make final aupeal for the passage of the bill The Chancellor said he felt 1t to be his duty again at the last hour to call atten- i tion to the serious responsibility in the present vote. He declared 1t was not a question of few millions or less. but whether we can hold our colonies or not The question is.' he continued, "are we willing to jeopardize our respect m the eyes of the world and our hlih- tary or not?"
 Here the Chancellor was interrupted by thunderous applause and shouts from the opposition.
 Shall We jeopardize our1 national standlng?" said the Prince, flor petty sum at the end of a campaign which has cost hundreds of milllons?'
 The speaker referred to the exam ples given by Great Britain and Franco in their colonial wars, which had been waged without the slightest shrink
 Shall the German people be smaller thar other people?" he asked. "That ,s .ne question which tbe federated governments want answered, yes or no.
 "You Shall Have Crisis.
 Thou1p11or then refeFrpd tO tha l. utterance often attributed to him. "Only let us have no international crisis" He said he had not been mis- quoted, but raising his voice, he de- clared: If you want a crisis, well, then. you shall have a crisis.
 As Prince von Buelow continued he became more animated and as he spoke the following words. we was clearly aRitated
 People say I only carry out the dI- rections of the supreme authority of the Empire. That Is an impudent fasehood. Nobody Is urging me and nobody is pushing me on. I need no directions to recognize the national ne- cessity which is herein involved"
 The vote was then taken and the supplementary appropriation bill was elected by IFS votes to 16S. The op- position consisted of the clericals, sO- l sialists and the Poles With the cheers of both wings of the anti ministerial lsts over the result of the vote still rtsounding, Prince von Buelow arose. and with the entire house giving strained attention to his words. quietly read the imperial decree of dissolution. The astonishment of the mebers was plainly written on their uDturned faces.
 Had EmperOr's Consent.
 The Chancellor, in expectation of the refusal of the Reichstag 10 accept tho appropriation bill had obtained Emper- or Williams consent to dissolve the l House as well as the assent Of the Federal Council, which is required hv the constitution. 'fhc Council met hur- riedly today during the sitting or the Rctchstag when lt was seen that the fate Of the hll was practically sealed.
 The reading of the decree of disso- Iutiun w IS followed hv an eStraordln- ary scene, made up of tumultuous ap- |