Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-15
On Germany's Foreign Re-
|ations Made by Chancellor,
Answers to Warm Speech De-
|iVsred in Reichstag Wednesday.
Van BueIow Pays High Tribute ia
United States During Remarks.

Berlin, Nov. 14.-Chancellor Won
Buelow, from the Place De Reichstag,
where he fell unconscious seven
months ago, spoke for three quarters
Of an hour today on Germany's for
eign relations, the audience including
Baron Won Aehrenthal, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister. Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower, and
several other ambassadors and quite
80 members of the diplomatic corps.
Princess Won Buclow sat in the front
row of the chairs in the court box.
Every foreign mission had exhausted
its allotment of cards in providing
places for distinguished strangers
Immediately after Prince Won Buelow
had entered the house the president call
ed the Reichitag to order.
Herr Basscrmann, National Liberal
| asked for information regarding the
cOuntry's foreign relations, saying that
| since Prince Bismarck left Germany re-
| sptcted and loved by her neighbors. the
| contry's foreign policy had entered on
| a period of journeys and speeches, pc
| Rod Of unsteadiness which caused dis
| quiet not only at home but abroad. "One
must acknowledge he added that the
| position of Il directing statesman was
| more difficult today than formerly be-
cause of tn" many uncomfortable infu-
| enceS that disturbed the management of
the business
| Herr BassermanE then alluded to the
| reports that a group of spritualists have
| influence at court saying that from what
one had read during the last few days
| 1.-The suggested spiritualistic romances
| and backstars history reminded one of
| the byzantine period, with its fatterers
| or the cabinet government of William Ill
or the clbal under Frederic William ""
This statement was greeted with cries
| of quite right from various parts of
the chamber
| Herr Bassermann then described Ger
manys position among her neighbors as
! isolated.
Chancellor Won Buelow, who during the
| speech Of Herr Fasscrmann remained in
| his seat eating lOzenges and taking notes,
| thercupon rosr and addressed the House
| with his oldtime clearness of elocution
| but with less vivacity and lightness Of
! style than formerly. The second half Of
his speech. however, had frequent
touches of humor and occasional jokes.
The chancelors speech lasted three
| quarters of an hour.
| After thanking the members of the
| House fer their expression of sympathy
| during his illness, the chancellor went
| at once into his subject. Referring first
to the relations between Germany and
| France the chancellor related n CONVEX
sation which he had with the late Leon
| Gamhetta in which the French states
nan said:
France has sunk to her knees
Won Buelow in reply said:
| ZIP and forward. -
The emotions of France. tho chancel
| lor added. were like thermometer-with
| Il pressure of the hand. the quicksilver
| rose or fell. II may remark here he
continued. that this vivaCity of French
patriotism lis very strong. az Is the ambi-
ton of the French people and also tn"
traditional brilliant qualities of our
neighbors which require us to be alert
| and armed that We may protect the
| estate we lost on the Nosges and won
back again with streams of German
| blood"
The chancellor added:
Il hope and | believe can say that We
all, without distinction of party. Right
and Left. know that the number OF
! thoughtful Frenchmcn who reject the
| idea of Il war of aggression against Ger
many is increasing
During the course of his speech Chan
| ccllor Won Buclow said:
| "Our relations with the United States
continue on a most friendly basis. rest
| ing as they do upon historical and nat
ural reasons. The frontiers of the two
| countries do not touch nor do our politi-
| cal interests collide anywhere. In order
| to smooth our economic relations it will
| be necessary to arrange mutually bene-
| fetal agreement in an ohiging spirit. AS
| both sides have this spirit it seems i'm
| nossibie that we should not come to an
understanding.
II wish to take advantage of this or
portunity 10 say that we arc grateful for
the attitude of the United states at the
Alceciras conference. The United states
had only slight measure OF interest at
Algcciras and took a reserved attitude
but throughout it was impartial The
United States excellent representative.
NJ. White, esteemed by all of us. took
advantage of every opportunity to con-
! tribute to an agreement honorable for
all the states concerned. That is to be
highly appreciated because the failure of
the conference would not only have
brought into tn" relations of Germany
and France a disquictinG. irritating Gle
mcnt, but would also have introduced it
into the general situation of the world !
That was the second great service the
United States contributed to the Teace of