The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-27
BUELOWANSWERS
CLERICAL TAUNTS
DEFINES IMPERIAL
POLICY IN REPLY TO ATTACK
IN REiCHSTAG.
ASSAILS HIS OPPONENTS
For False Charges Against the Empe".
or-Ad5nits CiericaIs Helped Some
in Solving Nations
Problems.

DtiliH, FcD. Lb.~- ne HTSl DuSlut ~
day Ct he new rcichstag developed a
general discussion on the disuolston
Hast December of the previous body
and The following political campaign.
! The imperial chanc llor, Prince Won
Buelow, measured swords with Herr
SPAIN the leader of the clercalg, in
speech which lasted for an hour
and a half, and which called forth ap
plause from the right and left part
| les.
| Herr Spain denied the allegation
made by the government during the
campaign that the reichstag had re-
fused the appropriations required by
the honor and the well being of the
nation. He declared the recent cam
pagn had aroused party passons as
never before and that the chancellor,
doing his part, also had widened the
Chasm between Catholics and protes-
tants. He blamed the political ac-
tivity Of the German Macy league and
criticised the chancellor with inter
fering in the campaign
He tainted Prince Won Buelow with
having achieved his most important
political successes through the assist
anca of the clericals and called on
him to retrieve the honor of the cler-
ical party before Germany and the
world. That this party is on the
right path, Herr SPAIN said, is shown
by its return to the reichstag with
strength undimnished
CIericaIs Helped Some.
Prince Won Buelow prefaced his
speech in reply to Herr Spain with
the remark that he would deal with
the matter of bis relations to the
clerical party with thorough frank
ness. 1t was his duty he said, to
seek an understanding with the larg
est party In the house. since only by
this means could the government se-
cure the majorities necessary to pass
laws. He admitted that the navy law
the tariff and the commercial treat |
les were due to the cooperation of |
the clercals.
Il admit the clericals assisted IN |
solving these problems in the interest |
of Germany" the imperial chancel |
lor continued, but the center party |
did not use its predominating position. |
with that measure of probity and self |
restraint which Is requisite to make |
a party permanently influential"
Referring to the Roeren-Deruburg |
incident, Prince Won Buelow said that |
Director of the Colonial Office Dern- |
burg had acted under his instructions |
in his famous reply to Herr Roeren. |
the clerical leader. who. in the begin. |
ming of the last December, attacked
the colonial policy of the govern.
ment
THE clericals." said the chancellor
wanted. with the help Of the social.
sts. TO humiliate tbs government. and.
With Gods help, we never will submit
10 that
Taking up the issue of the recent
reichstag elections and tte personal
egime' the chancellor said this was
only a false lignal to deceive the vet.
RS.
The personal regime" the speaker
continued is a sort of bogy with
which to frightcn political children.
nd ] admit that the number of these
hildren Is pretty larg ="
This remark vas greeted with much
sughter
Denies Personal Government"
The chancellor then denied that
personal government" ever had been
experienced du.rEg The reign of this
emperor. and particularly in the case
4 the dissolution of the last riech
tag. lie characterized as an impu.
ent falls hood the statement that tie
Oyernment had acted in any way IN
onstiiutlOnally IN this matter. aud
aid that among the greatest false
oods Of the campaign was the asser
'On that the Catholic religion VAS ,
by tn new conflict of the
German state with the Roman Catho- ,
c church. The preparation and | ,
preading Of such falsehoods the chan ,
ellor declared TO be unpatriotic.
Prince Won Buelow sharply crit
Iscd the q ricais for making cur- -,
ION cause with the socialists IN order
, win seats. He sad the clericai5
al traded Of at least Twelve seats
, the socialists. and that this was not
My a great political blunder but al,
moral wrong.
II vas a grave moral wro3s tn
lacellOr said, To cooperate with a
arty which in the reichstag had 10
ended the Paris commune aud which y
ad guiIlotined Archbishop Da- 5oy. =
Iere the speaker was interrupted by :
ughter among the socialists. .
The chancellor outlined the policy y