New-York tribune., 1907-12-05
PREMIER WINS FIGHT.
REICHST4G,S LIVELY DAY
Emperor Suspends The Court of
Honor Proceedings.

] Berlin Dec. 4.-Prince Won Bilow, the lmpe-
! rial Chancellor. has in a short, shart con-
! test with the wavering National Liberals. They
! and all the parliamentary parties forming a
coalition, including two Conservative and three
! Radical groups, again agreed in caucuses late
this afternoon to support the government. The
/ leaders met and arranged programme for to-
! morrow, which will begin with d vote of conf
/ dence in the Chancellor This ended day of
! much political confusion and excitement
J The question remains whether the parties rep
| resenting such diverse interests can continue to
CO. operate in supporting the government on the
variety of controversial measures pending.
+ Prince BUow solved his immediate embar-
easements by using the National Liberal criti-
| cism Of the governments financial measures as
an opportunity to have a straight-out talk with
/ the coalition leaders over the continuous doubt
whether the government really able to
command q majority
This doubt has existed since the election early
! in the year. it being constantly affirmed by the
governments opponents that the blue parties
could not possibly keep together. The Chan
cellor amazed the Reichstag by quietly calling
together Herr Won Narmann and Baron Won
Camp. Conservatives: Herr Ernst Bassermann,
National Liberal: Herr MILLER and Herr Mein-
gen. Radicals: Liebermann Sonnenberg,
Agraran, and some others in his room at the
Reichstag this morning.
The substance of his communication was that
he would ask the Emperor for leave to retire
unless he could rely upon majority from the
coalition. He therefore. asked the leaders TO
discuss the situation with their followers and
among themselves, and see if they would prom
! ise unity. 1t was presumed that the Chancellor
acting with the Emperor's full approval
Minister of War Won Einem announced In the
Reichstag that the Emperor had ordered the
suspension of the court of honor proceedings
against General Count Wilhelm Hohenau.
who. together with Major Count Johannes
Lynar was compromised by the testimony given
in the Won Moltke- Harden libel suit. The Min
lister of War said that Count Hohenau and
Count Lynar had presented themselves for trial
and that the cases would take the usual course.
This announcement created a great sensation.
These remarks were called forth by remark
able speech delivered by DR.. Herman S. Paasche.
First ice-President of the ReichstaE, in the
course of which he held up bundle of letters
which he said had been written by Count Won
Hohenau from the imperial headquarters at
Willhelmshohe to Herr Bollhardt. who was
witness at the Harden trial. which indicated
that Won Hohenau had had meretricious rea-
tions with Bolhardt. At the trial Bollhardt testi
fed to having taken part IN the orgies at the
villa Of Count Lynar.
Herr Paasche sharply criticised the admins
tration for allowing the imperial expenditures
TO exceed the revenues and for contracting the
big loans that yearly necessary. He de-
manded general property tax for imperial pur-
poses all property valued above $4,000 and
also military exemption tax all men
jected as recruits by the military authorities.