The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-05
DEFENDS THE
GERMAN ARMY
CHANCELLOR Won suELoW
MAKES NOTABLE SPEECH IN
THE GERMAN REIcHsTAG.
ARMY NOT CORRUPTED
ALL PARTIES EXCEPT SOCIAL.
lists WILL VOTE FOR IN
CREASED APPROPRIATIONS.

Berlin.-Thursday's sitting OF the
Reichstag was notable for the ener-
getic speech of Prince Won Buelow,
the German imperial chancellor, in de-
tense of the army, the Emperor and
himself.
In replying to Dr. Spain, the leader
of the center party who asserted that
conditions prevailing in the army re-
called those of ancient heather Rome,
the chancellor rose, full of fire, and de-
clared that no one imagined that the
whole army was affected by few in
stances of unworthineSs. The chan
cellor assured the house that these
would be sharply attended to by the
Emperor, than whom no one strove
more for high tone Of morality in
both the army and the nation. 1t was
the crown prince, he said, who had
called his fathers attention to the
articles in the Dierzukunft disclosing
corruption, with the result that imme-
diate action was taken in the matter.
He pointed out that neither the chan
cellor nor the ministers could take
such 4 step without holding proofs OF
their assertions.
Prince Won Buelow then referred to
the so-called court camarilla which is
widely alleged to have Influenced the
Emperor's decisions. No one, he said,
had ever accused the Emperor OF be-
ing without his own will and the cam
arilla could only exist where the mon
arch was willing. Such a poisonous
growth as camarilla, he said, was
utterly un-German and reports regard
x..,t- Ia t.l,
being without foundation.
In concluding his address the chan
cellor denied the assertion that he had
dissolved the last Reichstag in order
to protect himself against personal
attacks relative to his supposed par
ticipation in intrigues. The reason for
such action, he said, was the obstruc-
tion offered by the center party, which
desired to pit its strength against the
nations will. Any chancellor who had
submitted to such a course would have
forfeited the confidence of the nation.
The chancellor promised to take part
in the budget debate tomorrow.
Freiherr Won Stengel, secretary OF
the imperial treasury, stated that d.
rect taxation could not be raised in
consequence OF the increases In the es-
Inmates and the government must rely
upon the indirect method, but as yet
he was not prepared to state by what
means he hoped to bring the empires
finances to a sound condition.
The representatives of virtually ev.
cry group with the exception OF the
socialists, gave assurances that they
were prepared to vote for the augmen-
tation of appropriations for the army
and navy if it was proved in the COM
mittee that this was necessary to the
defense of the country. DR.. SPAIN
greeted the Emperor's visit to Eng
land as a sign of better relations be-
tween the two nations and a step to-
, wards the maintenance of the world S
peace and the development of COM
merce. He then declared that the pow
erful center party was utterly opposed
to the new Polish appropriation bill,
which in his opinion would give Am
erica and other countries further rea-
son for their impression that freedom
was unknown in Germany.