Arizona republican., 1907-11-30

many was paying the highest prices in the world. He said that an official in- quiry showed that the number of pub lie school children in Berlin who had never had dinner had risen to 4.S41, while a large number had only bread and coffee for dinner.
 Referring to the recent trial of Max i imillian Harden, the socialist leader asserted that such vice as revealed by the trial was so prevalent that if the police brought all the guilty parties to justice a scandal eclipsing the Pan anna and Dreyfus revelations would break out. The guilty persons. the speaker averred. were to be found in the highest social circles and they in iclude princes of the ruling house. The police knew the names of the victims but were afraid to act. lest the victims blurt out the names of high person lages who are guilty A number of tragedies have already resulted. Be- bel concluded by saying that some of ficers had committed suicide to escape blackmailing.
 The minister of war admitted that | btDti was COTTtCl III HIS allegations of unnatural practices. The evil had increased greatly in Berlin, the general declared, during the past few decades. But when Herr Harden asserts. however that entire regiments are contaminated" the minister said. he exaggerates, but the fact has un- doubtedly been established that our soldiers can with difficulty resist the temptation which these low fellows make possible"
 [ Taking up the insinuation against Prince Gutenberg the minister declar- ed that immediately after the articles appeared he and other authorities had caused an investigation to be made in order to make a report to the emperor, but nothing was found to substantiate the charges. The same result followed an investigation of the charges against Count General William von Hopenau. The emperor had agreed to place these men on the waiting lists in order to remove them from the court until it became possible for them to prove their innocence.
 Imperial Chancellor Prince von Bue- low delivered a comprehensive speech relative to foreign politics and referred to the seriousness of the situation in Morocco. He said that some of the sacrifices of European lives would not have occurred had the international police provided for by the Algeciras convention been organized in June. He recognized. however. that under the circumstances France and Spain could not have acted otherwise than they have and that with them rests the whole responsibility. Unfortunately German private interests had suffered thereby and the German government would be compelled to help the suf- lferers until an international commis- sion had made a settlement.
 Referring to the assertion that Ger many in recent years had twice been on the verge of war, the first time in 190i. during the emperor's visit to the Mediterranean, and later. owing to the crisis in Morocco, the chancellor de- clared that neither Emperor William nor President Loubet thought of war in 1904. A wish that the heads of the two states should meet was expressed. but no invitation extended, therefore no refusal was given. While the crisis
 in Morocco never would have led to war the chancellor continued. Germany
 was. however. always ready to defend its honor. It was childish he decl6ed to think that two great civilized ma
 tions would go to war except upon a question affecting the life or interest
 oi their people.
 Touching upon Macedonia Von Bue- low declared that Germany heartily greeted the efforts of Russia and Aus
 tria to establish peace in the Balkins
 and ameleorate conditions there. He said that Germany would willingly as-
 sist the attainment of the agreement
 between these powers and the Sultan
 Germany regarded the Russian and
 British agreement. the chancellor con-
 tinued. as not directed against Ger many.