The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
When Socialist Asked Questions
Regarding the Suffrage.
BUILDING GUARDED.
In Anticipation Of Further
Trouble From the People.
Threats of Won BuelOw We're
Met With DerisiOn.

Berlin, Jan. 22.-Chancellor Won Bue-
low refused categorically in reichstag
today to reply to socialist interpella-
tlon on the subject of the Prussian suf
frage. This precipitated a deafening
uproar from the members, during which
all the ministers left the house. The
debate was then continued before the
half empty benches.
Trouble with the people had been ex-
pected, particularly in view of the
street disorders of yesterday and in or
der to be prepared for recurrence of
encounters between the police and pop
ulace, the buildings of parliament were
surrounded with a strong guard of po-
lice armed with pistols and sabers.
Furthermore the principal thorough
fares of Berlin are being patrolled con-
stantly by police. both mounted and
on foot.
ly worded in order to bring it within
the official authority of the reichstag.
1t was framed as follows:
''On what ground does the chancellor
consider manhood suffrage as already
granted for the elections to the imper-
ial parliament, to be harmful to the
interests of one of the federal states?"
There was some doubt early today
as to whether the chancellor would
make a reply or not. 1t has been his
custom to avoid discussing Prussian
affairs in the reichstag. but others
thought he might empower DR.. Beth
mann -Holloweg, minister of the inter-
ior, to respond for him.
Prince Won Buelow opened the reich
stag proceedings by a warning against
further manifestations, which he de-
clared did not affect the government
in the slightest degree. He threaten
ed, amid ironical cheering from the So
cialists, that the leaders and organic
ers of all demonstrations would be
dealt with severely.
The chancellor trembled with in
dignation when he referred to the
recent street manifestations which he
declared had been introduced in the
capital. He stigmatized them as be-
| ing detrimental to the country and
he looked directly at the socialist
members when he announced that
| the organizers would be held
responsible He was compelled
utes because of derisive laughter from
! the socialist benches.
Herr Fischer, socialist in the course
| of a speech accused the police of in
famously utilizing the services of de-
tectives, who mixed with the demon
strators and led in the cries and sing
Ing, thus creating cause for the inter
vention of their uniformed comrades.
One of them, however, a man named
Kassube who had been most prominent
in the procession, had received well
merited punishment, for his treachery,
being so badly injured by blows from
the sabres of his comrades, who did not
recognize him, that he was obliged to
be driven home in an ambulance.
Herr Keith, conservative, aroused an
uproarious tumuII among the Social
lists when he asserted tnat the leaders
of that party were most prominent by
their absence from the streets during
the demonstrations which they had
misled others in undertaking, even
advising the participants to take their
wives and children with them as
| protection from the police. Cries of
s'Vagabond, slanderer, liar, scoundrel.
and hypocrite,'' greeted Keith.
| The tumuIt lasted for several min
! utes During it Herr Bebel. the So
| ciaIist leader, advanced to the tribune
| and shrieked at Herr Keith: "Y gu
miserable rascal" while Herr Stad-
! thagen, Social Democrat. called him
"a vulgar vagabond." and police
spy
| The president of the house made d
| vain attempt to restore order. Amid
cries Of Get down from the tribune, -
Herr Keith concluded his remarks by
saying:
| ct propose an encounter with Herr
| Stadthagen at which the police shall
| not be present"