Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-11
KAISER aAg NOT one OFFENDER
Chancellor Van Bueiow in Reply to
Attacks on Government States
Germany's Policy Toward Great
Britain and Promises That Emperor
viii Be More Discreet in Future.
(By Associated Press.)

BERLIN Nov. 1G.-Emperor VIII
liam never has been So severely
judged by his parliament as he was
today during the debate in the Reich
stag on the interpretations concern
ing the conversations published with
the permission of the emperor in the
London Daily Telegraph on October
IS.
The criticisms Of his majcsty3
court. his ministers and his majes-
tvs treatment of the constitution. rs
we'll as of his freedom CT speech.
went to lengths that astonished OBJ
servers acquainted with the trad!-
tional caution OF the chamber in deal
ing with the personality of the SOW
ereign.
And the emperor seemed to have
NO defenders.
Chancellor Won BuclOw made an
address but he lacked his usual spirit.
All Parties Relentless.
Prince Won Buelow spoke solemnly.
The house received his explanation
in. silence. The conservatives. rep
resenting largely the landed nobility
we're, almost as relentless AZ . the
Socialists, the radicals and the Ma
sionalIiberals and today's proceed
ings are regarded by the most ex-
IRENE liberals as the beginning OF
a long contest between the crown and
parliament, that may end in Germany
having a ministry responsible 10
parliament and not 10 the crown
alone.
Great Interest Shown.
When Her Basserman. the National
Liberal leader. a friend Of Chancellor
Won Buelow, and a specialist in for
eisn AFFAIRS, began discussion OF the
incident. there was hardly a vacant
seat on the members benches. while
the galleries we're brilliant with the
uniforms OF Officers and the costumes
of women.
Her Singer. Socialist. declared that
il any other servant of the State had
done such a thing as had emperor
William. he would be brought before
an imperial court for trial.
Prince Won Buelow said:
Emperor to Grandmother.
81 do not wish to add fresh pre-
judice to the damage already caused
by the publication in the Daily iele-
sraph. I assume that the details CIV
en- therein are not all correct. ana
I am certain that the story Of de-
tailed plan OF campaign to end the
Boer war is not right. This plan
consisted merely Of some academic
ideas concerning the conduct OF va:
in general, which the Emperor con-
veyed to Queen Victoria in the cours"
Of their correspondence. and il wal
without practical significance for the
opera- ions then going on. or for the
end Of the war
We must defend our policy DURING
the Bocr war against accusation anc
eauivocation. We gave timely warn
ing 10 the Beers that they would D.
alone against England. and that there
was no doub, regarding che result.
The facts with reference TO the
question Of intervention long have
been published property. and whether
tie communication of these 10 Queer
Victoria constituted a vioiasiSn os
diplomatic rules depends on c:rcum-
stances.
want pace with Britain.
Concerning the statement af'Fibut-
cd To Emperor William that ma
,or:iy er .he German people Is hostile
20 Great Britain the expression usrh
nv The Telegraph Is too strong Ser:
GUS end re-rettabie misunderstood
inSs have existcd trtwecn Great Brit
ain ard Germany. but the German
people desire peaceful and fTscnh,;
REALTORS with that empire. join "a
with mutual respect
"'Tco great stress also - aid upon
tho point IN the interview dealing
with cu- intcrs SITS IN tho PACING
occsn. which are incorrectly repre-
,n,ed a. inimical 10 Japan. We
never thought about the Fast. except
for the purpOse Of ot,aiHing a por-
ton of the trade arising from cc1no'
mic development. AID We have M
idea OF undertaking q msrif'mc ad'
venture fherc.
Works Urssr oimksIties.
Fer i~cn,y ycsrs the empire hiss