The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-26
WORM ROW IN
THE REICHSTAG
CHANCELLOR Won BUELOW PRE-
CIPITATEs UpROAR AND MINIS.
TIERS LEAVE THE HOUSE.

Won Buolow refused catoEoucany in
the reichstag today Co reply to so.
cialist Interpolation an the subject Of
the Prussian suffrage This prOCipi
tatcd a deafening uproar from the
members, during which an the minis
ters left the house The debate was
then continued before the half empty
benches.
The trouble with the people had
been expected, particularly iu view of
the street disorders of yesterday, AMI
I'm order TO be prepared for "a recur-
renee of violent encounters between
the police and the populace the build
ings of parliament We're surrounded
from early morning with q strong
force of police armed with pistols and
sabers Furthermore the principal
/ thoroughfares of Berlin are being pa
| trolled constantly by police, both
mounted on foot
The Interpolation was very skill
fully worded in order to bring it with
| i'm official authority of the reichstag.
The question was framed as follows:
"On what ground does the chancel-
]
ready granted for the elections to the
imperial parliament to be harmful TO
the interests of one of the fedora!
states?'
There was some doubt early today
as to whether the chancellor would
make a reply or not. It has been his
custom to avoid discussing Prussian
affairs in the reichstag. but others
thought he might empower DR.. Beth
mann-Hollweg, minister Of the inte-
rior, 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
socialists, that the leaders and organ
izers of all demonstrations would be
dealt with severely.
The Chancellor trembled with in
dignation when he referred To the
street manifestations and terrorism
which he declared had been introduce
ed into the capital He stigmatized
the street demonstrations as danger
GUS to the country and he looked di-
rectly at the socialist members when
he announced that the organizers
would be held responsible. He was
compelled to pause for several min
utes because of deTisiye laughter from
the socialist benches.
Herr Fisher, 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 in
teTventiOn of their uniformed com
, rades. One of them, however, a mar
= named Kassube, who had been mos
' prominent in the procession, had re
ceived well-merited punishment fol
f his treachery, being so badly injured
by blows from the sabers of his com
, rades, who did not recognize him, thai
he was obliged to be driven home il
am ambulance. Herr Fisher demand
4 ed the same rights for public mani
:, festations as existed in other Euro
d pean countries. and said that the 50
e cialists We're prepared to accept res
possibility for the street demonstra
. tions.
Herr Kreth. conservative, aroused
an uprOariOus tumult among the SC
) cialists when he asserted that tn
e leaders of that party were most prom
n inent by their absence from the street
8 during the demonstrations which the
V had misled others into undertaking
n even advising the participants to TAX
= their wives and children with ther
as protection against the police
When Herr Kreth finished thi
j statement loud cries were heard G
d "vagabond," "slanderer," "liar,
/ "scoundrel' and "hypocrite." The Il
Il mutt lasted for several minutes Dul
l. ing it Herr Bebel, the socialist leader
v advanced to the tribune and shriel
IL ed at Herr Kreth you miserabl
). rascal" while Herr Stadthagen, socis
-. democrat, called him a vulgar vagi
. bond and police spy"
The president of the house mad
S vain attempts to restore order Ami
o cries of get down from the tribm
& al Herr Kreth concluded his remark
e. by saying: 81 propose an encounte
with Herr Stadthagen at which tn
police shall not be present"
st pearance told the nature of their SUI
N ferings.