Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
SPARED BY RE|CHSTAG
Refuses to Vote Personal Ad-
dress to Kaiser.
Won BUELOW SCAPEGOAT
Displeasure of House Is Directed
Against Chancellor.
REJECT HIS EXPLANATIONS
Caustic Speeches Mark Close of De-
bate on Emperor's London
Telegraph Interview.

BERLIN, November 1o.-The most ex-
citing debate in long time in the reich
stag was concluded last evening with the
rejection by the majority of a PROPOSE
ton tc send an address to the emperor
calling attention to the danger of his
majestys personal Intervention in foreign
politics. The discussion brought forth
strong expressions from the representa-
tiveS of most of the parties.
The displeasure of the house was con-
centrated principally upon Chancellor Won
Buelow. Members of several of the
groups refused to accept the chancellor's
explanation with regard TO the emperors
interview in the London Daily Telegraph
as satisfactory, or offering guarantees
for the future, but when the proposition
of addressing the emperor formally on
the subject was put to the house the gov
ernmental majority did not hesitate in
voting against it.
Chancellor Won Buelow listened I'M
moved. virtually throughout the whole
afternoon. to personal attacks against
him, only leaving the house for a short
time to attend the sitting of the Prussian
cabinet. 1t was generally expected that
he would speak again. but the chancellor
disappointed the members.
Kaiser a "Pessimist Maker
konrad Haussman, Bavarian radical.
attacked the conduct of the chancellor
throughout the entire incident of the Tele
graph interview He handled both the
chancellor and the emperor severely.
His majesty" he declared. "once said
that he had no patience with pessimsts.
but his methods have created millions of
pessimsts in Germany.
The chancellor'S explanation. he con-
tinued. which was absolutely contrary to
the official statement published in the
Nord Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung. had
caused even more doubts to arise in the
public mind The chancellor had given no
guarantee. but merely had expressed the
hope that such occurrences would not
happen in the future. Herr HausSman
proposed that the reichStag send an ad
dress to the emperor so that his majesty
might know the opinion of the nation.
Herr Hene. social democrat. i'm a eau
site speech also demanded that guarantees
be given that the emperor hereafter
should not interfere in the introduction of
constitutional procedure instead of per-
sonal politics. Otherwise, he said Ger
many would find herself engaged in a war
which neither the nation nor the emperor
desired. The emperor. continued Herr
Heine. is accustomed to speak upon every
subject. not knowing what experts think
about his views, because. there is no one
courageous enough to inform him.
Attempts to Defend Foreign Office.
Baron Won Kiderlen-Waechter. the act
ing foreign minister. in his maiden speech,
and amid constant derisive interruptions
by the socialists, defended the foreign Of
flee, which, he declared, was overworked
and lacked a sufficient staff.
Herr Won DirkSen, conservative, upheld
the HohenZollerns, whose deeds, he de-
clared We're written in history IN letters
of gold.
Herr Won Oldenburg. one of the con-
sentative leaders, said that his party
would not participate in the address, as
that would mean criticism of the en-
peror. Herr Lattmann, agrarian, Sup
ported the address.
The debate was concluded, and the
house rejected the proposition of the ad
dress, and adjourned.
1t is said that the emperor received a
full stenographic report of the proceed
ings at Donaueschingen, where he is the
guest of Prince Won Fuerstenberg.