The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-23
GREAT UPROAR
 BY SOCIALISTS Von BueIoW Refuses To Con-
 slider Suffrage Question HOT WORDS IN REICHSTAG 
Derisve Laughter Greets Chancellor When He Announces Policy of the Government on Suf-
 frage For Masses.

Berlin, January 22-Chancellor Von Bue- low refused categorically in the relchs'as today to reply to a socialist interpella- ton on the subject of Prussian suffrage 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 with the street ols- orders of yesterday, and in order to be prepared for a recurrence of violent en- counters between the populace and police the buildings of parliament were sur rounded from early morning with strong force of police armed with pistols ana sabres. Furthermore the principal thor oughfares of Berlin are being patrolled constantly by police, both mounted and on foot.
 The interpolation was very skilfully worked in order to bring 1t within the au- thority of the reichstag. The question was framed as follows:
 "On what ground does the chancellor consider manhood suffrage, as already granted for the elections to the imperial parliament, to be harmful to the inter est of one of the federal states?"
 There was some doubt early today as to whether the chancellor would make reply or not It has been his custom to avoid discussion of Prussian affairs in the reichstag, but others thought he might empower Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg, minis ter of the interior. to respond for him.
 Prince von Buelow opened the reich stag proceedings by a warning against further manifestations, which he declared did not affect the government In the slightest degree. He threatened. amid ironical cheering from the socialists, that the leaders and organizers of all demon strations would be dealt with severely.
 The chancellor trembled with indigna- tion when he referred to the street mani festations which, he declared, had been introduced into the capital. He looked directly at the socialist members when he announced that the organizers would be held responsible. He was compelled to pause for several minutes because of de- risive laughter from the socialist benches Herr Fischer socialist, in the course of a speech, accused the police of infamous ly utilizing the services of detectives who mixed with the demonstrators, and led in the cries and singing, thus creating cause for the intervention of their uniformed
  named Kasube, who had been more prom inent in the procession, had received well merited punishment for his treachery, be- ing so badly injured from the blows of the sabres of his comrades, who did not recognize him, that he was obliged to be driven home in an ambulance.
 Herr Fischer demanded the same rights for public manifestations that existed in other European countries, and said that the socialists were prepared to accept re- sponsibility for these demonstrations Her. I<reth. conservative. aroused an unroar- ious tumult among the socialists when he asserted that the leaders of that party were most prominent by their absence from the streets during the demonstra- tions which they had misled others into undertaking, even advising their partici- pants to take their wives and children with them as protection against the po- lice
 When Herr Kreth finished this state ment, loud cries were heard of 'Vaga- bond' "slanderer" liar" "scoundrel'' and ''hypocrite" The tumult lasted for several minutes, during which Herr Bebel, the socialist leader, advanced to the trib- une and shrieked to Herr Kreth:
 You miserable rascal" while Herr Stradthagen, social democrat, called him a vulgar vagabond' and police spy"
 The president of the house made vain attempts to restore order. Amid cries of "Get down from the tribune" Herr Kreth concluded his remarks by saying:
 T propose an encounter with Herr Stadthagen at which the police shall not be present."