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Responsible officials should examine hts remarks
Herr Bassermann added that China. japan and
America had taken note Of the fact that the Ger
feet has been authoritatively described as de-
signed for action in the Pacific. The Japanese
press had been in an uproar this declaration,
Great Britain had been stirred 10 greater naval
preparations. and Germany's relations had become
worse with wellnigh all the principal powers nut
especially with France, Russia. Great Britain and
japan. There ought TO be an end to imperial per-
sonal policies and interference with the RESPONSE
btlities of the Chancellor, such had been mani
Tested recently in the Tower-Fill and the Tweed
mouth affairs Practically the entire German pso-
pie were of one mind concerning the ruinous eff
fects of direct imperial interference in the foreign
affairs of the empire Loyal monarchists could
only regret that da mage had been done to the
monarchtcal principle. especially at time when
a strong republican party had grown up This
statement was greeted with applause from the
Socialists. Herr Bassermann continued:
The Emperor Is very badly informed when he
says hat the German people are Hosnle b,,6 10
aimed at Great Britain that it is solely defensive
53 5 th s6 6T por 81 @ e SaTe never
heard before-we who passed the naval programme
that TIE fleet was intended for action in the Pa
Tntnt must be ABSOLUTELY denied along with the
The pabcat ton Of this imperial declaration is not
are held and passed from mouth 10 mouth. 10 one
knows how many similar conversations with for
nents rsts' TbeT ali % are in cohtraventon Of Article i
of the Constitution. which provides that imperial
acts in foreign affairs must be countersiened by
the Chancellor.
Herr Rassermann said in closing that the Ma
tional- Liberals insisted guarantee that the
Chancellor would guard his constitutional preroga-
tives and resist unconstitutional interference from
the Emperor The party loyal 10 the Emperor
and knew that he had been actuated only by good
motives, but it depored The possibility Of chasm
between the sovereign and the people, and sin
cerely hoped that this incident would be the be
ginning of strict observance of constitutional re-
latons
Herr Bassermana followed by Herr Wiener,
Radical who said, in part:
rointuerlt Of David JAYNE Hill to the post OF Am
erican Ambassador in Berlin. tending as it did %
States and Germany # is well said on the other
side Of the t6at cur representatives abroad
shall not be checkbooks, hut men
Herr von Heydebran3t and Prince Hatzfeldt,
Conservative, ard Baron HertIing, a member
Of the Centre party, took part in the debate AMI
energeticaIy protested against the personal eIe-
naent being injected into foreign politics.
Herr Liebarmann Won sonnerberg. the Agrarian
and anti-semite surprised the house by the
archists. with heavy hearts, found themselves
relled to protest firmly against the Enperors state
rents. The nations confidence, he said. has sunk
to zero He added:
We do not believe that the Chancellor can take
the responsibility that the future will bring any
real Improvement The Improvement viii last only
until the next time. Evidence exists that there is
further material IN foreign hands for when
the occasion calls,
The House adjourned until tomorrow. and when
the Chancellor departed the crowds outside the
doors cheered and hoot4d him.