Evening journal., 1910-02-19
ROW in The
REICHSTAG
Socialist Deputy ASSaiIS En-
perOr William and the
Chancellor
LATTER HAD SPOKEN OF
SUFFRAGE AS AN EVIL
By United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BERLIN. Feb. 19--The Kaiser and
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg
were excorlated to-day in an uproarous
debate In the Reichstag by Dr. Frnnck.
one OF the leaders OF the Socialist
group, who introduced an Interpolation
OF the chancellor regarding his re-
mark in a recent debate that manhood
suffrage was an evil.
When Franck attacked the Kaiser
Vice President SPAIN, who was pre-
siding, called him 20 order and said
that no speaker would be allowed TO
drag tho kaisers name into the de-
| bate.
II will say what i like about the
| Emperor Franck retorted. II will
/ discuss him as freely as anyone else"
The chamber was thrown Immediate
| ~ into disorder. The Conservatives
tried to shout down the speaker. but
the Socialists. though outnumbered.
choered and applauded wildly
I'VE have no cause to shrink from
mentioning the Kaiser as though he
were divinity" shouted Franck. II
1 favor respecting the Kaiser. but tho
/ Reichstag must insist that he same
respect that Is given the Kaiser and
law that creates him shall be given
the Reiohstag and the law that creates
it"
To-day's debate was launched by the
Socialists who demanded to know why
the chancellor in a debate in the Prus-
sian Diet. denounced manhood suffrage
as an evil
The Socialists declare the chanceiior's
attack on manhood suffrage TO be an
attack on the constitution.
When Franck began his address. he
began applying the same epithets "a
the Kaiser that the chancellor recently
applied 10 those fighting for manhood
suffrage.
Asssils the Kaiser.
'When the German Empire wal
founded" said Franck. "the Emperor
and the Reichstag were simultaneoui
creations. both integral parts of tn
constitution and both entitled TO tn
same respect.
u "But the chancellor has describe
the Reichstag's basic suffrage as
demoralizing and dangerous inhucnc
ON public life. I have Just as goo
right 10 say tho same thing regardin
tho Kaiser and his speeches. IN
Kaiser Is the creation OF the same ln'
J. that brought the Reichstag into bein
W and therefore the principles that an
.s derlic the latter is the same right {
II attack the former"
l- Franck pointed out what he terme
). the blessings Of popular franchise a
y exemplihed in America. and declare
m that manhood suffrage must eventuail
come throughout the whole of the Ger
man Empire.
10 ''The Prussian government is sup
n pressing public demonstrations ia op
g position 10 the prussian franchise bil
p viii yet provoke a revolution In whicl
=, the Socialists will sweep away IN
chancellor and an other obstacles L
popular government The Socialist
have begun the struggle and they ar
determined 10 carry IL 20 a successfu
p conclusion"
Pandemonium Reigned.
AS Franck finished, pandemoniun
broke forth and it was several minute
before the chairman could restore or
a der. Chancellor Won Bethmann Holi
b veg replied to Franck AS he aros
Il he was cheered by the CONSERVATIVES
y but the Socialists treated him with tn
II same disrespect that the Conservative
e showed to Franck.
The chancellor contended that. eth
= characterization OF the franchise wild
d ened the government OF the country bu
e degraded the tone Of public life"
Il The Socialists met this with cries q
"shame;" That's an insult 10 all couu
10 tries where the people voten' That's a
n onslght on the German Empires const
" tuuon"
y EIollweg patiently awaited
subsistence Of the disorders and ther
continued.
81 have never expressed any intentio
OF abolishing manhood suffrage for IN
Reichstag. ] refuse 70 discuss the Prus
\ sian franchise bill in the Reichstag a
that is not a federal but a state ques
, tion. It is Prussia's own business. Neitf
er the federal legislature nor the Reicf
stag has any right to interfere in Prul
9 sia's own affairs"
Oppose Reaction.
Others who spoke against the govern
ment's policy were Herr Groeber for n
Roman Catholics and Central party; He
Basserman. for the National Liberals
Herr Wiener, for the Radicals. and He
It Ledebour. another Socialist leader. tn,
Ig all warned the government OF the da
D. gerous consequences OF a reactionar
,e policy and declared that Prussia, bell
If, the largest state in the empire. her q
40 fairs were likewise imperial Ledebo
- prophesied that a few more years OF I
Il present retrograde movement would
enacted in Germany the same outbrea
that for years have blackened Russia