The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27
OUT FOR A GERMAN REPUBLIC
BOLD STAND ~ THE REIrHSTA8
or SOCIALIST LEADER.
Radical Cheers Greet Ledeboar's Declare
tisu-Hst Debate Over the kaiser's
Divine night speech Chancellor De-
feudis Dem ands FOE Repression.
Special Casl, Ds,psich to rHk srs.

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Special Cabl, Ds,psich to TIE Srs.
BERLIN. Nov. ?s.-The ReichstaG de-
bated to-day a Socialist Interpolation on
the kaiser's famous divin. right spesch
| at ko5ikssseFg on Angus, IS. In this
address the Kaiser arrugated To himself
the offic~ Of a divine delegate. and in that
character nv owed his determination la
rule ia his own NAV regardless Of the views
or opinions ~ tbs, hour.
TN the whole the events Of the dav
denote a victory for the Kaiser and the
failure 81 the Social Democrats tn arous"
the press ar popular enthus asm against
the monarch on account Of the speech.
To a certain extent slso n established
the fact that the largest proportion "f
the national representatives ar. still
strong supporters ~ the monarchic
system and ar" willing to accept. al
though perhaps with soms reluctance.
the doctrine Of div inc right claimed by
tho Kaiser. A. IN" same time II they
Accept this claim they do so on historical
grounds and with the proviso thar IN"
Kaiser shall not employ il Ia override
or modify the Constitution.
Herr L@debour, the Socialist leader.
opened the discussion. He charged the
Kaiser with breaking tn" promise which
h.' solsmnly gave the nation in November.
1918. when. after the national agitation
caused by the interview with him pub
lishad IN the London Tsisgrn ph. h. an
nouncad through the Imperial Chanc-l
lor that he had become convinced that
the greatest reserve on the part Of the
Crown was Indispensable To the interests
Of German policy.
Herr Ledebour declared that the Kaiser
was hereditarily afflicted with the same
illusions which destroyed the Stuaris
and tho Bourhons and hs warmed the
sovereign that tho Hoh-nzollerns were
heading in the same direction
The Socialist leader concluded with the
defiant assertion that the German Social
Democracy avowedly aspires to establish
To that end This statement was greeted
with prolonged Socialist cheers.
Dr. Won Berhmann- Hollweg. the Inn
perial Chancellor. responded on behalf
II the Government. He declared that
never before had the Social Democracy
II Germany ~ openly unmasked its rev.
dictionary objects. Here the speaker
was interrupted by Socialist cries II
lis that anything ne~''
To- this the Chancellor replied No.
It's nothing new. but the country will he
glad that its eyes have now been fully
opened.
The remainder NJ the chancellor
speech was vigorous defence If the
Kaiser's actions sine. November. ivs.
He said that none nf the alleged breaches
Of the imperial word had violated the
constitutional prproEatives Of the Crown.
Or Won Bethnann- Hollweg closed by de
claring that h. not only defended the
Kaiser ~ Imperial Chancellor hut also
ba,ilisa of his own honest political con-
vICuons
Tn. Chancellor defended the literal.
historical accuracy Of the Kaiser claim
that the Pr,issian kings were -overeigns
ia their own right and did not owe the
throne To the people.
The -pokrsrnsn OF all the other parties
represented in the Chamber addressed
tbs. house at IN. conclusion Of tn. Chan
c.llOr. speech Tn. most not,hl. utter
anC. va, made by DR.. Won Heydebrand.
the leader Of the Government Conssrva-
tive party. who l. sometimes called the
-uncro~nad King Of Prussia
Pointing his finger az the Chancellor.
who was seated only yard away. DR. Won
Heydebrand declared that the bold avowal
OF the Socialists IN favor of a republic
which the country to-day had heard made
II imperative that he 9Th. Chancellor
should not wait for tn. arrival Of the
revolution but should take Immediately
such steps would nip It IN the bud.
The appeal Of the Conservative leader
to tn. Imperial Chancellor - regarded as
forecasting an attempt TO secure the
renewal of Bismarck antI-socialist laws
for the purpose 81 suppressIng all forms
e 81.