New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
WARNING TO SOCIALISTS
Chancellor Says They Will Be
Held Responsible for Excesses.
RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND
Germany Concurs with Desire Of
Great Britain of Avoiding
Rivalry in Armaments.

Berlin, Dec. 10.-Discussing internal
politics in the Reichstag to-day Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg gravely
warned the more radical of the exponents
of Socialism that they would be held TO
account for excesses resulting from their
teachings.
The Chancellor deplored the factional
spirit of the various party groups into
which Parliament was split and regretted
that national fundamentals often were
second in party programmes to tactical
party advantage. AS for himself he de-
clined TO identify the government with
any party. He would not become the In
strument OF any political combination
The talk of him as being the Chancellor
of the Clerical Conservative alliance
gave the comic papers material, but left
him wholly Indifferent.
Continuing. the Chancellor touched on
the subject Of Socialism, and said:
The revolutionary character Of social
democracy is finding more and more brutal
expressions. DR.. Carl Idebknecht. a So
cialist member of the Prussian Diet. speak
ing in the United States recently remarked
that matters in Germany were developing IN
such a way that the German crown might
soon be swept away in a night, as was the
case in Portugal. Our people must have
clear answer TO those views. The Social
lists and whoever teaches the masses Of the
people that they can prosper only after the
existing order is overthrown, IS responsible
when the masses draw practical conclusions
from this doctrine.
Therefore hold social democracy respon-
sfOle for the great eXcesses recently COM
mitted during the strikes at Moabit and
elsewhere Who sows the wind reaps the
Whirlwind.
In a second speech Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg made this declara-
ton:
AS regards our relations with England
and the alleged negotia tiOns with that coun-
try on the subject of an understanding with
q view to limiting naval ornaments, I wish
first Of all TO point out that ii is, / dare
say, pubuci juris that the British govern
ment has repeatedly advanced the idea that
an arrangement regulating the strength of
the navies of the several powers would
contribute essentially thoward consolidating
relations.
England as you know, has already eX-
pressed that idea at The Hague conference.
Since then England has referred repeatedly
to the idea, without, however, making prop
oSitiOnS which could have been either posi-
lively accepted or rejected. We likewise
concur with the desire cherished by Eng
land of avoiding rivalry in ornaments, but
In the occasional and Informal pour par
ierS conducted in friendly spirit, we have
always laid emphasis on the fundamental
idea that an open and confident exchange
Of views followed by an understanding on
mutual economical and political interests
Of the two countries would be the best
from the comparative strength of their
armies and navies. The very continuance
IF such an exchange of views gives evidence
Of the friendly intentions prevailing on
either side and Il may gradually remove the
1strust which Is felt not between the two
governments. but unhappily often in public