The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
MOROCCAN TREATY IS D|SAPPR0VED Silence of Reichstag Is Elo-
 quent CRISIS WAS ACUTE
Chancellor Endeavors To Explain "Whys and WherefOres" of Moroc- can Agreement-W Williams Con-
 fidence Remains Unshaken

| Berlin, November 9.-That Chancellor | yon Bethmann-H Hollweggs attitude is badly shaken is the only possible yer dict on the debate in the reichstag to- day on the Morocco-Congo treaties.
 After his speech had fallen complete 1 ly flat speakers of the four leading par | ties, conservatives, clerics, liberals and | socialists, successively attacked his argu- ments and vied with each other in crit icsing the agreement
 The detection of the conservatives and clerics from the governments bodyguard was an especially severe blow. Every | speaker defended Dr.. Won Lundequfst, who recently resigned as secretary of the colonies. Under calls of approval and other demonstrations the speakers all disagreed with the chancellors posi- | tion that the treaties terminated French hostility to Germany and insisted that | the reichstag must have voice In de- ciding the fate of the treaties. a
 Baron Von Hertlng,, cleric, said that the treaties will require the assent of | both the reichstag and Bundesrath. Herr von Heydebrand, conservative leader. | who is called the uncrowned king of Prussia, while defending the Emperor's prerogatives. said that the treaties must be referred to committee for further dis cussion.
 | Herr Bebel. socialist leader demanded constitutional amendment specifically requiring that all colonial treaties shall be subject to the decision of the reich stag. l The debates called out many attacks on England which were greeted with ap- plause The chief attack was made py
 Herr von Heydebrand and was astonfsh-
 ingly bellicose. Referring to Chancellor
 Lloyd Georges well remembered speech
 he said Germany knew her enemy. "cser- many and Germans are not accustomed
 to submit to such things" he said. "and
 the German people will give a German
 answer to this English question. The
 government will know what answer to give when the hour comes. When 1t comes it is for the government to say
 it, but its duty to decide for the honor
 of the German nation. We Germans will
 be ready to make whatever sacrifices that are necessary"
 | great commotion ensued at the con-
 clusion of Herr vons Heydebrands speech. .5Sy S.S.-l
 l Chancellor Von Bethmann- Hollwegg ap- peared before hostile house today to de-
 fcnd the Morocco-Congo agreement He ] exhausted his skill in explaining the great ] advantages of friendly settlement with
 France to the future value of colonial acquisitions and to disprove the reports
 that Germany had backed down before
 British menace.
 He was allowed to finish with scarcely sign of applause in approval The crown prince, whose publicly reported dsapproval of the Franco-German agree ment has not been denied appeared in the royal box with Prince August Will | liam. KY rs l Herr Won Bethmann-Ho ollwegg and his wife. were guests of the imperial family at dinner tonight. This reception is re- garded as demonstration of Emperor Williams unaltered confidence in his i'm perial chancellor
 The galleries of the reichstag were crowded when the chancellor rose to speak. Tie began by taxing up the re- ports that the dispatch of the German sunboat Panther to Agadir. Morocco, was a bolt out of clear sky and that Germany planned to acquire territory in southern Morocco. &
 Before sending the warship to Agadir | Herr Won Bethmann-Hollwegg said, he had proposed that France and Germany should open negotiations to reach basis for tho recognition of Frances political position in Morocco. France, however, in the meanwhile Is going ahead with the occupation of Morocco. The 'dispatch- CONTINUED ON FACE sl