New-York tribune., 1911-12-06
CRITICISM FOR ENGLAND
Anti.British Manifestation in
Reichstag'S Morocco Debate.
CHANCELLOR STATES CASE
cermany's Assurances, He Says,
Were Not Received by Sir E.
Grey in Entire Good Faith.

-,-,ir. Dec. s-The Morocco question
-, s,hsted to-day IN the Reichstas. Or.
~or Rethmann- -Hollveg, the imperial Cham
-.,ro-. made a speech lasting half an hour
-i-i,e calm and unirnpassioned eXposi-
.,or Of the German case. The discourse
-,s rot marked either by hostility 70 Eng
- mp rv. unnecessary hourishes OF friend
.,i7 II made II clear that the Ansio-Ger-
man relations in the future would depend
- deeds rather than on assurances. The
..tsrcelIor vas generously applauded at the
,,6 ~ his speech. except by the members
u, che Social-Democrat tic party. The close
,tbe debate was marked by decided mani
f.ststious against the British attitude.
The following was the salient passage OF
the Chancellor's speech:
English ministers. with other speakers in
enc House of Commons, expressed A wish
fo- rr, heftcrmert Cf relations between
rrr'svd and Germany. For myself / am
,1 accord with that wish. CUt / rememoer
that Tho same wish haF been Expressed re-
.ostodlv By both sides for several wears.
NoyertnoloSS We have obtained experience
through what has occurred. Ny liidS'
a clean slate" has peen taken up by
hs- been written upon with hard pencil
leaving permanent scratches when cannot
he written over IN the future II SUSPICION
Yields the pencil -.
Tho English Minister righfully secs tnat
r---r-suv'S growing strength covers no eS-
-~eSefye ulanS We also wish sncerely nov
or'v for reacs and friendship, out TOT an
actual oetterment OF relations lehoihs 20
Fser the peace. This is our wish. but so
fs- as England IS concerned she needs 70
Demonstrate her desire in positive manner
.r her policy.
~-, chancellor At the beginning n his
--eaor announced that the imperial gov
s-rrert accepted Cor the future paria-
-,e-ta-v control regarding the acquisition
,- -assfor OF colonies. He argued at great
length that rir. LLOYD Georges speech on
rYl- -' vas uniuStihed. Had Sir Edward
-rev received Gernany's assurances OF
r.,v and july 8 in greater good faith, in
toad Of acting on runors in native circles
and on newspaper reports cHnce'"l.i7
,-sdt-. or had he a. any time asked frank
rv for explanations regarding German
-oricv. there would have been no occasion
sor tension.
France and Germany. ss was easily -
he proved by documents. were laoorins
throughout FOR a peaceful solution. 9ir
Edward Grey had stated that he had never
regarded an interruption OF tho negotta-
-torq as probable. IT, therefore, the British
Foreign Minister did not deny the reports
n, rreland's military preparations in the
-,,r,ne- 20 which the Chancellor repeat
sdlv referred. the true responsibility for the
crisis should no laid on other shoulders
than Germany.
The Chancellor pointed out that England
was most sensitive at the thought that she
might not ne consulted when her interests
we're involved. but she forgot that the
Moroccan problem had originated IN
similar ignoring Of Germany
The imperial Chancellor at the end Of the
debate read an imperial rescript proroguing
the Reichstsg
Paris Dec. 6.--The Paris newspapers.
while greeting the German Chancellors Ut
ferance with satisfaction, as marking
welcome close 10 the long series Of nego-
t.arons and conversations, express the opin-
ION that the speech does not altogether
6issipste the nightmare Of an impending
European cataclysm." IN view Of the plain
warning 70 any who may venture TO stand
r the wav Of the policy Of German eX-
mansion which the Chancellor proclaims for