The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-07
REICHSTAG TALKS
BRITISH ENTENTE
Could Agree II British Would
Moderate Right to Seize
Enemy'S Ships.

LONDON, May 20.--ln a debate on
foreign policy in the Reichstag the ref
erences chiefly concerned England.
Members Of the Conservative and
Centre parties said that if England
withdrew her claim to the seizure of
vessels at sea there would be no reason
for an increase of the German navy.
Herr Won KiderlenW aechter, the for.
eign secretary, declared it was errone.
Gus to think that Germany was opposed
10 the abolition of the right of seizure,
The English were always upheld to
them as an example, but the rigorous.
" insisted on demands which did not
fit their policy.
The Socialists declared that an Anglo
German understanding depended on
Germany alone as England had repeat
edly pronounced in favor of an entente.
The Scene"
BERLIN, May ls.-The Kaiser, on
the occasion of a visit to Strassburg,
expressed to the Burgomaster in a pri.
waite conversation his great regret that
occasionally anti-German outbursts are
still heard in Alsace-Lorraine. In the
l1RnL OF IulH Oht tpuiN
wish that Alsace- Lorraine had not been
made an autonomous constitutional fed.
Grated State, but that it had been ANAL
gamated with Prussia.
This conversation, which had been
made public as the result of an indis-
erection on the part of a third person,
was made the basis of violent attack
on the Kaiser by the Socialist Deputy
Scheidemann, who exaggerated the Incl.
dent in a very unreasonable and I'M
polite manner. He criticized the
Kaiser's remarks, saying that the an
nexation of Alsace.L Lorraine by Prussia
would be similar to sentence of penal
servitude.
The representatives of the govern
ment left the chamber after this attack,
which was, however, not checked by the
President until after some violent dis.
cussion. The chancellor, returning to
the chamber after two-hours absence,
amid the enthusiastic applause of all
civil parties, refuted the unreasonable
speech of the Socialist deputy, empha-
sizing that it was only the Kaiser s
desire to see German national interests
in the Reichslande guarded, and that
he had only given expression to the
indignation, which was universal IN
Germany, at the anti'German agitation
still carried in AlsaceLorraine.
He further said that all civil parties,
even those in Alsace-L Lorraine, were at
one in condemning the anti-German agi'
tation carried on by certain circles. In
conclusion, he remarked that the en-
tire speech of the deputy was, in view
of the facts, as unreasonable as it was
unpolitic and ill-judged.
The enthusiasm with which the
speech of the chancellor was applaudeC
by all parties afforded proof that the.
all agreed in condemning not only thu
indiscreet action of the Socialist dep
uty, but also the often repeated at
tempts to stir up illfeeling in Alsace
Lorraine against Germany.
Condemns Socialist.
BERLIN, May l9.-The whole of tn,
German press condemns the speech Of
the Socialist Deputy Scheidemann il
the Reichstag and the unreasonable at
tacks against the leading Federated
State of Prussia The journals alst
greatly praise the speech of the chan
cellor, in which he refuted the attacl
in very able manner The Socialis
deputy is stated to have injured tn,