New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
SCANDALS IN RE|CHSTAC
Socialist Continues His ReveIa.
tions of Armament Business.
KAISER'S NAME COMES UP
German Firm, Run on French
Capital, Sells Armor Plate
to Fatherland.

Berlin. April 26.-Dr Karl Lieb-
lInecht. the German Socialist leader.
continued in the Reichstag to-day his
revelations in connection with the
methods Of armament concerns, which,
he said. though living on international
hostility, were run on internationalized
capital. He cited a contract existing
between certain leading small arms and
ammunition factories-two in Germany,
one I'm Austria and one in Belgium
principally backed by French money,
by the terms OF which, the Deputy al
legged. an agreement had been reached
to eliminate competition and to guar
antee mutual profits.
DR.. Liebknecht pointed out that Ger
man companies were selling arms to
Russia and that another concern large
" capitalized with French money was
furnishing armor plate TO Germany.
and he asserted all these companies
were engineering war scares in order
to insure contracts.
The Socialist leader to-day referred
TO the Kaiser and 10 the German heir
apparent. mentioning that although the
'Vorwaerts" printed in 1910 a letter
showing that an attempt had been
made by a German arms syndicate 10
secure the publication in French news
papers OF false news regarding the
strengthening of the French army,
with the object of causing reflex ac-
ton of German opinion, the Emperor
later did not hesitate 10 appoint Herr
Won Gontard, director of the syndicate,
a liz. member in the Prussian House
Of Lords. Herr Won Gontard is SON
in-law of Adolphus Busch. of st. Louis.
Referring to the Crown Prince. DR..
Liebknecht recalled that the heir to
the throne had been demonstratively
applauded In the Relchstag In 1911
during the campaign Of a war clique
against the German War Minister.
General Won Heeringen, the Minister
OF War. replied briefly 10 DIR. Lieb-
knecht. The minister ignored the
charges launched by the Socialist Dep
utv and declined further 10 comment
upon the Krupp incident. in which
representative OF the gun firm was al
Legged 10 have bi bed certain officials OF
the German War Office in order to OBJ
tain information as to pending mill
tary contracts.
General Won Heeringen, in conclusion,
declared that the attacks Of the Social
lists on the War Minister were an honor
10 him, proving that he was doing his
duty.
Hugo Haase. Socialist. characterized
this as superciliousness. Herr Simon,
another Socialist. shouted ''Impu-
dencew
The Speaker. Johannes Kaempf
called both OF these Deputies 10 order
after which the economists had no diff
fculty in getting the majority TO pass
the budget committees amendment
doing away with the posts Of com
mandants at Dresden. Darmstadt
Karlsruhe and Stuttgart and ten out
OF sixty-six adjutants attached TO the
STATS Of German princes.
The War Minister agreed to drop the
ten adiutants, promising final ar
rangement OF the matter in the next
budget. Il is understood that he will
negotiate in the mean time with the
princes for n reduction OF their STATS.
The House also voted to eliminate
the standing appropriations for sup
plying generals with horses, although
General Won Heeringen warned the
Deputies that it would make IT difficult
for officers without private means 10
accept promotion to generalship.