The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-18
MUST MAKE ITS
own WEAPONS
Germany Becoming Aroused Over the
Vast Sums Spent for Guns.
Ships and Munitions
Of War.
MUCH GRAFT FOUND
BY Constantly Stirring up the Peo-
Pile, Concerns Are Always
Busy Turning Out
Product.

WI OcPoAdOht vi LA0 OhltO0 IlOcosl
BERLIN, May 1.-THE state must
make its own weapons. Private CAPT
tai cannot any longer be allowed to
profit by war. We take the stand
that the manufacturing of arms, arm
orplate, cannon and material of war
fare, in the hands Of private indus
tries is source of agitation for war.
one OF the principal causes OF the pre-
vailing insane rivalry in ornaments,
and constant danger to the peace
OF Germany and to the peace Of the
world"
With these words DR.. Karl Lieb-
knecht, the famous socialist leader.
who recently created world sensa-
ton by his charges in the reichstag.
explained his attitude toward the gun
making and armorplate industry in
general and In Germany where 1t
forms one Of the most important In
dustries in the empire, in particular.
How would you remove that dan
! ger?"
"By Matchmaking this industry BY
placing 1t in the hands OF the state
where It belongs and where the power
4 is not likely to be nisused.
What has been the effect OF your
disclosures? 2"
/ at has shown that there Is in ex-
istence an international armament
ring as long claimed by the social
lists; it has exposed thread Of the
working of this industry which lives
off war and fear OF war; 1t has called
attention to this danger; it has shown
the lack OF patriotism Of capitalists
when 1t comes to money making a
lack OF which was supposed to apply
to socialists
Have you any more disclosures to
t."
Liebknecht stopped abruptly. No,
you cannot interview me. | have
nothing to say on that subject-no in
terview directly or indirectly. l am
really sorry, but I cannot talk for
publication.
| Standing in the lobby OF the reich
stag, the man who has dealt the
cannon and armorplate industry a
blow from which it will take some
time to recover, firmly but with
pleasant courtesty, refused to say
more. He said he had received cable
grams from numerous American pa
pers asking for statement but had
declined all requests, an attitude
| from which he would not recede.
Yes, I know the American papers
interview everybody. l was in
America In 1910 and made a tour
1 through to California. Your papers
sometimes contain interviews which
are not interviews. am really sorry
but you will excuse me- With that he
shot into the reichstag in response ia
| the bell
1 That the German arms and NUM-
ttons concerns, which makes the ma
chine guns, rifles and ammunition
4 for Germany's army, had endeayored
| to stimulate orders by causing the
! publication of false news Of Increased
French parliament in French papers;
that the Dillinger Armorplate Works
lin Germany operated largely with
French capital and has Frenchmen
among it's directors; that there was
graft in the German war Office where
the Krupp works, the largest industry
/ III Germany, employing $4,000 men
had bribed subordinate officials to
/ furnish copies of confidential reports
and figures OF rival bids. These
We're the disclosures and allegations
made by Liebknecht which has made
him the most famous socialist in Ger
many. A letter was produced signed
by Herr Won Gontard, one of the man.
aging directors Of the German arms
and munitions concerns, asking that
an article be inserted in the Paris
4 Figaro" that the French army was
increasing its machine guns. Gontard
is a son,in-law of Adolphus Busch OF
4 st. Louis.
Lebknecht is one OF the most in
1 teresting and dominant figures In