Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-16
TRAFFICKING IN
TITLES CHARGED
BY A SOCIALIST
Man Whose Regulations Resulted in Con-
viction OF Krupp Officials, Again IN
earths Affairs That Engage Official
Attention.
DECLARES TITLES SOLD
ON COMMISSION BASIS
Minister OF Education Makes Public De-
nial that Titles OF Professor Are Not
10 be Had for a Cash Consideration I'm
ler No Circumstances.

uer NO circumstances.
Berlin, June lJ.-karl Liebknccht. the
socialist leader and member Of the
Iieichstag whose revelations last year re-
suited in the conviction Of "A number of
krupp officials and arm, officers of brib
cry, has again unearthcd affairs that are
engaging the attention Of the prosecuting
attorney and seem likely To result in
criminal prosecutions
Liebknecht charges-and supports his
charges with strong eyidence-that traf
ticking in titles on a commission basis
IL carried OH in Prussia. and q al certain
titles are. or were, up To two years ago,
granted for money considerat ons. The
minister of education has mad, a public
denial Of the latter part of the accusa-
tions. declaring that titles. or at least
that of professor. are not To be had FOR
money. He has, however. directed an in.
y~estigation of the other charges, and IL
is now under way.
Licbknecht tried To make his diSclo-
sures al the conclusion Of his speech in
the Ricchstag on the ornaments trust.
but was ruled out of order bv the speak
CT. Two or three days later he published
the first installmcnt of his charges in
Norwaerts. the central organ of the So
cialiSt party. Ii had to do with the late
General Won Lindenau. one of the most
distinguished military men in the EN-
pirc. Won Lindenau was for "A long
time chief of the Great General staff
he was appointed governor Of Metz
shortly before his death. and ii IL de
clared that he might have become Prus-
sian war minister had he lived. lie en-
.joycd the especial confidence and esteem
Of the Emperor.
Liebknccht published extracts from of
fetal documents showing that the gen
eral left debts exceeding $50 900 and
practically no assets. He also published
Il copy of a letter from the general to a
certain physician. acknowledging the re-
ccipt of a large sum of money. TO be re-
paid in ease you do not receive the title
of professor within one wear" In a fur
Their article. Liebnecht declared fatty
that O Lindcnau had for years dealt
in orders and titles.
The non Socialist press found ID i'm
possible 10 deny the probativc force Of
l.icbnccht'S documents. but declared that
the ease was "A solitary. sad instance.
Thereupon Liebknecht published "A fac
simile of a letter from a certain DIR
Ludwig To an unnamed physician. deal
ing with the obtaining Of the title of
professor for the latter. In this letter.
written more than two years ago. Ludwig
declared that the matter was difficult
and expensive. the cost being higher for
foreigners than for Germans. higher for
Jews than for Gentiles" The follow
ing conditions he said. must be- observed:
ll You must. i'm order To observe the
prophecies. submit a printed treatise
This need not bc exhaustive. i'd il only
n matter of form. For example. YOU pub
fish an article in Il scientific magazine
and then have copies printed Of il as a
monograph, or YOU can have printed an
article written especially for this pur-
pose. This l. only a matter Of form. So
that ii can he said that Won have pub
lished some scientific article.
~ In a certain quarter Won will pay
Sl0.0n aud $50 ~ commission
Licbknecht followed this article M
with two other letters of Ludwig's. One
dealing with the obtaining cf the title az
professor. the other that of court dentist.
The former Ludwig wrote. involves meet
ing high financial demands The lat
ter would cost from $4,000 a. $500.
!. The disclosures. painful enough i'm
themselves to the average German. are
especially painful 10 all non Socialists.
for not only do they come from a Social
i>t. but DR.. Ludwig j. vice president of
the Imperial Association for Combating
Socialism. The Socialists naturally dis.
play no very lively sorrow.
Liebknecht also charges that in 1912.
persons hungering for the title Of profc~-
Sor were taken Ia the royal palace and
received by a trusted financial Official Of
the empress. through whom all dealings
took place. This official. he saws. il no
longer in service.
Liehknecht also publishes what he
calls "the title and orders tariff" II
puts the price Of the Red Eagle. fourth
cie>>. at $1,000 for academicians and
1910 for others: commercial councillor.
u. 500. provided the application goes
through tn regular channels. Il. .aGn if
The matter l. eXpnlIIed: ~ $50 for az
pointment as "purveyor Ia the emperor
and S15.unO a. >Inu GOO for elevation 10
the nobility in Prussia. In Calurrs. he
SAYS. the price j. un'N ~fa 5un. Licb.
knecht does not f~Hpnort hi, list with
any evidence and il i probably fantas
tic.