Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-15
BERLIN HEARS OF
TITLES TRAFFIC
Karl Liebknecht, Reichstag
Members, Springs New Sen
sation in Germany.

Berlin. Germany. June 15.-Kari
Liebknecht. the socialist leader and
members of the reichstag, whose reve-
lations last year resulted in the con
viction of a number of Krupp officials
and army officers of bribery. has again
unearthed affairs that are engaging
/ the attention of the prosecuting at
torney and seem likely to result in
| criminal prosecutions.
! Liebknecht charges and supports his
! charges with strong evidence that traf-
Ticking I'm titles on a commission basis
I is carried on in Prussia, and that GER
| tain titles are, or were, up 10 two
years ago, granted for money consid-
erations The minister of education
has made a public denial of the latter
part OF the accusations, declaring that
titles. or at least, that of professor, are
not TO be had for money. He has, how
ever. directed an investigation OF the
other charges, and it is now under
way.
Liebknecht published xtracts from
closures at the conclusion OF his
speech in the Reichstag on the arma-
ments trust, but was ruled out of order
by the speaker. Two OF three days
later he published the first instalment
OF his charges in Vorwaerts, the cen
trail organ of the Socialist party. 1t I
had TO do with the late General Won
Lindenau, one of the most distinguish
ed military men in the empire. Won
Lindenau was for a long time chief
of the great general stan; he was APP
pointed governor of Merit shortly be-
fore his death. and it is declared that
he might have become Prussian war
minister had he lived. He enjoyed the
especial confidence and esteem of the
emperor.
Liebnecht published extracts from
official documents showing that the
general left debts exceeding S250,000
and practically no assets. He also
published a copy OF a letter from the
general to a certain physician, ack-
the receipt of a large sum
II money, ito be repaid in case you
10 not receive the title OF professor v
Within one year" In a further article O
-iebknecht declared fatty that Won t
-indenau had for years dealt in or c
Iers and titles. v
The non-socialist press found IL i'm c
'ossible to deny the probative force f
Il Liebknecht's documents, but de-
Jared that the case was "a solitary, 4
ad instance" Thereupon Liebknecht a
ublished a facsimile of a letter from is
certain DR.. Ludwig to an unnamed s.
hysician. dealing with the obtaining d
( the title of professor for the latter c
4 this letter, written more than two n
ears ago, Ludwig declared that the a
latter was difficult and expensive. the q
Ost being higher for foreigners than
u Germans. higher for Jews than for p
entities" The following conditions, Il
E said. must be observed: al
20 You must, in order to observe H.
Re proprieties. submit printed al
eatise- This need not be exhaustive. h,
Is only a matter of form. For ex-
nple. you publish an article in a cl
fentif1c magazine and then have cop pI
5 printed OF Il as a monograph, or cl
u can have printed an article writ SO
4 especially for this purpose. This To-
only a matter OF form, so that IL go
D be said that you have published 81
ne scientific article fol
90 In a certain quarter you will en-
? $4,000. and 1915 as a commits elt
n" Co
followed this article up Sc.