The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-15
TRAFFIC IN TITLES IS CHARGED ID GERMEN
 MEN OF PROMINENCE
Karl Liebknecht, Socialist Leader, Unearths Un- pleasant Condition
 of Affairs

Berlin, June 14.--Karl Liebknecht, the socialist leader and member of the Reichstag whose revelations last year resulted In the conviction of number of Krupp officials and army officers of bribery, has again unearthed 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 evidenoe-that traffcking in titles on a commission basis is carried on in Prussia and that certain titles are. or were, up to two years ago, granted for money consider ations. 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, however, di- rected an investigation of the other charges and 1t Is now under way.
 Liebknecht tried to make his dis closures at the conclusion of his speech | In the Reichstag on the armaments trust, but was ruled out of order by the speaker. Two or three days later he
 
 charges in vorwaerts, the central organ of the socialist party. It had to do with the late General von Lindenau, one of the most distinguished military men In the empire. Won Lindenau was tor a long time chief of the great general staff; he was appointed governor or Metz shortly before his death, and 1t is declared that he might have become Prussian war minister had he lived. He enjoyed the especial confidence and es- teem of the Emperor.
 | I.iebknecht published, extracts from official documents showing that the general left debts exceeding $26O,0OO and practically no assets. He also pub lished a copy of letter from the gen eral to certain physician, acknowledge ing the receipt of large sum of money, Ito be repaid in case you do not receive the title of professor within one year" | In further article, Liebknecht de- clared flatly that von Lindenau had for years dealt In orders and titles.
 Publishes Letter
 | The nonsocialist press found 1t Inn possible to deny the probative force of l14iebknecht's documents. but declared that the case was "a solitary, sad in- stance" Thereupon Liebknecht pub 1 lished a fac-simile of letter from a cer- tain pr Ludwig to an unnamed physi- | clan, dealing with the obtaining or 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 Ger mans. higher for Jews than for Gentles. ' The following conditions. he said. must be observed,
 Il. You must, In order to observe the proprieties, ubmit a printed treatise This need not be exhaustive, 1t is only a matter of form. For example. you
 publish an article in scientific maga'
 zine and then have copies printed oi printed an article written especially fol | this purpose. This is only a matter o form, so that 1t can be said that yot lhave published some scientific article. "2 In a certain quarter you will pay
 $10 ,000, and $375 as commission. Liebknecht followed this article ur
 with two other letters of Ludwigs, one dealing with the obtaining of the titls of professor, the other that of court dentist The former Ludwig wrote, In
 volved meeting high financial de mands,' The latter would cost iron 5000 to $2500.
 The disclosures, painful enough IT themselves to the average German, arc
 especially painful to all nonsocialists for not only do they come from so cialist, but Dr. Ludwig is vice presi dent of the Imperial Association fol lCombating Socialism. The socialists nat urally display no very lively sorrow about the unmaking of one of thei chief enemies.
 r Liebknecht also charges that In 1917 persons hungering for the title of pro lessor were taken to the royal palac and received by trusted financial Of
 ficial of the Empress. through whom al
 dealings took place. This official h
 says, is no longer in service.
 I Liebknecht also publishes what h lcalls "the title and orders tariff." lputs the price of the Red Eagle, fourt