The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
Socialist Leaders Squelched
When They Interrupt
With Questions.
ALL BLAME Is LAID
TO f OF T


SuN sends the complete tert Of tn,
address Of Or. ron Befhmann II olipcg
the German Imperial Chancellor. I,
the Reichstog on December 9 and tn,
speech made by Or. Schcidemomn
leader Of the Socialists In the Reichs.
tag. at the same time. The Chan
ceilor's speech Wds the Government.
reply TO the Socialist demand for q
statement Of the Governments dtti.
fudc on the subject Of peace.
O,cing to the censorship and Il
tclcDrdphic Interruptions the cdbieo
accounts OF the C~hancellor's address
as Well az that OF DR.. scheidemann
tccre incomplete. 0iring only the mor
important statements Of the chan
ccilor. and these tcere obviously IN q
mutiidtcd form. Furthermore. tn
German ccnsor did not permit thu
sending OF a tuH account OF the FIRE.
qucnt Interruptions made By Dr.. kdr
Licbknecht. the Socialist.
The Chancellor opened his review o:
the situation by saying that since the
ReichstaE adjourned last August. Bull
garia had interviewed in the war. Since
the beginning Of the war the Entente
Powers had made increasing efforts to
induce King Ferdinand to Join In on
their side. Austrian. Hungarian. Turk.
.sh and Greek territory was most Hber-
ally promised. Not only was enemy and
neutral territory given away, but even
the allied Serbia, for whose in
tcgrity Russia had unclaimed the war
and for whose liberation the Entente
pre,ends to be fighting now, was not
spared. The Chancellor continued:
"In order to induce Bulgaria to nigh
for the Entente. Serbia was asked to
make territorial cessions which she was
not inclined to do. Thus our enemies re-
manned at variance. The justifiable ma
tional demands OF Bulgaria In Macedonia
after the last Balkan war We're con-
siderably restricted In favor OF Serbia.
Left in the lurch by Russia, Bull.
earia, who had borne the main burden
OF the war. a to see how the fruits
Of her victories fell TO her Serbian neigh
Dor. Hear. Hear.l Serbia was TO be
given preference before all others be-
cause S1t was Nv '"Ns
Cvormacht) against Austria-Hungary.
Now King Ferdinand has redeemed his
pledge which he made to his people at
the end Of the second Balkan war. name
", that the Bulgarian co'ors. which.
after glorious fighting but severe d.sap-
po.ntments, had been cased. are now
flying free over what, when the pledge
was made. was lost territory. lNigor-
Gus cheers j
Serbia, instead of seeking an under
standing TO save the country the sacri-
fees OF IA fresh campaign. decided not
only to oppose the united attack OF the
allied German and Austro-Hungariai.
armies. but also to attack her Eastern
ne.ghbor.
our troops have fought in the Ser
bar mountains. brilliantly overcoming
all hardships. We tender them GU,
warm thanks. and also to our loyal Aus
tro-Hungar.an comrades and our newly
won friend. the Bulgarian army. which.
fighting by our side, Is regaining for But
garia her rightful place in the Balkans.
Heroic Bravery Of Turks.
with heroic bravery the Turks nave
up TO now kept watch on the Dardan-
Giles. the immediate fan of which Mr,
Asauith predicted as far back as the
summer. lo"hdN ~
frmer than ever. At Bagdad. too. the
Turks have given the English an appre-
ciable bow.
The opening of n way 10 the Near
East is a landmark in the history OF this
war. From the military point or view
direct connection with Turkey is OF ines-
Unable value economically. The I'M
ports from the Balkan States and Turke!
will supplement our supplies In a most
.- a. .aA
welcome manner. Moreover. our iuture
prospects are full OF promise.
"Thanks to the fars GIFTED policy OF
King Ferdinand, a firm bridge has been
constructed between the indissoiubly al.
lied Kaiser Powers and the Balkans and
the Near East. After the conclusion N
peace, this bridge will not esound with
the tread OF marching batalions. but
viii Serve for works Of peace and kultur.
Vigorous cheers.1
Herr L,ebknecht. the militant socialist
leader. here intcrjected. And OF the
Deu, sche Bank" tGreat commotion. ]
The Chancellor continued:
in the reciprocal exchange of our
goods We shall strengthen friendships
consolidated in arms. not in order to stir
up nations against ach other. but In
order to participate actively in the rise
of countries and peoples DESTROYS OF
vigorous development. tCheers.l For
what our adversl ries have lost politi-
cally and militar!ly in the Balkans tho,
are now attempting to compensate them
selves BY "A policy and actions OF VIC
lence against neutral Powers iVery
true! II and thereby remain true to the
principles which they have followed
from the beginning. tHear, hear.'l
"Now II is Greece's turn. The En-
tente asserted at first that when the
trnAns landau NJ SllOni.A
Greece had asked for their assistance.
Meanwhile NJ. Venizelos had himself ex-
pressly declared In the Greek Cham
her that the landing OF troops at Sa-
had no connection with his ear
l!er inquiry. whether the Entente could
in readiness 10000 men for the
ass $ ance of Greece against Bulgaria,
tHear. hear.1
Greece's Protests Ignored.
Arbitrarily England and France be-
gan disembarking troops at Salonica
and proceeded with the landing in spite
of the energetic protest of the Greek
Government. t'Hear. heart Now
they are behaving there as masters OF
the country We are nov witnessing
the interesting spectacle Of how the
combatants Of Prussian militarism EN-
ploy the dominating power of the Brit
ish fleet as a brutal menace to com
pei The Greek Government to violate
its duties AS "A neutral.
"lirst the promise OF IA benevolent
neutrality was extracted from Greece
When the principle was admitted they
proceeded TO interpret 1t. Demands were
to Greece for the withdrawal
of all the Greek troops from Salonica
and the surrounding district. the free
l- ..~rA 10. hA I.ts
military defensive measures. the trans.
fer OF the Greek RAILWAYS and roads