Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-13
NO DECISION REACHED
ON SUBMARINE QUESTION
ReichStag Is Told Budget Committee
Opposes Open Discussion
: of Matter.
LARGE CROWD HEARS REPORT
Recommendations Read by Major
Ernst Basscrmnnn, Leader Of Ma
tionnl libcralS-Dr. Peter SPAIN
Also Talks ON Subject.
LARGE CROWD HEARS REpoR
isv Nssnciated rress.l

BERLIN. October II (via London.
October l2D.-Thc most notable incl
dent mt tho opening of to-days Reich
stag session was supplied by Major
Ernst Tsasscrmann. leader Of the Ma
tional Liberals. in his report from the
budget committee that. although it
had hren unable Ia reach a decision on
the submarine question. il had voted
- tn t. against a discussion If the
subjcc, III open session
Herr Easse-mann faced :, full house
virtually every Deputy being present
Will" The galleries were damned.
Dr. Won Eeihmann- Hollwrc. Impcrial
Chancellor, with Foreign Minister Won
Jagow Secretary Hclnerich. of the
Imperial Urea sury, and the other min
listers. filed tho ministerial benches
Herr Bassermann made a short re-
port OF the general International sit
uation. emphasizing the entcntc's pres
sure on neutral powers and it's efforts
to force Greece into the war. He then
read the committees recommendations
COMMITTEE DISCUSSES
QUESTION TIlOROEGHLY
''rhc committc" occupied itself with
a thorough discussion Of the question
of submarine warfare" the report read,
the members of all parties and the
representatives of In. government par
ticipating. All the naval. technical.
military. economic and political as
poets were thoroughly investigated
and weighed. The deliberations were
conducted with n realization of the
II t,rh ttAN,A ...t.
Is upon the merits of the case, and
with 81 general desire tn serve tn.
! Interests OF the Fathcrland
AN agreement could not be reached
in the committee which, therefore, re-
Trained from making n decision. The
committee recommends that the Reich
stag, In its deliberations. abstain from
II discussion Of submarine warfare. II
bases this attitude upofi the standpoint
/ ihaL thorough discussion Of the
naval, technical. military, economic
ana political details is Impossible
without injury to the interests of the
Fathcrland, but. OH the other hand
that without such thorough discussion
/ the subject could not be completcly
! cleared up"
uECO ADOPTED
| by 4 VOTE OF ~ TO 4
| The recommendation had been
adopted by vote Of "a to 1. the dis
sentcrs being Conservative and radi-
| cal Socialist committeeman.
| nr. Peter SPAIN, leader Of the
| Catholic Center party. followed Herr
/ BaSSermann. He said that he left tt
/ the Imperial Chancellor the decision
! rs to the pr"pricty of making at some
| future time further announcements re-
SardinS submarine warfare. Ger
| many's attitude toward other countries
| particularly America. which were cS-
! tcnSivcly discussed in committee. must
| be based. said DIR. SPAIN. not upon
| sympathi-s or antipathies, but upoi
! Gcrmany'S OWL interests.
| Philip Schcidcmann, Socialist. Wig
orunsly denounced the elements hoStil'
| To the Chancellor, which for months
he Occurred, had shrunk from M
meth dds. however base, to overthrow
the Chanc el,or and prevent til: reform!
| which he had promised.
Ma jor BaSscrmann, while avoiding
IA discussion of the submarine Issue
in his remarks, injected Il tribute t
Admiral Won Tirpitz and tho achieve
mcnts of The German submarine C-oa.